It's not just Jamaica with a 'Cool Runnings' story. There are sliders from all over the world now
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — It doesn’t snow in Jamaica. Or Malta. Or Ghana. There’s been a maybe dusting reported on rare occasions ...
The Diplomat2d
What’s Behind Thailand’s Planned Border Wall With Cambodia?
The wall will probably never be built. But it may prod the Cambodian authorities into taking belated action against the ...
Human Rights Watch4d
Thailand: Insurgents Bomb District Office in Deep South
Separatist insurgents in Thailand’s deep south carried out a deadly attack on a government office in Su Ngai Kolok district ...
The Diplomat14d
Unruly Israeli Visitors, Thai Resentment, and Potential Dangers
Israeli expats have become a dominant presence in the northern town of Pai, on the border with Myanmar’s Shan State.
UNHCR16d
UNHCR condemns forced returns from Thailand
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, deeply regrets the deportation of some 40 Uyghurs after more than 10 years in Thailand’s detention centres. UNHCR had received reports that a group of Uyghurs ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer16d
Israel, Hamas agree on new exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact
JERUSALEM — Israeli and Hamas officials said Tuesday they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, keeping their ...
Just Auto17d
Thailand vehicle sales continued to decline in January
Thailand’s new vehicle market continued to deteriorate in January 2025, with sales falling by 12% to 48,092 from already weak year-earlier sales of 54,814 units, according to the latest ...
New York Post17d
Long Island road named for Israeli-American Oct. 7 victim Omer Neutra: ‘So appropriate’
A section of road in the Long Island town where slain Israeli American hostage Omer Neutra grew up is being renamed after him. Nassau County legislators recently unanimously voted to change a ...
Los Angeles Times18d
Russians seek escape from sanctions, draft on Thailand’s Phuket Island. Not everyone is happy
PHUKET, Thailand — For many years, Chinese tourism fueled the economy of this island paradise, known for its tropical weather, stunning sunsets and foreign-friendly accommodations. But with ...
CNN18d
Israel sends tanks to the West Bank for the first time in 20 years. Here’s why that’s significant
The Israeli military this weekend deployed tanks to the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades. In the background of a Gaza ceasefire, Israel has steadily escalated an intense ...
The Times of Israel19d
Building Artificial Islands in Gaza Waters
The International Rescue Committee reported that seventy-five per cent of the population of Gaza had been displaced, most of them multiple times as they responded to Israel’s warnings before ...
BBC20d
Koh Mak: The tiny island that's redefining travel to Thailand
As season three of The White Lotus prepares to thrust Thailand's islands into the global spotlight, drawing fresh waves of visitors to the already bustling shores of Phuket and Koh Samui ...