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Officers gather kratom plants in Phang Nha province, Thailand. Thailand on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, decriminalized the possession and sale of kratom, a plant native to Southeast Asia.
Health & Medicine
Thailand legalizes kratom, a mild narcotic leaf
A Thai Buddhist monk carries a statue of Buddha as he waits with others to welcome Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at the Tsuglagkhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Sept. 7, 2018.
Sacred Nation
A Thai organization’s crusade against blaspheming Buddha
A man drinks beer at a restaurant in Hanoi, July 20, 2009. In smaller markets in Southeast Asia such as Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, drinking beer is becoming a popular pastime due to rising disposable income and relatively young populations who are e
Free speech
In Thailand, posting a selfie with a beer is a potential crime
Chemicals seized during Asia’s largest-ever drug bust in Myanmar. 
Global Politics
A massive Asian drug bust has stirred a fentanyl mystery
Passengers wear protective masks due to the coronavirus outbreak on a train in Bangkok, March 16, 2020.
COVID-19
Coronavirus fears in Asia create a black market for masks
Women wear masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus outbreak, in Bangkok, Feb. 7, 2020.
COVID-19
Coronavirus fears spread in Thailand, a Chinese tourism magnet
A woman checks her phone while riding on the back of a motorbike.
Technology
This app is disrupting motorbike taxis in Bangkok. Some are disrupting right back.
A man in white lab coat holds a glass container while others watch
Health & Medicine
Thailand is betting big on cannabis. Visit its first legal lab.
band photo
Arts, Culture & Media
How a Japanese girl-group empire is conquering Asian pop
Thai Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya is shown in a close-up protrait posing during a news conference in a 2008 file photo.
Global Politics
In stunning move, Thai king’s sister running for prime minister
Saudi teen
Religion
Stuck in Bangkok, Saudi teenage apostate deftly turns to Twitter
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun is shown in a still grainy still image taken from a video speaking into earbuds.
Thailand, UNHCR confer on Saudi teen barricaded in Thai hotel
A migrant worker from Myanmar looks at his cellphone at a wholesale market for shrimp and other seafood in Mahachai, in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, July 4, 2017.
Technology
A tech startup called OMG wants to revolutionize cash for hundreds of millions of ‘unbanked’ people in Asia
Sirintip in a brightly-covered room
Culture
Here’s an album for ‘third culture kids’
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Global Politics
Police: Refugee family stuck in Bangkok airport for two months
Mama Ning in her home.
Belief
Grownups in Thailand are ‘adopting’ life-like baby dolls and taking them everywhere
A North Korean soldier stands sentry on the banks of the Yalu River, June 1, 2014.
Music
South Korea banks on middle-aged diva to sow dissent in North Korea
Global Scan
He became famous for fake interpreting Nelson Mandela’s funeral — now he’s plugging an Israeli start-up
Global Scan
He became famous for fake interpreting Nelson Mandela’s funeral — now he’s plugging an Israeli start-up
Anti-government protesters carry signs against ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as they march in central Bangkok May 8, 2014. Thailand's anti-corruption agency may decide on Thursday whether to pursue charges against Yingluck that could see her b
Global Politics
Thai judges throw out another elected prime minister
My ride to Lahore!
Lifestyle & Belief
A journalist returns to Pakistan more than 60 years after her family fled to India
Arts, Culture & Media
In Thailand, there’s no Jon Stewart — just ‘Shallow News in Depth’
An anti-government protester blows a whistle and holds a banner during a rally in central Bangkok January 15, 2014.
Global Politics
Could the protests in Thailand lead to another coup?
Well wishers, including Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (top C), attend birthday celebrations for Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok on December 5, 2013.
Global Politics
Thailand’s revered king has some history with Boston
Global Scan
Will that be cash, check or bitcoin?
Global Scan
These days, anybody can be a politician
"Mint", 24, is a former sex worker, now working at NightLight, an organization that hires former prostitutes.
Conflict & Justice
Groups ‘rescue’ Thai sex workers, whether they want it or not
Development & Education
GlobalPost report finds income inequality, a global problem
Global Politics
Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s U.S. visit marked with delicate diplomatic dance
In Bangkok, a neighborhood’s flood protection intentionally breached
VIDEO: Thailand’s flooding leaves thousands of pets stranded in Bangkok
VIDEO: Bangkok residents worry whether worst of flooding is over
VIDEO: Bangkok residents worry floodwaters will innundate city this weekend
VIDEO: Bangkok residents evacuate as Thailand suffers from continued flooding
VIDEO: Flooding inundates Thailand, threatens Bangkok
Thai election may bring political and economic stability
State of emergency in Bangkok
Thailand’s political crisis escalates
Global Politics
Blinged Out Monks: Several Thai Buddhist Monks Spotted with Luxury Wears
Endangered Species Gain More Protection
Leaving Yangon: Myanmar’s Capital in Time Warp
Arts, Culture & Media
Remembering Dutch Actress Sylvia Kristel, Star of ‘Emmanuelle’
Business, Economics and Jobs
Thai Authorities Alarmed By Drug Surge in Golden Triangle
Global Politics
Thailand Blasts: ‘Iranian’ Bomber Injured in Bangkok
Global Politics
Watching Changes in Myanmar with Cautious Optimism
Aung San Suu Kyi to Run for Parliament in Myanmar
Global Politics
Why a Bangkok Neighborhood Flood Barrier was Torn Down
Global Politics
Slideshow: Thailand’s Flood Leaving Stranded Pets
More Bangkok Residents Flee
Global Politics
Slideshow: Bangkok Residents Skeptical Worst of Floods is Over
No End in Sight for Thai Flooding
Global Politics
Bangkok Residents Leave as Waters Rise
Floods Tighten Grip on Bangkok
Fleeing Bangkok
Nuclear Talks Resume With North Korea
Bangkok braces for dangerous floods
Global Politics
Timber Smuggling in Southeast Asia
Conflict & Justice
North Korean Defectors Traverse a Dangerous Journey to Reach South
Arts, Culture & Media
Asian Markets Get Boost from Thai Election
Conflict & Justice
Thailand Politically Divided Ahead of Elections