Three years since Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis, the government this week imposed new ...

Police arrested dozens of sex workers amid a prostitution crackdown in Sin City Pattaya. Cops detained female and transgender prostitutes loitering in Pattaya Beach on May 21. The women were found ...

The European Sex Workers Rights Alliance says that Sweden’s new law “will further isolate sex workers, particularly migrants ...

GRINNING from ear to ear, an overweight, bare-chested British pensioner shuffles along the streets of an exotic beach resort, clutching the hand of the Thai girl he’s paid to be his lover. Nearby, ...

LABUBU, the mischievous, wide-eyed creature from Chinese toymaker Pop Mart, has become a cultural sensation. Posts flooded ...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim – whose country is the Asean chair in 2025 – announced at the Asean Summit on May 27 that Timor-Leste will become a full member of the regional grouping at its ...

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is not your typical politician. She’s part archaeologist, part educator, part cultural warrior ...

The U.S. sold Iran dozens of its most capable jet—then spent decades chasing the spies and arms dealers smuggling the parts ...

From the 1950s to 2000, the area was filled with workshops, auto body shops, and carpentry businesses – Over the last decade, ...

Thailand began imposing land border restrictions Monday including blocking tourists heading into Cambodia as the two ...

Senate president Hun Sen has called on Khmer workers living in Thailand to return to Cambodia, regardless of whether they have legal documents, suggesting that Thai authorities may deport them in the ...

Foreign tourists typically make up 20–30% of the area's daily foot traffic, with Chinese visitors representing the majority. As the result, the decline in Chinese arrivals has significantly impacted ...