A restaurant in central Thailand was bursting with a stream of customers coming for a unique dining experience: enjoying a meal while sitting in floodwaters, surrounded by live fish they bring into the establishment.
Since an adjacent river breached its banks 11 days ago, the flooded riverside restaurant has become an internet sensation, drawing customers keen to pose in the lapping brown water or toss fish food to photograph the feeding frenzy.
Families enjoyed lunch at Pa Jit restaurant in…
Trump calls Thailand and Cambodia after new clashes upend his ceasefire deal
US President Donald Trump called Thailand and Cambodia on Friday to bolster the peace deal he brokered after fresh clashes erupted between the Southeast Asian neighbours, the White House said.
Trump co-signed a truce between the two countries on October 26 during a tour of Asia, touting it as one of several peace deals around the world that he believes should win him the Nobel Prize.
But Thailand suspended the deal on Monday after a landmine blast, and the two sides traded accusations of new…
Government eyes change from RPI to CPI for green energy schemes
Consultations on changes to the way inflation is calculated for two UK renewable energy support schemes risk undermining confidence from developers and consumers, experts have warned.
New cyber security requirements for energy industry as UK ramps up scrutiny
Major electricity infrastructure classed as ‘operators of essential services’ will face increased cyber security requirements under new legislation proposed in the UK.
OpenAI loses copyright case in Germany
Copyright works can subsist within AI models, the Regional Court of Munich has ruled, in a case that has potentially profound implications for AI developers and rights holders.
US, Chinese authorities ramp up actions against syndicates running crypto scams
The US and China are ramping up crackdowns on cryptocurrency-related cross-border crimes with a flurry of actions against the suspected ringleaders of scam networks operating in Southeast Asia.
In recent years, the border areas between Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have become hubs for online fraud operations, in which syndicates either trick or coerce their targeted victims to invest in bogus schemes and transfer money via bitcoin, ether or stablecoins before these are processed through…
Juan Ponce Enrile, ally of Ferdinand Marcos Snr, dies at 101
Juan Ponce Enrile, a shrewd political operator who helped usher in the darkest repression of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos Snr’s rule, died on Thursday at the age of 101, his daughter said.
Enrile, who was being treated for pneumonia, died at home at 4.21pm “surrounded by our family”, Katrina Ponce Enrile said on her Facebook page, adding there would be a public viewing.
Known as the architect of the brutal martial law used to crush opposition to Marcos’ rule, Harvard-educated…
New dashboard offers insight into Australian data breaches
Information about notifiable data breaches reported to the regulator in Australia is being published in a new online dashboard, in what will be a useful resource for businesses subject to reporting requirements, legal experts have said.
How India and the US can find their way back to better relations
The year began with promise for US-India relations. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington reinforced both countries’ intent to sustain the partnership’s momentum. Their personal rapport, forged during US President Donald Trump’s first term, appeared to offer political capital for a results-driven agenda. India entered 2025 buoyed by a bipartisan consensus in Washington that New Delhi was central to the Indo-Pacific balance.
Yet as the year closes, optimism has faded. A…
Malaysian AG says no proof linking Namewee to Taiwanese influencer’s death
Malaysia’s top prosecutor said on Wednesday that investigations into the murder probe of Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh found no evidence linking Malaysian rapper Namewee to her death, and he would be released on police bail on Thursday.
Attorney General Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar confirmed the information with This Week in Asia, saying that there was no lead to show that Namewee was involved in causing Hsieh’s death in Kuala Lumpur.
“The investigation is still ongoing, instructions for further…