The Latest Breaking News on Asia

Bali Government Planning To Ban Tourist Motorcycle Rentals

The Bali government in Indonesia is planning a ban on motorcycle rentals by foreign tourists following a spike in recorded accidents in recent months.

RideApart · Mar 15, 2023

What is adobo? Google Doodle celebrates Filipino dish

Adobo is ‘a symbol and expression of Filipino pride’

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023

Two students jailed for trying to burn police vehicle in 2021

The Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced two teenage boys to two years each in prison for attempting to set fire to a police vehicle during an anti-government rally under an expressway over Din Daeng intersection in 2021.

Bangkok Post · Mar 15, 2023

Bali to ban tourists from renting motorbikes

Governor says foreigners will only be allowed to rent cars, after series of road traffic offences

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Mayor killed by train at railway crossing

SURAT THANI: The mayor of Nasan Municipality was killed when the SUV he was driving was hit by an express train at a railway crossing on Monday night.

Bangkok Post · Mar 14, 2023

Five arrested for gangland murders

NARATHIWAT: Five men have been arrested over the gangland murder of four men whose bodies were found in Waeng district on Feb 21.

Bangkok Post · Mar 14, 2023

Wild elephants threaten farms

Phimphitcha Soonjirad, a 40-year-old teacher from Sai Yok Noi Vitthaya School in Mauen in tambon Chorsadao in Kanchanaburi's Mueang district, on Friday night accompanied a group of local villagers on a patrol close to her village located inside Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, which harbours around 270 wild elephants. Her team's…

Bangkok Post · Mar 13, 2023

Politicians step up election campaigns

An anti-government group tried to confront Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during his official tour in Ratchaburi on Monday, as pickets against political parties at their campaign trails could be expected to be more common.

Bangkok Post · Mar 13, 2023

Central upbeat on luxury stores in Europe

Central Group remains confident that its luxury department stores in Europe won't be affected by inflation as they targeted high-end customers, while Centara Hotels & Resorts (CHR) expects its revenue this year to exceed the level recorded in 2019.

Bangkok Post · Mar 13, 2023

Free-flowing Salween River needs protection

This morning at Sob Moei -- the confluence of the Moei and the Salween rivers on the Thailand-Myanmar border -- indigenous peoples and their supporters are attending a spiritual ceremony to express their collective stance to protect the Salween River from destructive dam projects.

Bangkok Post · Mar 13, 2023