SEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-hye made a rare public apology on Tuesday for showing a friend drafts of speeches, as she sought to refocus attention on a proposal to amend the constitution so that presidents can serve...
Heavily tattooed Canadian chef Matty Matheson has come to be known for his "how to" recipe hacks for hapless amateur cooks. But meddle with Hainanese chicken rice and you're asking for trouble with Singaporeans and Malaysians, where the meal has...
Pakistan - Heavily-armed Islamist militants wearing suicide vests stormed a Pakistani police academy, killing at least 60 people and wounding dozens more, officials said Tuesday, in one of the deadliest extremist attacks this year. Three gunmen from a Pakistani Taliban-linked...
Three Olympic medallists are among at least a dozen people undertaking journeys to the Grand Palace on foot or bicycle from upcountry as a mark of respect for His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. In Lop Buri province, former Olympic boxing...
Seoul - A South Korean law firm said Tuesday that it expected thousands more people to join a class action lawsuit seeking compensation from Samsung over its combusting Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. Seoul-based Harvest Law filed the initial suit on...
GUANGZHOU - Typhoon Haima barreled into Guangdong, triggering sudden downpours in several cities. Disasters brought by Typhoon Haima have affected 1.69 million people in South China's Guangdong province, said the provincial civil affairs department on Sunday, according to Xinhua as...
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) spokesperson Threedow Aphaiwongs Sukhum said yesterday the number of people allowed into the Palace throne hall each day could be adjusted based on situations in the future. She spoke at a press conference held after a...
Almost 5,000 people have joined the Volunteers for Dad group to provide services to mourners paying homage to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace. Thammasat University deputy rector Parinya Thewanarumitkul, who acts as director of Volunteers for Dad,...
NAYPYITAW - Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi tried to reassure business leaders that they would not face prosecution under her government at a conference here. MICC-2 in Nay Pyi Taw hosted the first meeting between Suu Kyi and...
PATTANI - One person was killed and 18 others were wounded, some of them critically, when a bomb exploded outside a noodle shop in Thailand's far south, police and witnesses said on Monday. The attack coincided with the anniversary of...
