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She has half a million followers on Instagram, leads a glamorous lifestyle and describes herself as the “little girl” of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra — one of the most influential and controversial figures in modern Thai history. The 35-year-old Paetongtarn Shinawatra, youngest of billionaire tycoon Thaksin’s three children, is now …

Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that threatens the country’s economic recovery. Despite lifting a Covid-19 freeze on recruiting foreign workers in February, Malaysia has not seen a significant …

North Korea fired a series of artillery shots over the weekend, Seoul’s military said, days after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to use “power for power” to defend the country’s sovereignty. The South Korean military detected “several flight trajectories” that are understood to be shots from North Korean artillery, Seoul’s …