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Alex Honnold reveals ‘scariest thing’ about his historic Taipei 101 climb

Professional rock climber became the first person to free solo the Taipei skyscraper

The Independent UK

Airports across Asia reintroduce Covid-style health checks after outbreak of deadly Nipah virus in India

Thailand, Nepal and Taiwan rush to detect and prevent spread of Nipah virus from travellers

The Independent UK

Alex Honnold free solos Taipei 101 skyscraper in live Netflix climb

US climber takes an hour and half to scale one of Asia’s tallest buildings without ropes or a harness

The Guardian - US

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Thailand’s endangered ‘sea cows’ are washing ashore – pointing to a crisis in our seas

The Andaman Coast has one of the largest concentration of dugong in the world, so why are numbers falling dramatically and what can they tell us about a biodiversity warning cry

The Guardian - UK

This bamboo bedding transformed my sleep – now I don't want to go back to cotton

Pretty You London's bamboo bedding hit the spot for me.

Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores?

The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone

The Guardian - UK

Mystery death, stolen ring and an intruder during Phuket music festival

A young Indian man died mysteriously, a young couple lost a 300,000-baht diamond engagement ring and there was an attempted break-in at a woman DJ’s hotel room - all during the three-day Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in Phuket.

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Kindness of strangers: stranded on a tiny Indonesian island, a local took us under her wing

Noticing how out of place we looked, she asked in English if she could help us

The Guardian - AU

A foodie tour around Singapore

Food and wine writer Douglas Blyde falls in love with Singapore, one bite at a time

Evening Standard

Thailand suffers another construction accident just day after rail tragedy that killed 32

The construction project, an extension of the Rama 2 Road expressway has become notorious in recent years for construction accidents

The Independent UK

Tragic train accident in Thailand: Everything we know as 32 people die

At least 32 people are dead after a crane fell onto a moving train in Thailand, one of the deadliest train tragedies in the country’s recent history

Evening Standard

Crane Crushes Bangkok-Ubon Train, Killing 29 in Thailand Rail Disaster

A construction crane working on a China-backed high-speed rail project collapsed onto a passenger train in northeast Thailand, killing 29 and injuring 80.

International Business Times UK

PH Billionaire Atong Ang Faces Arrest Order Over Missing Cockfighters Found in Tourist Lake

A Laguna court ordered the arrest of gaming tycoon Atong Ang over kidnapping with homicide in the missing cockfighters case, with no bail allowed.

International Business Times UK

Meet the merpeople: ‘Once I put the tail on, my life was changed forever’

Professional mermaids risk hypothermia, seasickness and the cling of skin-tight silicone, but the reward is becoming an ‘ocean ambassador’ – and a bit more colour in the world

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The Independent UK

The Buddhist monks – and their dog – captivating Americans while walking across the country for peace

The monks have been surprised to see their message transcend ideologies

Evening Standard

How to spend 12 days in Sri Lanka

The tropical island paradise is overwhelmingly beautiful. Colombo-based travel writer Lydia Swinscoe shares how to make the most of it

Evening Standard

My Michelin-starred food odyssey through Bangkok

Douglas Blyde on how to eat, sleep and swoon in Thailand’s capital

The Independent UK

Nearly 3,000 evacuated in the Philippines as Mayon Volcano shows signs of eruption

The Philippines has evacuated nearly 3,000 villagers in a permanent danger zone on the foothills of the Mayon Volcano after officials raised the alert level due to recent activity

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The Independent UK

One of world’s biggest music festivals has announced it is coming to Asia for first time

Electronic dance music festival will take place in Pattaya from 11 to 13 December

International Business Times

Vinhomes Green Paradise: A Wonder in the Making and Vietnam's Next Chapter on the World Map of Marvels

Vinhomes Green Paradise enters the global "7 Wonders of Future Cities" campaign, positioning Vietnam as a world leader in sustainable, human-centric urban innovation.

The Independent UK

Second body found in search for Spanish football coach and family after Indonesia boat sinking

Indonesian authorities have intensified a multinational rescue effort in the waters of Komodo National Park

The Guardian - AU

‘Magical place’: tourists see another side of Papua New Guinea’s most troubled region

Tourism operators in PNG’s highlands offer access to lush scenery, adventure and culture – in contrast with the region’s dangerous image

The Independent UK

What to know about the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as the search resumes

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 remains a mystery more than a decade later

Latin Times

Miss Universe Co-Owner Sentenced to Prison as Pageant Faces Turmoil After Year of Legal and Leadership Controversies

Jakkaphong "Anne" Jakrajutatip, the Thai media executive and former co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, has been sentenced to two years in prison on fraud charges, marking the latest chapter in a tumultuous year for the iconic international pageant.

The Independent UK

Indonesian rescuers find a body while searching for Spanish soccer coach and 3 children

Indonesian rescuers say they have recovered the body of a female victim believed to be part of the family of a Spanish soccer coach and his three children, missing after a tour boat sank Friday

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