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Gambling ads sneak onto Indonesia’s social media feeds, targeting even kids
JAKARTA, Nov 16 — Gambling promoters are using deceptive marketing tactics to reach Indonesian users across Meta platforms, despite the company’s policies and a government crackdown on the illegal practice. An AFP investigation found dozens of paid gambling adverts disguised
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Trump administration flags obesity, dependents as ‘burden’
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 — The United States will consider obesity or having children with special needs as reasons to reject immigrant visas, in the latest salvo by President Donald Trump to turn away foreigners. In a cable sent earlier this
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South Koreans shrug off Trump crackdown and clock back in at Georgia plant
SEOUL, Nov 14 — Some South Korean workers returned to a factory in the US state of Georgia, an industry source told AFP on Friday, after hundreds were detained at the site in an immigration raid. US authorities arrested around
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Japan calls in retired police and soldiers to tackle record bear attacks
TOKYO, Nov 14 — Japan is trying to enlist retired police officers to fight bears as the nation battles a record wave of deadly attacks this year, a top official said Friday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara led a special
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Afternoon booze ban on the way out as Thailand updates alcohol regulations
BANGKOK, Nov 14 — Thailand’s National Alcohol Policy Committee has agreed in principle to lift the ban on alcohol sales between 2pm and 5pm. According to the Bangkok Post, the move is aimed at boosting consumer spending during major holiday periods. The
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Landslide buries Central Java villages, kills two and leaves dozens missing
CILACAP (Indonesia), Nov 14 — A landslide killed two people and left at least 21 others missing in Indonesia, a disaster official said Friday. The landslide hit three villages in the district of Cilacap, Central Java, on Thursday night, burying
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Chinese fraudster’s luxury run ends in London jail, Malaysian aide sentenced as UK police seize £5b in bitcoin
LONDON, Nov 12 — As Chinese police closed in on the architect of a massive Ponzi scheme that cost thousands their life savings, a woman in her mid-40s was taken by an accomplice to the Myanmar border on a moped
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Australia spy chief warns of sabotage risk as Chinese hackers probe telecoms, critical infrastructure
SYDNEY, Nov 12 — Australia’s spy chief said hackers working for the Chinese government and military had probed Australia’s telecommunications network and critical infrastructure, warning today of the potential for disruption to the economy if a sabotage attack were carried
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Thailand to brief Washington on pause in Cambodia peace deal after border blast injures four
BANGKOK, Nov 11 — Thailand’s government confirmed today it will halt the implementation of an enhanced ceasefire agreement with Cambodia, signed last month in the presence of US President Donald Trump and said it would explain its decision to Washington.
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How Japan PM Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks triggered a diplomatic storm with China
TOKYO, Nov 11 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sparked a diplomatic spat with China over remarks last week that a hypothetical Chinese attack on democratically-ruled Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo. Until now, Japanese leaders have avoided
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