The uninhabited Koh Khai Hua Roh islet in Trat province can only take in five tourists at a time, but it has lately been beset by overtourism.

The eight-wheeled CM-34 armed with the Mk44 Bushmaster 30mm chain gun, made by Northrop Grumman and with an effective firing range of 3km.

In an effort to bolster the economy Thailand may allow bars, pubs and other entertainment venues to remain open beyond midnight as the tourism-reliant nation unwinds pandemic-era restrictions.

Russia’s defence ministry accused Ukrainian forces of disrupting efforts to allow civilians to escape from a chemical plant in an eastern Ukrainian city where a battle has been raging for weeks.

In the first five months of 2022, Sri Lanka has issued 288,645 passports compared with 91,331 in the same period last year as people are eager to leave a country wilting under an economic crisis.

Chinese selfie lovers have been told to avoid the poisonous oleander plant after a blogger fell sick within hours of touching it.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in Kyiv on their first visit since the Russian invasion.

Health officials report 1,085 local coronavirus infections, 94 imported cases and no related deaths on Thursday.

Users of the Tencent app have been flocking online to complain that the payment function of WeChat failed to respond on Thursday morning.

Huang Liuquan, HKMAO deputy director, says anyone betting on demise of city has ‘never won’.

Japan’s Defence Ministry said 3 ships were spotted on Sunday travelling toward Sea of Japan. Global Times reported the mission was part of China’s military build-up aimed at deterring a foreign intervention in the event of an attack on Taiwan.

Britain’s government has refused to rule out abandoning a European human rights pact after a judge dramatically blocked its plan to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda, sparking fury among Conservatives.

The Post answers questions on authenticity of test results and authorities’ policy direction.

South Korean officials said this week that North Korea was poised to conduct a nuclear test “at any time” and that the timing would be decided by Kim.

Covid-19 brought challenges, but young entrepreneurs seized opportunities to get creative, thrive.

The three-year public inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia was prompted in part by public speculation that Asian criminals were driving up housing prices in Vancouver.

Nation had intended to send up its home-grown spacecraft for a second time, to launch satellites, but there were problems with fuel sensors.

Half-opened service businesses are spoiling the facade of normalcy that Shanghai’s authorities are trying to project after claiming tentative success at containing the Omicron’s spread.

Malawian foreign minister says her country feels ‘disgusted, disrespected and deeply pained’ by video in which children repeat demeaning words in Chinese.

The World Trade Organization extended its negotiations amid growing doubts it could find consensus on any change to global trade rules and India adamant it would not yield on food, fisheries and vaccines.

Washington DC’s local government changed street signs in honour of the Saudi dissident who was strangled to death and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.

The company’s dealings with the rural town of Bastrop are an illustration of how Musk’s businesses push the boundaries of or simply ignore regulations.

The findings counter theories that the disease – that killed tens of millions of people in the mid-14th century – might have first emerged in China.

North Korea did not report the number of people affected, or elaborate what the disease was, but only referred to it as an outbreak of an “unidentified intestinal epidemic.”

As visitors rush to ‘dance with the butterflies’, ecologist warns about how overtourism in the 1960s damaged another butterfly habitat.

Quirky China: a medical student turns performing ‘mermaid’ to protect sea animals, an iron man does his daily exercises in a park and a temple thief becomes a laughing stock.

Protests erupted in Indian cities condemning the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims. Critics call it “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority raised its base rate by 75 basis points to 2 per cent, following the Fed’s most aggressive hike since 1994.

The world’s biggest importer of tea is facing a long-brewing economic crisis, with dwindling foreign reserves used to pay crippling debt.

‘The world is in fact big enough for the both of us, and we need to look for opportunities to try and convince them of that,’ says US Representative Adam Smith

Some China-based investors say they believe plummeting prices do not reflect the long-term value of cryptocurrencies.

Data privacy is a global concern, with many countries developing legislation to protect individuals’ personal details. Yet, in Hong Kong, such laws are suspected of masking a hidden agenda.

Regulation covers PLA missions from disaster relief to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping, as well as its response to political crises at home and overseas.

The US top scientist, 81, is experiencing mild symptoms, and will work from home while he recovers.

Reporter Dom Phillips and his guide Bruno Pereira went missing June 5 in a remote part of the Amazon that is rife with environmental crimes including illegal mining, fishing and logging, as well as drug trafficking.

Uzra Zeya, undersecretary of state for civilian security, democracy and human rights, says federal government lacks funding to meet all requests for protection; China denies targeting dissidents overseas.

The 0.75-percentage-point increase is the biggest since 1994, with the central bank’s chief saying another big raise could come next month to cool prices.

The package includes anti-ship and artillery launchers, as well as additional ammunition for rocket systems.

The heavy artillery system highly prized for its accuracy is part of the new arsenal of modern weaponry provided to Kyiv by multiple allies.

Deputy defence secretary Kathleen Hicks says US has to develop ‘combat-credible capability that can deter aggression’.

Mitsunobu Hino, 72, is accused of trespassing and making holes in a sacred tree to put up a figure with a note wishing death to the Russian leader.

Appointments are expected to sharpen focus on potential threats to the state and draw a line under the corruption scandals of recent years.

Items targeted in raids include rainbow-coloured bows, hats and pencil cases – the colours send a ‘poisoned message’ to children, a local news report said.

‘Where the world is now, the Ukraine scenario is a much more likely outcome,’ says Colin Kahl, the US undersecretary of defence for policy.

Chinese, Russian leaders speak for a second time since the start of Putin’s war.

Chen Quanguo, the most senior official sanctioned by the US over alleged human rights abuses, is expected to spearhead a crackdown on rural gangs in his new post.

Across the Cathay Pacific Group, a total of 8,000 new staff will be hired from now to the end of next year, CEO says.

Opposition parties hope to bring down Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s 17-party government, but his parliamentary majority of 253 seats verses 208 means he is likely to prevail, say analysts.

Zhang Wufeng, the former director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, is by far the highest-ranking bureaucrat to be targeted in a nationwide corruption crackdown on China’s grain sector.

The stone was found in a unique cage at Sanxingdui and archaeologists hope it may contain the first written evidence from the Shu kingdom.