Posted in Amnesty International Kim Jong Un News North Korea Southeast Asia UK UK News

How Kim Jong-un’s regime exerts control over women’s bodies

North Korea views citizens’ bodies as ‘components’ of the regime.

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Posted in China Lifestyle Southeast Asia TikTok Tourism Travel Travel Inspiration UK News

Tourists are flocking to a mind-bending Chinese megacity where Google Maps doesn’t work

A bit like Hong Kong on steroids, its dizzying architecture, neon lights and ‘cyberpunk’ vibe have made it a must-see destination for Chinese and international tourists alike.

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Posted in Bangkok BBC Lifestyle Southeast Asia Thailand Tourism Travel UK News Zara McDermott

UK Muay Thai fighters have a lot to say about Zara McDermott’s ‘ignorant’ Thailand documentary

‘Benidorm on steroids: cheap, cheerful, full of women.’

That’s how Thailand is described in Zara McDermott’s ‘The Dark Side of Paradise’, a new BBC documentary that has been condemned as ignorant, one-sided and patronising.

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Posted in News Southeast Asia Storms UK News Weather

Foreign Office issues travel warning for Vietnam as tropical storm makes landfall

Two men in the Philippines wading neck-deep in water after roads became flooded from tropical Storm Wipha

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Posted in News Southeast Asia UK News Vietnam World

Tourist boat capsizes leaving at least three dead and 38 still missing

A frantic search-and-rescue operation is underway.

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Posted in Lifestyle Southeast Asia Thailand Travel Travel Hot Takes Travel Inspiration UK News

I dreamed of Thailand’s paradise island, but I left it too late to visit

In the 12th installment of Metro Travel Hot Takes, Sophie-May Williams shares her disappointment with an island that Hollywood put on the map.

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Posted in Crime News News Southeast Asia Thailand UK News

Boy, 8, found being raised by dogs and can only communicate by barking

The child was found living in squalid conditions in northern Thailand.

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Posted in Lifestyle Southeast Asia Travel Travel Reviews UK News Vietnam

I veered inland in Vietnam and saw a side few tourists see

50 years after the end of the war, Vietnam is absolutely thriving. There’s never been a better time to go.

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Posted in Indonesia News Robots Southeast Asia UK News World

Police draft in real life Robocops that can diffuse bombs and free hostages

Dressed in a Polri uniform and wearing black berets robots were paraded through the streets of Jakarta

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Posted in Lifestyle Metro newspaper Southeast Asia Travel Travel Inspiration UK News Vietnam

I flew 6,000 miles to meet a stranger for a date

Among the passengers who boarded the packed airliner from London to Vietnam last November, one in particular was lost in deep thought. And little wonder.

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Posted in Crime News Malaysia Missing News Southeast Asia UK News World

Missing British man Jordan Johnson-Doyle found dead at bottom of a lift shaft in Malaysia

His body was found on a construction site.

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Posted in Death News Southeast Asia Thailand UK News World

British woman found dead on Thai beach after swimming following night of drinking

The woman’s body was found on Koh Phangan island.

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