Yahoo News
Who needs a mortgage when you can buy a fixer-upper in Sicily for the price of a used Honda? Here are six countries where homeownership still doesn't require a trust fund.
The Guardian Europe
Thai teen shoots grandparents, then classmates and teachers, in a school shooting that's tragically familiar in a country with 10 million guns and a habit of ignoring alarms.
Hilton expands its Southeast Asian empire with three new hotels, because the region clearly lacked places to sleep.
The Guardian Europe
A 2003 Thailand hiking trip goes from waterfall wonder to dehydration disaster, saved by a kind stranger who literally carried the author home.
UN News
Thailand's prisoners are learning to brew coffee - and a new life - as part of a UN-backed rehabilitation push that's more about second chances than just locking people up.
BBC World
Bangkok bar fire kills 27, injures dozens; victims found in bathroom - proving once again that hiding in a small room during a fire is a terrible idea. Thailand promises investigation, again.
UN News
Nearly 400 Thai youth tell the UN they're ready to lead - just don't hand them a mic and then forget about them.
BBC World
Palaeontologists in Thailand discover a 20-metre-long dinosaur with a neck that makes giraffes jealous, and one scientist celebrates by destroying his computer.
Banana Beach on Koh Hey is the best beach in Asia, according to Tripadvisor - so basically, it’s official: you should go before everyone else does.
BBC World
Australian tourist charged with murder after teen's body found in suitcase, blames spider for scratch marks.
The Guardian Europe
Thailand mourns Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who died at 47 after nearly four years in a coma following a heart problem while dog training - drawing crowds in black and selling out lottery number 47.
The Guardian
Asia’s monsoon season begins, delivering vital rain to farmers and flash floods to everyone else, with the Indian meteorological department projecting a slightly below-average rainfall due to El Niño.
ScienceDaily
Scientists name a 27-meter-long, 27-tonne sauropod Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis - the biggest dinosaur ever found in Southeast Asia, and likely the last one Thailand will ever see, because the region became a shallow sea.
BBC World
Scientists name a 27-tonne, 27-metre-long dinosaur after a mythical serpent, making it the largest ever found in South-East Asia and proving that being a dinosaur kid can pay off.
UN News
Thai woman survives 20 years on death row by discovering that sewing is a marginally better hobby than waiting to die.
NASA
Chiang Mai's dry season turns into a smoke-filled spectacle, thanks to agricultural fires, geography, and a tourism industry that's down 90 percent in one town.
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