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How Obiena overcame bad conditions to set pole vault record

Levi Joshua Verora Jr.
Posted at May 24 09:11 PM

EJ Obiena’s ordeal at the SEA Games was not only about the inclement weather conditions he had to deal with inside the Morodok Techo National Stadium. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 22, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 11:58 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Thai tourist arrivals hit 9M in the first quarter

Rungroj Yongrit, EPA-EFE
Posted at May 22 07:28 PM

9.47 million foreign tourists visited Thailand since January 2023, leading the way among its Southeast Asian neighbors. Read more »

UN says Russia, China sent deadly aid to Myanmar's military

Deutsche Welle
Posted at May 19 10:17 AM

Since seizing power in a 2021 coup, Myanmar's military has used the weapons "to commit atrocities," the UN said. Read more »

9 Filipinos rescued from Malaysia, Thailand return home

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 02:50 PM

Nine Filipinos who were allegedly victims of human trafficking in Malaysia and Thailand have been brought home, the Bureau of Immigration said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 15, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 11:48 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Thai election: Opposition defeats military-backed candidates

Narong Sangnak, EPA-EFE
Posted at May 15 07:02 PM

The opposition's victory is a stunning defeat to the military-aligned parties of the current government, which ousted an elected government in 2014 in a military coup. Read more »

Thailand elections: Opposition parties lead in partial tally

Deutsche Welle
Posted at May 15 06:42 AM

Despite surveys indicating a win for opposition parties in Thailand's general election, fears of military rule linger. Read more »

Thai voters flock to polls as general elections open

Kyodo News
Posted at May 14 10:04 AM

Thailand's general elections kicked off Sunday, the results of which may either allow the return of a Shinawatra or retain the status quo under a pro-military government. Read more »

SEA Games: Thailand crushes PH in volleyball semis

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 11:14 PM

The Philippine women’s volleyball team has been relegated to battle for bronze as Thailand pummeled them in the semifinals 2023 SEA Games. Read more »

Thais queue at temples, schools as early voting begins

Rose TROUP BUCHANAN, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 10:23 PM

More than two million Thais nationwide are registered to vote early ahead of the kingdom's May 14 election. Read more »

Thailand: PM candidate gives birth weeks before election

Deutsche Welle
Posted at May 02 09:14 AM

The opposition frontrunner in Thailand's upcoming general elections, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, gave birth on Monday, just two weeks ahead of the vote. Read more »

Mario Maurer set to return to PH in June

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 04:00 PM

Thai superstar Mario Maurer is coming back to the Philippines for a night of music and performances. Read more »

Thai woman accused of killing 9 people with cyanide

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 03:10 PM

Thai police have arrested the wife of a senior officer on suspicion of murdering nine people by poisoning them with cyanide, officials said. Read more »

Good vibrations: Thai party makes sex toy election pledge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 04:55 PM

While sex toys are considered immoral in some quarters in Thailand, many still flow into the kingdom illegally from overseas, the party said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 24, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 10:55 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Covid on the rise in Thailand too

Rungroj Yongrit, EPA-EFE
Posted at Apr 24 07:05 PM

Thailand is on alert against the COVID-19 pandemic after health authorities confirmed that about 52 percent of new infections are from the new Omicron sub-variant Arcturus. Read more »

24 transgender mula sa Asya maglalaban sa model search

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 07:30 PM

Nasa Pilipinas ngayon ang Slay Model Management - isang exclusive modeling agency para sa mga transgender at dito magki-kick off ang kanilang international search for the next big transgender model. Read more »

PBA players, teams implicated in game fixing mess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 04:28 PM

The Philippine Basketball Association is set to launch a probe after a Singaporean was charged for allegedly bribing players to fix the results of PBA games. Read more »

'Hotter and hotter': Swathes of Asia sweat in heatwave

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 10:49 PM

In India, at least 13 people died from heatstroke, along with two in Thailand. Read more »