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Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, in hospital since 2022, treated for blood infection, palace says

BANGKOK - Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati developed a severe bloodstream infection and remains under ...

No consensus on binding plastic treaty at talks in Geneva, delegates say

GENEVA - No consensus was reached during talks in Geneva on the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic ...

Indonesian roof tilers flex muscles to keep local industry alive

The clay industry in Jatiwangi is more than a century old, when terracotta tiles were first made by hand. Read more at ...

Indonesia to crack down on illegal exploitation of resources, president says

JAKARTA - Indonesia will launch a broader crackdown on the illegal exploitation of natural resources after a survey of palm ...

Torque Shop: Getting it right in a left-hand-drive car

Most places in the world drive on the opposite side to Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

China’s first contraction in outstanding loans since 2005 feeds worry on slower economic growth

Households and companies are paying down their debt as they take a more dim view of their prospects. Read more at ...

Prabowo touts progress on key social programmes to drive growth

Indonesia’s economy surprised analysts last week with its fastest quarterly growth in two years. Read more at ...

Turkey detains Istanbul district mayor in corruption probe, state media says

Turkish police detained 40 people including the mayor of Istanbul's central Beyoglu district as part of a corruption investigation, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Friday, the latest wave in a ...