Thailand’s high household debt is a result of sluggish economics, generous lending and “coincidence”. But fixing the problem might cause some financial pain throughout the country.

The law allows all Thai couples aged 18 or above to marry regardless of gender, giving them access to medical, inheritance and property rights.

Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world on Friday according to air-monitoring organisation IQAir, with Ho Chi Minh City ranked second-most polluted, followed by Phnom Penh and Bangkok fourth and fifth,

Thailand has become the first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions. In Bangkok, a special event at a shopping mall was held, where a pop-up registration readied to welcome up to 300 couples to tie the knot.

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal on the first day a law takes effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.

Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage registrations in a single day.

Thailand’s marriage equality law is set to take effect on Jan. 22. The country will become the first one in Southeast Asia — and the third in the continent after Taiwan and Nepal — to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples. Thai MPs passed the marriage equality bill on June 15, 2024, by a 210-180 vote margin. Four lawmakers abstained.

Hundreds of same-sex couples tied the knot across Thailand on Thursday, as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to legally recognize equal marriage.

Southeast Asia continues to face pressing health challenges, with diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria remaining prevalent in several nations. In response, regional governments and organizations are intensifying efforts to strengthen disease control and prevention measures.

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Thailand legalized same-sex and transgender marriage, allowing nearly 2,000 couples to wed in a historic first for Southeast Asia. The new law grants equal rights, including adoption and inheritance,