Wanchalearm is a prominent pro-democracy activist affiliated with the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), known as the “Red Shirts.” He fled to Cambodia after the May 2014 military ... ( read original story ...)
Film News Roundup: Kazakhstan Warrior Queen Movie ‘Tomiris’ Acquired for U.S.
In today’s film news roundup, Kazakh action-adventure movie “Tomiris” and Scottish music film “Beats” find U.S. homes and the Lulu Wilson thriller “Becky” ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen coronavirus: Experts fear nation could suffer one of the world’s worst outbreaks
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis face what experts fear could be one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks, raising concerns of a staggering death toll after the United Nations began cutting aid ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia cautious over US role in disputed South China Sea
In April, reports emerged of a "stand-off" in the South China Sea between the West Capella, an exploration ship hired by Malaysian national oil firm Petronas, and the Haiyang Dizhi 8, a Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan Announces Further Easing of Coronavirus Restrictions
Uzbekistan will allow many businesses, including restaurants and cafes, clothing retailers and kindergartens, to reopen on June 15 in the latest easing of its coronavirus restrictions, the government ... ( read original story ...)
OPEC+ Set to Extend Cuts After Breakthrough With Iraq
OPEC+ is set to extend production cuts to prop up the oil market after a breakthrough in high-stakes negotiations, and the cartel could meet as soon as this weekend to sign off on the deal. ( read original story ...)
‘While Searching for Dead ISIS Fighters in Iraq, I Found Refuge in My Friends’
Along the road I am always looking ahead, wondering whether each crumpled piece of trash is hiding a roadside bomb. I realize that were we to hit a landmine, it is likely that my bulletproof vest or ... ( read original story ...)
Facelifts in vogue as South Korea adjusts to virus
While coronavirus has denied South Korea’s cosmetic surgeons their usual foreign tourists, they are welcoming a surge of local customers at the clinics that line the boulevards of the glitzy Gangnam ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Seeks Arrest of Samsung Heir Lee in Succession Probe
South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, they said on Thursday, in the investigation of a 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud in a suspected ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand reports one new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Thailand on Friday reported one new coronavirus infection and no new deaths, taking its total confirmed cases to 3,102, of which 58 have been fatalities. ( read original story ...)