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Former prime minister and close adviser to Thailand’s revered royals, Prem Tinsulanonda died early on Sunday aged 98, ending a decades-long career of unrivalled influence over Thai politics.

Will a second Trump-Kim summit bring economic gain to South Korea and lower the threat of nuclear destruction, or is it a risky game fraught with possible flashpoints?

Japan’s netizens have flocked to the defence former adult movie actress Sola Aoi who announced her pregnancy on social media, prompting some to accuse her of selfishness as the child will be bullied because of Aoi’s previous career.

A CONTROVERSIAL road-improvement project in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province remained in limbo yesterday as park officials and critics of the project stuck to their positions.

Buddhist monk Sao Chanthol will cast his ballot for Cambodia's ruling party on Sunday, but the vote has exposed a deep fracture in the 60,000-strong clergy with some planning to stay home to protest a ban on the opposition in what is now effectively a one-party state.

WORLD LEADERS were divided in their reaction to US missile strikes on a Syrian airbase yesterday that killed at least nine people, while Thai observers said it was premature to predict any real upward impact of the action on oil prices and the energy market.

Many also opposed to giving the government another two years to complete reforms