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Thailand’s Move Forward party announced on Monday that it had sufficient votes to form a coalition government but a military-appointed Senate, the party’s position on a royal insult law and a complaint against its leader may stand in the way. Pita Limjareonrat, 42, led the Move Forward party to a …

Malaysia wants to introduce a law to decriminalize the possession and use of small quantities of illicit drugs, its home affairs minister said on Monday, citing a need to reduce prison overcrowding. The move is the latest in a series of criminal justice reforms pursued by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s …

A fire at a multi-story hostel on Tuesday in Wellington, New Zealand, has left at last six people dead and officials warned the number could rise. “There are still a number of people unaccounted for, but this number, along with the number of deaths, cannot be confirmed at this time,” …

Telecom providers have blocked 243 million spam messages in over five months, but have not been able to stop the problem entirely. The spam messages were blocked between Nov. 1 last year and April 15 this year, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications. In the first 10 months …

Two Chinese in the southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province were sent to prison on Monday for running an online gambling ring. Wu Ting Ting, 34, and her cousin, Wu Can Sen, 32 were sentenced to 6.5 years and 5.5 years respectively by the Ba Ria-Vung Tau People’s Court for organizing …

One day when walking on a street along with a lady friend 15 years ago Nadis heard some people talk about “a woman dating a black guy.” Nnadozie Uzor Nadis, who is from Nigeria and works as an English teacher in HCMC, says he first came to Vietnam in 2008. …

The leader of Thailand’s opposition Move Forward Party said on Monday he had been in contact with at least five opposition parties on forming a coalition and warned any attempt to interfere in the election outcome will come at “a hefty price”. Pita Limjaroenrat, 42, whose party came in first …

Bayer Vietnam and Hung Vuong Hospital in HCMC have entered a strategic partnership to accelerate women’s healthcare in Vietnam through a wide range of scientific programs and community initiatives. Bayer Vietnam Company and Hung Vuong Hospital have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a strategic partnership to jointly develop and …

Major Chinese cities issued heat advisories, with Beijing expected to hit over 36 degrees Celsius (97 F) on Monday, as China braces for another year of record-breaking temperatures that could threaten electricity supply, crops and a fragile economy. China has already suffered from heatwaves in several parts of the country …

The 13th Central Party Committee will hold a vote of confidence in members of the Politburo and Secretariat at the 7th plenum. Opening the committee’s plenum Monday, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong called on members to voice their opinions about the Politburo, the Communist Party’s decision-making body, and the …