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Bangladesh Attack Cafe Thrives A Year On, But Fears Persist

As the chatter of customers and the smell of warm bread fill the Holey Artisan Bakery it is easy to forget the scenes...

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Thai Court Acquits ‘popcorn Gunman’ Accused of Protest Bloodshed

A Thai appeals court on Tuesday overturned a murder conviction of a gunman who gained national notoriety for allegedly...

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‘All-Powerful’ African Football Club Hit By DR Congo Political Feud

The training pitches and classrooms are fit for one of Africa´s most illustrious football clubs, but the political...

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Myanmar and Thailand Torch $1 Billion of Seized Drugs

Myanmar and Thailand started torching nearly $1 billion worth of seized narcotics on Monday, a defiant show of force as...

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South Korea’s Ryu Moves To No. 1 With LPGA Arkansas Win

Ryu So-Yeon seized the world number one ranking on Sunday as she closed with a two-under 69 at the Northwest Arkansas...

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Thai Sex Scandal Exposes Grim Tradition

When senior bureaucrats visited the remote Thai province where local official Boonyarit worked, the routine was often...

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Thai Activist Arrested For Commemorating Democratic Revolution

Thai authorities on Saturday detained an activist attempting to mark the 1932 revolution that ended absolute monarchy,...

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Turd-Shaped Treats A Hit In Thailand

It might turn some stomachs, but a dessert-maker in Thailand has been flooded with orders ever since she started...

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Rare Protest On Thai Student Leader’s Arrest Anniversary

Anti-junta activists staged a rare protest in Thailand on Thursday demanding the release of a prominent student leader...

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Brits and Thais Race To Close Stolen Supercar Pipeline

Dozens of supercars including Lamborghinis, Porsches and BMWs have been stolen from the streets of Britain and shipped...

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Thai Man Says He Bombed Army Hospital In Revenge For Coup

A Thai man publicly confessed Tuesday to planting a bomb inside an army-run hospital last month, saying he was...

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Superheroes Bolster Buddha’s Ranks

Superheroes are coming to the rescue of Thailand's temples, where monks have commissioned giant statues of comic book...

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English Football League Apologises For Carabao Cup Livestream Farce

The English Football League apologised on Saturday after error-riddled graphics appeared on their online broadcast of...

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Australian Nurse Denies Running Illegal Surrogacy In Cambodia

An Australian nurse denied running an illegal surrogacy service in Cambodia when her trial began Tuesday, the first...

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Thai Junta Vows To Force Through China Railway

Thailand's junta chief on Tuesday said he would invoke his 'absolute powers' to clear hurdles holding up a...

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Thailand Hails New Golf Hero As Ariya Makes History

Thailand hailed Ariya Jutanugarn as their new sporting hero on Tuesday as she finally secured her place on top of the...

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Brilliant Ariya On Top of World With Manulife Classic Win

Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn drained a 25-foot birdie putt to win the Manulife LPGA Classic in a three-way playoff...

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Rural Thai City Emerges As Sporting Camelot

A 'godfather' of Thai politics is using cash and contacts to transform his once poor, forgotten rice-farming fiefdom...

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One-Armed Kiwi Climbs Professional Tennis Ranks

Under blazing tropical skies, Alex Hunt tosses the ball high into air and smashes down a serve at a Bangkok tennis...