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Shocking discovery of Rohingya graves on Thai-Malaysia border
The discovery on the Thai border of around 50 bodies, thought to be members of the marginalised Rohingya community, underlines the brutal nature of the trade in humans.
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Flight MH370 one year on: what we know – and don’t know
There is no trace of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared on 8 March 2014, nor of the 239 people on board. It remains one of the great aviation mysteries. Will it ever be solved?
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Only in Bangkok: the world’s weirdest Valentine’s Day ritual
Forget chocolates and flowers: death, rebirth, cross-dressing and chariot rides come together in a very Thai celebration of love.
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Koh Tao: why have an 'unusual number' of foreigners died there?
Tourists take the boat to the island of Koh Tao to get away from it all but after a pair of brutal murders, two mysterious deaths, many people may feel inclined to keep well clear.
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Thai workers’ rights ‘abused on Israeli farms’
Thai farmers in Israel face low pay, hazardous working conditions and excessive working hours, according to a human rights group.
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AirAsia jet: ’40 bodies’ and plane debris found in sea
Investigators searching for the missing AirAsia jet find dozens of bodies, the Indonesian Navy says, as it is confirmed that debris found in the Karimata Strait earlier is from the airliner.
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What happened to missing AirAsia flight QZ8501?
Search and rescue crews looking for the 162 people – including a Briton – on board missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 suspend air operations overnight.
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UK to request CIA material over Britain’s role in torture
The chair of the inquiry into British intelligence agencies’ complicity in the CIA’s interrogation programme demands the US hand over material that was redacted from the report.
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Uber ban spreads as backlash against taxi app grows
Three more countries have issued bans on the taxi booking app Uber over criticism of its vetting processes and business practices, leaving the American firm fighting a battle on many fronts.
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Escaping China: the perilous journey of the Uighurs
Nearly 300 Uighurs have been found sitting in silence on a mountain in Thailand. Asia correspondent John Sparks investigates and traces the escape route of thousands of Uighurs desperate to flee China.
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‘Thai police said they’d cut off my son’s hands and feet’
The father of one of the Burmese suspects accused of murdering British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in Thailand says the pair were tortured into confessing to the crime.
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UK backpackers’ alleged murderers carry out reconstruction
Two Burmese men – who are said to have confessed to murdering British backpackers in Thailand last month – are sent to Koh Tao beach for a reconstruction of the crime.
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Thai PM says sorry after beach deaths 'bikini' comment
After insensitive comments by Thailand’s PM about the deaths of two Britons, the Thai government expresses regret and insists the safety of foreigners is of “highest priority”.
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Thai beach deaths: British brothers questioned
Two British brothers who left the Thai island of Koh Tao where police are investigating the brutal murders of two British backpackers are stopped by police before boarding a London bound flight.
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Thai beach deaths: police focus on Burmese community
Police investigating the deaths of two young Britons, whose bodies were found on a beach on Thailand’s Koh Tao island, are focusing their inquiries on the Burmese migrant community.