The cook's offence came to light when a security guard viewed CCTV footage showing the Myanmar national molesting the victim.
The fractured friendship behind the fight at the Thailand-Cambodia border
The countries have a history of occasional conflict, but this latest fight comes after an old friendship crumbled.
How Thailand and Cambodia’s militaries compare
Tensions have bubbled between the two neighbors for months, flaring on Thursday as Cambodia and Thailand exchanged fire.
Europeans to test Iran’s appetite for nuclear compromise as sanctions loom
France, Britain and Germany will hold face-to-face talks with Iran on Friday for the first time since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June, aiming to gauge Tehran's appetite for a compromise to avert sanctions,
Firefighters struggle to contain wildfires as heatwave sears Turkey and Cyprus
Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Turkey and Cyprus on Thursday that have scorched swathes of land, forced the evacuation of towns and villages and killed 10 firefighters in central Turkey amid a searing Mediterranean heatwave.
Peace in Turkey must not become a smokescreen for repression
But they must not allow Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to use peace as a smokescreen for repression. Having ruled for over two decades, first as prime minister and then as president, Turkey’s strongman is openly musing about yet another term in power.
Core inflation in Japan’s capital stays above BOJ target in July
Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed well above the central bank's 2% target in July, data showed on Friday, adding to renewed market expectations for another interest rate hike this year ...
Rise of Right-Wing Populism Threatens Japan’s Haven Status
The roots of Japan’s economic problems go back to the late 1980s, when the nation suddenly went from challenging US economic supremacy to watching one of the world’s biggest asset bubbles burst. The ...
Pakistan spy agency targets ‘black market dollar trade’ to curb rupee slide, says forex association president
A deputy chief of Pakistan's spy agency met currency exchange firms this week to address a sharp slide in the rupee, prompting a security crackdown on "black market dollar trade", the head of the country's forex association told Reuters on Thursday.
Pakistan and Bangladesh agree to relax visa rules
The decision to relax visa rules is seen as an effort to foster greater diplomatic engagement and is expected to ease travel for officials and diplomats between the two nations.