Major Israeli gang leader arrested in Thailand, expected to be extradited
Matan Arviv, 28, of Hadera, was arrested on Wednesday on the Thai island of Koh Samui following an…
Toxic rare earth mining is poisoning the Mekong, threatening global food supplies
CHIANG SAEN, Thailand (AP) — Perched on the bow of his long-tail fishing boat, 75-year-old Sukjai Yana untangled…
Photos show toxic rare earth mining runoff risking rivers in Southeast Asia
CHIANG SAEN, Thailand (AP) — A lone finger-length fish was a disappointing start to 75-year-old Sukjai Yana’s day.…
Sri Lanka Arrests 22 Monks After 240 Pounds of Cannabis Found in Luggage
The Sri Lankan men, all Buddhist monks, arrived on Saturday at Bandaranaike International Airport with school supplies and…
German chancellor: U.S. ‘is being humiliated’ by Iran as allies go public with discontent
As the Iran war, a conflict President Donald Trump vowed would last no more than six weeks, now…
Buddhist Monks May Have Acted as Drug Mules
Twenty-two monks in saffron robes were arrested at Sri Lanka’s main airport Sunday after officials say they…
22 Buddhist monks arrested at Sri Lanka airport for allegedly hiding 242 pounds of marijuana in luggage
Holy smokes! Twenty-two Buddhist monks were arrested at Sri Lanka’s international airport on Saturday for allegedly smuggling a…
Iran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis — but here’s why history may not repeat itself
A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across…
Iran chides ‘caveman’ Trump over strong language on social media – POLITICO
Iran’s Embassy in Thailand suggested the president needed to watch his “language,” while Tehran’s Embassy in Austria wrote, “When you…
Influencer caught smuggling £150,000 of cannabis back from Thailand | News UK
Ellie Crampsie pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis (Picture: ecrampsie444) A social media influencer…
‘Europe learned the wrong lesson’ by doubling down on fossil fuels while India and China went green
The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls…
Thai man arrested for entering Moo Deng enclosure at Khao Kheow Open Zoo
A man has been arrested after he was caught climbing into an enclosure of Moo Deng, the adorable pygmy…