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Iran war dampens Thailand’s biggest party
4:58
Scientists in Southeast Asia are bio-hacking mosquitos
5:20
China forces reckoning on Southeast Asia’s scam compounds
5:55
Thai progressives lead ahead of high-stakes election
4:58
Postcard from flood-stricken city in Thailand
6:37
As Trump visits East Asia, there’s a lot at stake for US allies
5:27
Chinese durian brokers threaten forests in Thailand
5:55
In Myanmar, people escape criminal enclaves, one TikTok at a time
8:04
Spicy Thai soup with a twist: Big, gooey fish eggs
3:35
Brazil’s Bolsonaro under house arrest
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49:36
Long reviled lizards in Thailand finally getting some love
6:11
Former Colombian president convicted on witness tampering charges
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48:38
A ceasefire on the Thai-Cambodia border is taking hold
4:07
Mass starvation is gripping the Gaza Strip
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50:54
Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia
4:11
Thailand seals border with Cambodia
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48:51
Thailand hits Cambodian economy by closing border
7:33
How urgent is the threat of Iran’s nuclear program?
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47:51
Thailand’s prime minister under fire
3:54
Southeast Asian casinos are booming, now that Thai leaders want one
4:55
Thai scientist measures anxiety through sweat
4:46
Thailand’s anti-day drinking law under fire
4:22
Massive earthquake strikes Myanmar and Thailand
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Massive earthquake sends Bangkok residents into the streets
6:17
Arts, Culture & Media
Why Thailand’s ‘Judi Dench’ left retirement for ‘The White Lotus’
6:37
Thailand’s ‘Judi Dench’ came out of retirement for ‘The White Lotus’
6:37
Thailand kills power to scam centers
3:49
Bangkok struggles to rein in stray cats and dogs
4:59
Strawberry Fanta appeases ghosts in Thailand
4:23
Kurdish SDF commander in Syria discusses challenges ahead
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47:49
Thailand to give half a million people a path to citizenship
6:01
Israel planning to expand Golan Heights settlements
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47:38
Spicy Thai soup with a twist: big, gooey fish eggs
4:07
Thailand’s new prime minister is already mired in controversy
5:20
Thai courts dissolve progressive party
4:48
Thai monitor lizards have an underground fan club
6:05
Thai workers return to farms in Israel
4:01
The journey to monastery life for one Tennessee Thai
5:58
Thai activist dies from hunger strike
4:00
Thai police crack down on Burmese expats
5:47
Monkey ‘mafia bosses’ now rule parts of this Thai city
6:20
Working undercover in 1971, former US narcotics agent Michael Levine meets heroin traffickers in Bangkok, Thailand.
Narcs and spies: The drug war’s murky origins in Southeast Asia
A traditional dish from the Isaan region of Thailand served at the Vermont restaurant Saap
Food
Self-taught chef introduces rural Vermonters to traditional Thai cuisine
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
Abdul Salam Hanafi, a deputy prime minister in the Taliban's interim government, left, speaks with acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Taliban official Amir Khan Muttaqi during talks involving Afghan representatives in Moscow, Russia
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Russia hosts multinational talks on Afghanistan
A caravan of migrants head north towards the US-Mexico border, as they depart from Tapachula, Mexico
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Migrants set up camp under Del Rio bridge along US-Mexico border
A pickup truck is shown flying the white and black Taliban flag in the distance with two people holding rifles in the nearground.
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Thousands desperate to be evacuated from Afghanistan
A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills is displayed. Early-stage abortions are legal in Thailand, but many doctors and nurses there refuse to do them.
Sacred Nation
In Thailand, new abortion freedoms face spiritual resistance
A worker wearing a yellow safety hat inspects disposable blue gloves at a factory.
Human rights
US human trafficking report elicits anger from several countries
Five cows roam in a field with trees in the background and a person walking behind them with a hat and satchel
COVID-19
In Thailand, you could win a free cow with a COVID jab
Sour pork soup flecked with cannabis leaves, served at Baan Lao Ruang restaurant in Thailand.
Amid narcotics reform, Thai cooks replace MSG with cannabis
People spend the first day of the Songkran New Year holidays at Nang Rong beach in Chonburi, Thailand, April 13, 2021.
One Thai island’s bold scheme to bring back tourists
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 is shown carrying a clear umbrella and wearing a face mask while walking with his left hand in his pocket.
COVID-19
Dr. Atul Gawande: Pandemic led to a ‘rethink on what matters’
A man is shown with his hands in his coat pockets and wearing a face mask crossing a the street with England's Royal Exchange is in the distance.
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England to enter third lockdown; Mexico approves Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine; Saudi Arabia ends embargo with Qatar
Volunteers wearing face masks wave after they load boxes onto a delivery truck during an event to send Christmas gifts for the underprivileged in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 22, 2020.
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East Asia faces rising COVID-19 threat; UK truck drivers in test uproar; EU-China talks hit snag
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, has become a construction site in recent years, with dozens of Chinese projects to build business and apartment high-rises, and with roads under construction around town.
On China's New Silk Road
Opening the door to Chinese investment comes with risks for Southeast Asian nations
Nirun Wongwanich, 52, a monkey trainer, trains a monkey during a training session at a monkey school for coconut harvest in Surat Thani province, Thailand, July 10, 2020.
Food
Does Thailand have a monkey labor problem?
Thai police officers stand among demonstrators during a protest demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 25, 2020.
LGBTQ
Thailand set to legalize LGBTQ unions, a rare step in Asia
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