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   News · Asia Rappler 2 hr ago

   Get to know the 11 ASEAN member states

   (1st UPDATE) Here are some basic facts about the 11 countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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   Markets · Asia Business Recorder 3 hr ago

   ASEAN faces Myanmar dilemma as some members pursue closer ties

   BANGKOK: ASEAN is under increasing pressure at its upcoming summit to ease a five-year ban on Myanmar’s military-backed leaders attending high-level meetings, after Thailand and several other members stepped ​up engagement despite the country’s ongoing civil war. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are set to review their decision to exclude Myanmar when they meet ‌in Manila from November 15 to November 17. Myanmar has been in turmoil since 2021, when then-military chief Min...

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   News · Asia Dawn 3 hr ago

   Asean faces Myanmar dilemma as some members pursue closer ties

   Asean is under increasing pressure at its upcoming summit to ease a five-year ban on Myanmar’s military-backed leaders attending high-level meetings, after Thailand and several other members stepped up engagement despite the country’s ongoing civil war . Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are set to review their decision to exclude Myanmar when they meet in Manila from Nov 15 to Nov 17. Myanmar has been in turmoil since 2021, when then-military chief Min Aung Hlaing...

4. The Straits Times

   World · Asia The Straits Times State media 3 hr ago

   ASEAN faces Myanmar dilemma as some members deepen ties ahead of summit

   Thailand wants Myanmar’s foreign minister back at the table, putting pressure on ASEAN’s peace plan.

5. The Straits Times

   World · Asia The Straits Times State media 4 hr ago

   Thailand lets tourists turn crypto into baht for spending

   WORPT is targeting crypto holders from South Korea, Japan, the Middle East and South-east Asia.

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   Sci & Tech · Oceania France 24 8 hr ago

   Major Microsoft Outlook outage disrupts services in 74 countries

   Microsoft services including Outlook, Teams and Copilot suffered a worldwide outage on Thursday, disrupting access for tens of thousands of users across 74 countries and territories. The company blamed elevated infrastructure loads and said it was working to restore services, but recovery remained limited hours later.

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   Markets · Asia The Korea Herald 9 hr ago

   Musinsa expands Southeast Asian footprint with Thailand market entry

   Korean fashion retailer Musinsa is entering Thailand through an exclusive distribution partnership with Central Marketing Group, the retail arm of Thai conglomerate Central Retail, as it seeks to expand its presence in Southeast Asia. Musinsa said Friday it signed the agreement with CMG on Nov. 4, marking Thailand as its fifth Southeast Asian market entrance to date, following the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. The partnership comes as interest in Korean fashion grows alongside th

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   Entertainment · Asia BBC News 9 hr ago

   Will the Eurovision Song Contest succeed in Asia?

   The world’s biggest and longest-running song contest is coming to Asia, with eleven countries competing in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

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   Markets · China South China Morning Post 9 hr ago

   Chinese e-commerce sellers brace for Thai import duties. Will a 30% tariff threaten sales?

   A new tariff of up to 30 per cent on e-commerce goods entering Thailand may squeeze Chinese vendors, but intense price competition and their ability to keep costs low are likely to limit its impact, analysts said. Thailand’s cabinet on Monday authorised the finance ministry to impose duties of up to 30 per cent on goods ordered through foreign e-commerce platforms and delivered by express courier or international post, according to Thai media. The actual rate will vary by product. The new...

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    News · Asia KBS World 10 hr ago

    Lee to Hold Talks with Leaders of Philippines, Thailand on Margins of ASEAN Summit

    [Politics] : President Lee Jae Myung is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with the leaders of the Philippines and Thailand next week on the margins of the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN). Chief presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written briefing Friday that Lee will hold ... [more...]

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    News · Asia Yonhap State media 10 hr ago

    Musinsa eyes Thailand expansion

    SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- Musinsa Co., a South Korean fashion and retail platfo...

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    News · Asia The Korea Herald 11 hr ago

    Movies in theaters this week

    “Fall 2: Deadpoint” (US) Opened Nov. 11 Thriller Directed by Peter and Michael Spierig Two women (Harriet Slater and Arsema Thomas) get stranded on a wooden walkway on a closed-off mountain in Thailand. Sequel to the 2022 film "Fall." “Wild Horse Nine” (UK/US) Opened Nov. 4 Comedy/Thriller Directed by Martin McDonagh Shortly before the 1973 coup in Chile, two CIA officers (John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell) head to Easter Island on a classified assignment. “Final Interview” (South Korea) Opened No

13. Euronews

    Politics · Asia Euronews 18 hr ago

    “The rules-based international order is breaking down,” Thailand’s Foreign Minister warns

    Thailand is a “geopolitically safe zone” “in a world where we see the rules based international order breaking down,” Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister tells Euronews in a wide-ranging interview in Bangkok.

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    News · India Mint 19 hr ago

    Mumbai cook earns ₹1.05 lakh a month, plans first Thailand trip as employer compares his finances with MBA friends

    A LinkedIn post by Mumbai-based Manuraaj Garg has drawn attention to his cook’s reported monthly earnings of ₹1.05 lakh through assignments with multiple households and film crews. 

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    Crime & Justice · Asia Daily Mail 22 hr ago

    Brit tourist, 42, is killed in motorbike crash on dream Thai holiday as devastated family raise money to bring his body home

    Family friend Lyndsey Morton has launched a fundraiser to help cover the cost of repatriation from Thailand, where the incident took place.

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16. Euronews

    Lifestyle · Asia Euronews 1 day ago

    India has just been named destination of the year for 2027 – here’s where to go

    Announced annually by Travel + Leisure since 2014, India follows in the footsteps of previous destinations of the year including Brazil, Thailand and Costa Rica.

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    World · China CGTN State media 1 day ago

    How China and Thailand are shaping the AI future together

    How China and Thailand are shaping the AI future together

18. Reuters

    Business · Asia Reuters 1 day ago

    ASEAN to launch joint oil product stockpiling scheme as early as 2027, Nikkei reports

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    All sport · Asia South China Morning Post 5 days ago

    Hong Kong football embarrassment after local FA’s Fifa window failure

    Hong Kong’s football team will sit embarrassingly idle during the forthcoming Fifa window after the local association failed to arrange any fixtures this month for its representative side. Instead of trying to harness the momentum of the successful recent Fifa Asean Challenge Cup campaign, head coach Roberto Losada will oversee an under-23 city team training camp in Thailand. The Football Association of Hong Kong, China (HKFA), which had been plotting to stage the annual Guangdong-Hong Kong C...

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    Conflict · Asia The Guardian 5 days ago

    Uyghurs facing deportation by Thailand say they will be ‘like slaves’ in China

    Activists fear Bangkok will give in to pressure from Beijing despite reports of torture and human rights abuses against the mostly muslim ethnic minority The deportation of two more Uyghurs to China from Thailand would put their lives in grave danger, activists have said, with one of the men saying he would be “like a slave” if he was sent back. Last year, Thai authorities forcibly deported 40 Uyghur men to China despite pleas from the men themselves and the UN. The US and Canada had reported...

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    Markets · China South China Morning Post 6 days ago

    Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand fall 13.6% in October after embassy safety warning

    Chinese arrivals in Thailand, normally a popular tourist destination, declined in October partly because of a fresh embassy warning against dangers such as getting snared by the country’s ever-active fraud rings. The Southeast Asian country logged 308,942 arrivals from China last month, 13.6 per cent lower than the same month last year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand told the South China Morning Post in a statement. National Day on October 1 marks the start of a seven-day public holiday in...

22. The Express Tribune

    All sport · Asia The Express Tribune 27 days ago

    Cirotte lifts tennis singles title

    France’s player downs Thailand’s Yodpetch in the final