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K-pop star dies
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/12/2017
» SEOUL: The lead singer of South Korea's top boy band Shinee died on Monday after being taken to hospital unconscious, several news outlets including the Yonhap news agency reported without giving any source for the information.
At least 41 dead in Korea hospital blaze
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2018
» SEOUL: The death toll from a hospital blaze in the South Korean city of Miryang jumped to 41, Yonhap news said on Friday, in the country's worst fire disaster in more than a decade.
Athlete cheated by taxi on return home
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/02/2018
» Badminton player Pannawit "Tawan" Thongnuam returned to Bangkok after being knocked out of a tournament in Malaysia, only to be ripped off by a taxi driver on his ride home from Suvarnabhumi airport.
'Nut rage' sisters leave Korean Air
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2018
» SEOUL: Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Sunday apologised for the "immature" behaviour of his two daughters and said they would both immediately resign from their company posts following separate controversies.
Scalpers profit from band's last gigs
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/06/2018
» Fans of boy band Wanna One have expressed frustration at the high ticket prices being offered by scalpers for the K-Pop idols' concerts in Bangkok.
Trump and Kim sign deal as summit ends
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/06/2018
» SINGAPORE: President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary summit Tuesday with lofty promises by the American president to take care of a “very dangerous problem” and Kim forecasting “major change for the world”.
Floods from Laos dam collapse reach Cambodia
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/07/2018
» ATTAPEU, Laos: The torrent of water unleashed in a deadly Laos dam collapse has drained into Cambodia, forcing thousands to evacuate, as rescuers on Thursday battled monsoon rains to find scores of Laotians still missing after entire villages were washed away.
Taiwanese mull visa restriction on Thais
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/09/2018
» Taiwan is considering driving down visa-free entries for Thais from six times to twice a year after the number of Thai women discovered working in the sex trade in the territory jumped during the visa waiver programme's introduction two years ago.
Seoul to let illegal Thai workers leave
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/10/2018
» South Korea has given permission to 300,000 illegal migrant workers including 120,000 Thais to leave the country without being blacklisted.
Long gone
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/10/2018
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