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The US Federal Reserve building. Photo: AFP/Karen Bleier

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Asia’s $4.3 trillion stock rout is
20 years coming

by William Pesek November 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Thailand, despite being in the run by a military government, is increasingly open to crypto-based initiatives. Photo: iStock

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Thailand’s ‘ICO portal’ could see it enter new crypto world

by Luke Thompson November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Generic image of ships passing through a canal. Photo: Facebook

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Thailand the missing link in China’s Maritime Silk Road

by Benjamin Zawacki November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Songkhla Immigration Detention Center, Thailand. Photo: Fortify Rights

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After girl dies, Thailand urged to end detention of refugee children

by Puttanee Kangkun November 7, 2018

Thailand's tax department will employ machine learning to study tax evasion methods and also use blockchain to track refunds and introduce a layer of transparency to the revenue process. Photo: iStock

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Thailand wants to use blockchain to catch tax dodgers

by Luke Thompson November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Reliance Industries, India’s largest private sector firm, traded soybeans using blockchain. Photo: iStock

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Tuesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The headquarters of the Immigration Department of Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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Thai girl aged 4 among illegals arrested in Malaysia

by Asia Times staff November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

A truck passing a sign on a road leading to a deep sea port project in Mayingyi, part of the Dawei Special Economic Zone in Myanmar. Photo: AFP/Soe Than Win

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Road linking Myanmar and Thailand to be upgraded

by Bertil Lintner November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Wisma Central on Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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‘Public relations officers’ arrested in raid on nightclub

by Asia Times staff November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnamese fishing boats. Photo: AFP

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Vietnamese fishermen, three boats seized in Thai waters

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesters hold a rally near the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta to protest against government treatment of Rohingya Muslims, on September 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside

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Rohingya refugee crisis pushes ASEAN to the edge

by Angshuman Choudhury November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

An elderly citizen enters a lift at a public housing estate in Hong Kong.
Photo: Google Maps

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Workshop on improving domestic worker, elderly communication

by Asia Times staff October 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Taipei City Government Police Bureau in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Southeast Asian ‘tourists’ selling sex flood Taiwan streets

by Asia Times staff October 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Thung Mahamek police station in Bangkok, Thailand, which is next to the immigration cells. Photo: Google Maps

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Cambodian, Vietnamese found dead in Thai detention center

by Asia Times staff October 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar workers prepare a fishing boat in Samut Sakhon in September. The IOM says Thailand needs ways to better protect these migrants from abuse and exploitation.Photo: AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha

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Myanmar workers need protection against abuse in Thailand: IOM

by Asia Times staff October 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Many wild pigs carry diseases. Photo: iStock.

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Disease fears over pigs smuggled from Malaysia to Thailand

by Asia Times staff October 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, where the incident happened. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Filipino cyclist killed by van in Thailand, driver arrested

by Asia Times staff October 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Thai Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. Photo: Peter Janssen

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Thai connectivity on fast-track under junta

by Peter Janssen October 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Thailand's army chief General Apirat Kongsompong. Photo: Bangkok Post/ Pornprom Satrabhaya / via AFP

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Coup warning by new army chief casts cloud over Thai election

by Richard S Ehrlich October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Residents walk along the beach on the island of Boracay on October 24, 2018. The famous resort is set to re-open after a six-month clean-up aimed at repairing the damage from years of unrestrained mass tourism. Photo: AFP

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No boozing on cleaned-up Boracay, but will it kill the fun?

by Asia Times staff October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Nantou County Police Bureau, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Migrants high on drugs, working overtime arrested

by Asia Times staff October 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The first prototype of the F-16V series. Photo: Lockheed Martin

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Taiwan gets first F-16 Viper, maintenance center planned

by Asia Times staff October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

BRN spokesman Abdul Karim Khaled speaks to Asia Times. Photo: Anthony Davis

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South Thai rebels deliver warning before Bangkok summit

by Anthony Davis October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Kanchanaburi province in Thailand is famous for its national parks and waterways, like the Erawan waterfalls. Photo: AFP

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Videos showing how to get to restricted waterfall go viral

by Dusita Maneemuang October 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, where a lot of government and private schools are located. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Filipino teachers going to Thailand urged to learn more

by Asia Times staff October 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Defrocked Thai Buddhist monk Wirapol Sukphol is seen in a 2013 video aboard a private a jet. Photo: YouTube

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‘Jet-set monk’ gets a further 16 years for rape of minor

by Asia Times staff and Dusita Maneemuang October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Electronic cigarettes have been banned in Thailand. Photo: AFP/Helmut Fohringer/APA

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Call to overturn ban on e-cigarettes in Thailand

by Dusita Maneemuang October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo of a place flooded. Overflow. Photo: iStock

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Coastal communities will be the next casualties of war

by Bahauddin Foizee October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

Police show off recent drug hauls including 9.8 million meth pills and 77kg of heroin in Chiang Rai. Photo: AFP/Bangkok Post/Apichart Jinakul

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Millions of methamphetamine pills seized in Chiang Rai

by Dusita Maneemuang October 16, 2018February 18, 2020

The two were brought to the Phitsanulok police station. Photo: Google Maps

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Vietnamese duo arrested for smuggling tiger bones and meat

by Asia Times staff October 12, 2018February 18, 2020