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‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament
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‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament

Smiling broadly, Tanwarin triumphantly cast her vote for prime minister as the first transgender MPs enter parliament in Thailand, where…
Ploughing ahead: Sacred oxen predict ‘abundant’ Thai harvest
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Ploughing ahead: Sacred oxen predict ‘abundant’ Thai harvest

Thai astrologers on Thursday predicted an “abundant” harvest after a pair of sacred white oxen munched on grass and rice,…
Thai King praises ‘unity’ in speech on final coronation day
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Thai King praises ‘unity’ in speech on final coronation day

Thailand’s newly-crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn praised a show of “unity” at his first public address on the final day of…
Newly-crowned Thai king carried in elaborate royal procession
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Newly-crowned Thai king carried in elaborate royal procession

Thailand’s newly-crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn was carried by soldiers on a gilded palanquin through the streets of Bangkok Sunday, in…
King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama X of Thailand
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King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama X of Thailand

King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand, was crowned Saturday in a dazzling show of pageantry, laced with Hindu and…
Thai cave boy divers explore new tunnel in Vietnam
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Thai cave boy divers explore new tunnel in Vietnam

Three divers who helped rescue a Thai football team last year have made a fresh discovery in Vietnam where they…
Against the tide: Thai ‘floating temple’ defies coastal erosion
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Against the tide: Thai ‘floating temple’ defies coastal erosion

As sea waters slowly rose around his temple and his neighbors fled inland, Thai abbot Somnuek Atipanyo refused to budge…
Thailand’s transgender politician Pauline Ngarmpring: ‘I do it for future generations’
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Thailand’s transgender politician Pauline Ngarmpring: ‘I do it for future generations’

On March 24, Thai voters will elect a new parliament, which is set to end five years of direct military…
Myanmar police seize massive haul of meth pills
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Myanmar police seize massive haul of meth pills

Myanmar authorities seized more than 10 million meth pills worth $13.3 million over the weekend, police said Monday, another massive…
Swastikas and statues, SE Asia’s fixation with Nazi iconography
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Swastikas and statues, SE Asia’s fixation with Nazi iconography

Thai teen idol Namsai feared being booted from her band after a photo of her wearing a t-shirt with a…
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