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Can a foreigner buy Thai lottery tickets?

Lottery ticket sellers are a familiar sight all over Thailand. And anyone - Thai or foreigner - can buy Thai lottery tickets — as long as they buy them from licensed vendors within Thailand. Here are some of the basics to know:

Bangkok Post

Court suspends Thailand’s PM pending probe over leaked phone call

A Thai court has accepted a petition from senators accusing PM of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards.

Al Jazeera

Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, father Thaksin face legal peril

Constitutional Court hears petition seeking premier’s dismissal as separate court hears case against her father.

Al Jazeera

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Juliana Marins Volcano Tragedy: Brazilian Family Threatens Legal Action After 'Negligent' Rescue on Mount Rinjani

Juliana Marins' family claimed that their daughter would be alive today if the rescue team just arrived on time. They said they'll seek justice for the tourist.

International Business Times UK

Protesters in Bangkok demand resignation of prime minister over leaked phone call

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has angered Thai nationalists, who accuse the Thai leader of kowtowing to Cambodia

The Guardian - UK

How to spend 48 hours in Singapore: award-winning street food and rainforest walks

The Garden City is having a moment. Here’s how to explore the standout sights, restaurants and bars in style

Evening Standard

Bomb squads destroy more devices in Phuket and Krabi

Police bomb squads destroyed suspected explosive devices in Phuket and Krabi on Thursday following the arrest of two suspects linked to a suspicious object found at Phuket Airport on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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David Ellis reviews Belly: A wobbly start, but there's time to shape up

Omar Shah is the king of Kentish Town. His latest restaurant needs a little more thought, says David Ellis

Evening Standard

Kim Jong Un opens new beach resort in North Korea in 'proud first step' towards tourism drive

The Wonsan-Kalma resort in North Korea has hotels and other accommodation for nearly 20,000 guests

Evening Standard

Pools And Slides As North Korea Set To Open 'World Class' Tourist Resort

North Korea has completed construction on a massive tourist resort boasting colourful water slides and swimming pools, state media said on Thursday, a pet project of leader Kim Jong Un. Kim was an enthusiastic visitor this week to the sprawling site on the isolated country's east coast, which is set…

International Business Times

Kim Jong-un hails new North Korean beach resort as one of country’s ‘greatest feats’ this year

North Korean leader was accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju-ae, widely presumed to be his heir, at opening of Wonsan Kalma tourist zone

The Guardian - AU

Cambodians At Quiet Thai Border Plead For Peace

At the usually bustling border crossing of Poipet between Thailand and Cambodia, tuk-tuk driver San Noeun now has to work overnight to make ends meet.

International Business Times

Disturbing Claims Emerge About Volcano Tours After Abandoned Tourist’s Passing Sparks Outrage

Juliana Marins' passing on Mt Rinjani has sparked outrage, with claims of hidden dangers, poor rescue systems, and tourists misled about the trek's risks.

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Outrage Grows As Tourist’s Final Post Goes Viral Days After She Was Abandoned In Active Volcano

"I was really hoping for a miracle."

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The Independent UK

Brazilian tourist found dead after falling from an Indonesian volcano

Brazil's government says that a young Brazilian hiker who had plunged hundreds of meters from the ridge of a towering Indonesian volcano and was trapped there for almost four days has been found dead

International Business Times

Border Confusion As Thailand Shuts Land Crossings With Cambodia

Dozens of tourists and workers, some carrying children, were left stranded on Tuesday at Thailand's main land crossing with Cambodia, after the army stopped almost all border traffic in an escalating territorial dispute.

The Guardian - UK

Thailand’s army closes Cambodia border crossings as territorial tensions escalate

All vehicles and travellers will be prohibited from crossing border into Cambodia as relations deteriorate after shooting of Cambodian soldier

The Independent UK

Brazilian tourist has been trapped 1,600ft down an active volcano for three days after ‘guide abandoned her’

Juliana Marins’ condition remains unknown more than three days later

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The Independent UK

Thailand announces measures to crack down on Cambodia-based cybercrime as border tensions soar

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has announced heightened measures to crack down on cybercrime that target neighboring Cambodia

International Business Times

Malaysia's Dayaks Mark Rice Harvest End With Colourful Parade

Dressed in colourful costumes, some sporting feathered headgear and traditional swords, several thousand of Malaysia's ethnic Dayak people paraded in the streets of Sarawak state on Borneo island Saturday to celebrate the ending of the rice harvest season.

Marie Claire

If You’re Into ‘Barely-There’ Fragrances, Rice Perfumes Might Be Your New Obsession

Cosy, clean and fluffy.

The Guardian - AU

Thai PM apologises over leaked call with Hun Sen as crisis threatens to topple government

In phone call, Paetongtarn Shinawatra discusses border dispute with former Cambodian leader and calls him ‘uncle’

International Business Times

Thailand's 'Yellow Shirts' Return To Streets Demand PM Quit

Hundreds of anti-government protesters gathered outside Thailand's Government House on Thursday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign over a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that triggered public outrage.

The Independent UK

South Korea's last circus, Dongchoon, holds up as it marks centennial

The century-old Dongchoon Circus Troupe is the last circus in South Korea

The Guardian - AU

Cambodia bans fruit imports and soap operas from Thailand as border dispute sours

The border dispute has led to a surge in nationalist sentiment and tit-for-tat actions by both governments

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