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Six times a day at the Mae Klong Railway Market, local customers and foreign tourists scramble into nooks and crannies as a train slowly rumbles past. Before Covid, it was beloved by Chinese tourists buying durian.

June 08, 2022 2:49 PM

The flashy police officer was found guilty of torturing drugs suspect to death during interrogation.

June 08, 2022 2:21 PM

The arrest came after derogatory remarks by another party official about Islam led to a diplomatic furore.

The Bon Odori Festival to be held in Shah Alam next month ‘could affect our religion and beliefs’, Islamic affairs minister Idris Ahmad said. A local councillor slammed Idris’ Pan Islamic Party for ‘ignorance on cultural diversity in Malaysia’.

The proposal would make New Zealand, which has about 10 million cattle and 26 million sheep but only 5 million people, the first country to make farmers pay for greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.

His comments come as Pyongyang tested eight missiles on Sunday - the highest daily record so far.

The country's prime minister says the money would be used to pay for basic items like food and food.

June 08, 2022 12:30 PM

They urged Pyongyang to return to dialogue and accept offers of Covid-19 aid.

 

Hidden emissions from coal mines could prevent Australia from reaching its climate goals, a report says.

US police win a court battle to seize a 106m superyacht alleged to belong to a sanctioned oligarch.

June 08, 2022 12:13 PM

Hundreds of stallholders make a living along this 500-m stretch of railway, selling everything from fresh produce to souvenirs.

 

June 08, 2022 12:10 PM

The Washington Post said a new facility was being built for the 'exclusive' use of the Chinese navy.

June 08, 2022 12:07 PM

Hours-long power outages plague the country, with demand outstripping generation during peak summer months.

The conservative, Buddhist-majority country known for its tough policies on drug trafficking and curbs on alcohol was a noted cannabis cultivator and producer in the 1970s and 1980s, before the government cracked down in cooperation with the US war on drugs.

Pyeongsan in nation’s south is home to about 100 people, including recently retired liberal president Moon Jae-in; conservative protesters have upset him and other elderly locals, with several taken to hospital suffering from stress and insomnia.

June 08, 2022 11:55 AM

The writer says endemic Covid-19 necessitates all parties to take rehabilitative steps in a concrete and comprehensive way in various aspects of life.

June 08, 2022 11:55 AM

The paper says traditional media must continue to persevere to keep the public better informed in an age when disinformation and fake news proliferate.

June 08, 2022 11:20 AM

Officials from the US and Europe hope to secure a deal by the time Indonesia hosts G-20 leaders in November.

June 08, 2022 11:09 AM

Prices may stay high for those living in rural and remote areas.

Australia insisted on Wednesday that its patrol aircraft was in international airspace when a Chinese warplane intercepted it and released a cloud of small aluminium strips, some of which was ingested into its engines.