28 starving dogs in Bangkok survive by feeding on dead owner’s leg
Twenty-eight dogs who appear to have survived the death of their Thai owner by eating his leg have been rescued after the grisly find of the man’s body in a Bangkok suburb.
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EV price war angers Thai BYD owners as buyers wait for more cuts
BANGKOK -- The Thai government may be celebrating the opening of a BYD plant in early July, but owners of the Chinese EV maker's cars are less than thrilled. BYD offered yet more discounts on its Atto 3 SUV this month, in an attempt to maintain its lead in an increasingly crowded market.
Southeast Asia IPO fundraising down 60% in first half as Indonesia slumps
VIENTIANE/MANILA/BANGKOK -- Initial public offerings in Southeast Asia raised 60% less in the first six months of 2024 than a year earlier, as higher interest rates and political transition have made investors tentative.
Thai opposition leader hopeful in Move Forward's battle for survival
BANGKOK — Thailand's main opposition figurehead is hopeful his election-winning Move Forward party will survive an upcoming dissolution case, but warned of the impact of another investigation that could leave the popular progressive outfit decimated.
Thai subsidies for Chinese EV makers wreak havoc on auto sector
BANGKOK -- The Thai government touched off a domino effect when it started throwing subsidies at Chinese electric vehicle makers, industry figures say as they watch the resultant massive oversupply of EVs ignite a price war in the combustion engine auto segment, now suffering from production cuts and plant closures.
Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional military headquarters and gem mining center
BANGKOK (AP) — Ethnic armed groups claimed on Thursday to have captured two strategically important towns in northeastern Myanmar: Lashio, which houses the major regional military headquarters, and Mogok, the center of the country’s lucrative gem-mining industry.
UN cultural agency calls for Laos, Cambodia to invite monitoring teams to contentious UNESCO sites
BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency recommended Thursday that Laos invite a monitoring mission to the historic city of Luang Prabang, a World Heritage Site where a nearby dam project on the Mekong River has raised concerns it could lose the coveted status.
A prominent Myanmar Christian leader is released from prison for a second time in 4 months
BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was released from prison earlier this week, a member of a Kachin peace organization said Wednesday.