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Thailand’s Pattaya, known for its sex businesses, has received 12.69 million tourists in the first half of this year, up 27% against pre-pandemic levels. The figure increased by 9.32% from the same period last year, TAT Pattaya office director Urai Mukpradabtong said, as cited by Bangkok Post. The surge in …

Smugglers disguised $5 million worth of methamphetamine as watermelons and tried to truck them across the border from Mexico, U.S. border agents said. More than 4,500 pounds (2,000 kilograms) of the addictive drug were wrapped in paper packages painted to look like the juicy fruit and hidden amongst other cargo. …

Hundreds of anxious parents descended on a primary school on the outskirts of Hanoi on Wednesday, trying to secure a spot for their children. Parents, mostly residents of the nearby Vinhomes Smart City urban area, gathered at the gates of Tay Mo 3 Primary School in Nam Tu Liem District …