Nepal community fights to save sacred forests from cable cars
They appear tranquil soaring above Himalayan forests, but a string of cable car projects in Nepal have sparked violent protests.
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Thailand protests over Cambodian women singing at border temple
Thailand has formally protested to Cambodia after a group of Cambodian women was filmed singing a nationalist song at a disputed Khmer temple in a sensitive border area.
Death toll in southwest China landslide rises to 10
The death toll from a landslide in southwest China this month has risen to 10, with 19 more still missing, local authorities said on Monday.
DeepSeek removed from South Korea app stores pending privacy review
Chinese AI app DeepSeek will not be available to download in South Korea pending a review of its handling of user data, Seoul authorities said Monday.
Suspected gas explosion kills four at Taiwan department store
A suspected gas explosion in a Taiwan department store killed at least four people and injured 29, authorities said on Thursday.
Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam centre released at Thai border
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Wednesday.
South Korea's Yoon blames 'malicious' opposition for martial law bid
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol blamed the "malicious" opposition for his decision to declare martial law.
Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok
The families of Thai farm workers held hostage in Gaza for over a year wept with joy and hugged their loved ones as they arrived in Bangkok on Sunday.
South Korea ministries, police block DeepSeek access
South Korean ministries and police said Thursday they were blocking DeepSeek's access to work computers.
Tokyo police bust alleged prostitution ring targeting tourists
Japanese police said they have arrested seven people suspected of running an illegal sex business that reportedly targeted tourists in Tokyo's busy red-light district.
Shark kills teenage girl swimming in eastern Australia
A shark bit and killed a 17-year-old girl swimming off an eastern Australian island on Monday, officials said, in the country's third reported fatal attack in just over five weeks.
Indonesia aims to become leader in AI technology in Southeast Asia
Indonesian Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid has said that a sustainable digital ecosystem could make Indonesia a leader in artificial intelligence technology in Southeast Asia.
1.2 million in Japan told to use less water to help sinkhole rescue
Japanese authorities have asked 1.2 million people to cut back on showers and laundry to prevent leaking sewage aggravating an operation to rescue a truck driver in a sinkhole.
15 dead in India stampede at Hindu mega-festival
A stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival told AFP Wednesday.
Air pollution might cost Bangkok nearly 90 million USD in damage
Economic damage from opportunity loss caused by air pollution has been estimated at about 3 billion THB (89.4 million USD).
China says 'extremely unlikely' Covid pandemic came from lab leak
China said it was "extremely unlikely" Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after CIA said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission.
Five in India sentenced to death for gang rape and murder
A court in India has sentenced five men to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a teenager as well as the killing of her father and toddler-aged niece.
Hundreds to wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force
A high-profile gay couple married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's same-sex marriage law went into effect, an AFP journalist saw, among the first of hundreds expected to do so.
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