MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday that a ban on Filipino workers from heading to Kuwait that’s been in effect since February would...
MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday that he had personally ordered the detention of an elderly Australian Catholic nun, warning that any foreign critics...
MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the closure of the tourist destination of Boracay for up to six months after saying the waters off...
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s parliament on Monday passed a new law prohibiting fake news that critics fear will be abused to silence dissent ahead of a...
BANGKOK – Thai shares gain momentarily after the Monetary Policy Committee raised its GDP forecasts for the year, but eventually finished 0.98% lower on Wednesday. Most...
– BANGKOK – Thailand seems likely to emerge as a model of green building in Asia, a region that is urbanizing more rapidly than any other...
– BEIJING – China announced on Monday an 8.1 percent defense budget increase for 2018, giving a boost to the modernization of the world’s largest military...
– CALIFORNIA– Thai Boxer Srisaket Sor Rungvisai retained his World Boxing Council title by beating challenger Juan Estrada on Saturday, holding on in the later rounds...
NEW YORK – A wave of feverish anticipation, fawning critical acclaim and groundbreaking cultural meaning pushed “Black Panther” to a record-setting $192 million debut in...
– CHIANG MAI – A visit by a Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol to a women’s prison on Thursday spotlighted the need for reform in...
The Ford Ranger pick-up truck achieved all-time record sales across the Asia-Pacific region in 2017, up 22 per cent from the previous year to 134,100...
– BANGKOK – Thailand’s Narcotics Control Board director, Sirinya Sitdhichai, announced this week, that after decades of extreme drug prohibition, the Thai government is now...
– BANGKOK – Thailand said it will raise its minimum wage nationwide for the first time in five years, as the country’s military government tries to...
– BEIJING – China is shoring up its sphere of influence in Southeast Asia through aid and investment. By funding infrastructure and development, China can increase...
– BANGKOK – Exporters in Thailand are prepared to meet the central bank for help as the Thai Baht appreciation continues with concern that it will...
– BANGKOK – Pedophiles hoping to stay under the radar in Thailand are facing tougher scrutiny from a Royal Thai Police-led unit tasked with policing sex...
– Dengue fever is the world’s most pernicious mosquito-borne virus, afflicting as many as 400 million people a year — making the latest setback in...
– BEIJING – China on Tuesday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to label Beijing a strategic rival and called on Washington to “abandon a Cold...
– BANGKOK – A “dramatic” drop in opium cultivation in Myanmar underscored a regional boom in demand for illegal synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine, which many...
– BANGKOK – Money speculators and investors were happy today as the Thai baht rose to 32.81 per dollar on Monday, its highest since April...