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BANGKOK – Thailand seized more than US$300 million in a new crackdown against international criminals allegedly laundering money through two banks in Bangkok from online scam centers in neighboring Cambodia and Myanmar but the top suspects are still at large. “The individuals involved are all scammers. Three or four who have been arrested are major…
The Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy represents something far more consequential than another episodic shift in American foreign policy. What we’re witnessing is the formal codification of a worldview that rejects the animating premises of US grand strategy for the past three decades—and perhaps longer. For those of us who have long questioned…
JAKARTA – Indonesia is preparing to take a technically neutral yet symbolically significant step in its economic evolution: the redenomination of the rupiah. The plan, long discussed within the government and Bank Indonesia, aims to simplify daily transactions and accounting by removing zeros from the currency. While the move will not change real value or…
While the Trump administration’s recently published National Defense Strategy (NDS) represents a significant realignment of US foreign policy objectives, the NDS continues a longstanding bipartisan effort on at least one key front. As a passage on page 20 of the document reads: “If America remains on a growth path—and can sustain that while maintaining a…
A Thai woman declined rescue and chose to remain stranded on a rooftop amid severe floods to stay with her pet dog and cat, garnering online praise. The woman, known as Jazz, appealed for help on social media on November 22. She reported being trapped on the roof with the water level rising dangerously close…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of vandalising Legislative Council election campaign materials ahead of Sunday’s poll. Police said on Saturday they were alerted at 8.53am that five posters related to the election at No 30 Mei Tin Road in Tai Wai had allegedly been destroyed. After a preliminary investigation, the…
A woman in central China, who borrowed one million yuan (US$140,000) to treat her daughter-in-law, has captured the hearts of millions on social media through her unwavering dedication. For the past five years, she has been providing round-the-clock care for her daughter-in-law, Yuanyuan, who fell into a vegetative state after being struck by a car…
The American public still wants the United States to be “engaged and take the lead” in international affairs, with support increasing for military intervention if Taiwan were to be attacked, according to a new survey. This view contrasts with US President Donald Trump’s isolationist bent and pivot towards homeland security, something analysts say could “complicate”…
Twelve people were injured after a collision involving a double-decker KMB bus, a rubbish truck and a taxi in Kwai Chung on Saturday. Police said the drivers of all three vehicles and seven bus passengers who sustained injuries were sent to hospital. Two people, a passenger and a pedestrian, refused to be sent to the…
When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka did not see a combat role she could do. But that changed as technology reshaped the battlefield and opened new paths. Last year, she joined the military as a pilot of short-range, first-person view, or FPV, drones after giving up…
