Southeast Asia looks to nuclear power to supercharge its energy transition
Most countries in fast-growing Southeast Asia are looking to develop nuclear energy in their quest for cleaner and more ...
Why is China clamping down on scammers in Southeast Asia?
The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center.
I survived Laos alcohol poisoning that killed my pal Simone White & 5 others – I felt paralysed after drinking six shots
A WOMAN who survived the vodka poisoning in Laos that killed six people was left feeling paralysed after drinking the same shots. Bethany Clarke was close pals with Simone White, 28, and met the ...
Unanswered questions remain about Laos mass methanol poisoning
The families of the backpackers who died from a mass methanol poisoning in Laos are calling for answers into how such a ...
A Chinese actor’s kidnapping reignites fears over travelling to Southeast Asia, and renews concerns over scam centers run by criminal gangs
Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor ...
How to eat your way through the streets of Southeast Asia
One of the highlight experiences of any trip into the bustling streets and humid jungles of Southeast Asia is food and, as ...
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‘A Good Chance People Are Going to Die’ After U.S. Halts Funding for Mine Clearing
In Laos, officials have said that the country ... Sun Narin contributed reporting from Phnom Penh. Sui-Lee Wee is the Southeast Asia bureau chief for The Times, overseeing coverage of 11 countries ...
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Myanmar violence, South China Sea tensions are top issues as Southeast Asian diplomats meet in Laos
The troika met for the first time on Wednesday, attended by Laos, Indonesia and Malaysia. Dulyapak Preecharush, a professor of Southeast Asia Studies at Bangkok’s Thammasat University ...
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India’s cyber-scam epidemic is part of a multibillion global industry. This series traces a full arc
At the helm of this industry are Chinese crime syndicates that operate out of Southeast Asia, mainly Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. They run highly-equipped “scam compounds” staffed with people ...