Thai noodle shop vows to keep 3-baht price despite higher costs
Owner Thawat Pirata said that his shop had never experienced this level of high costs and low profits due to the rising cost of raw materials since it was set up 34 years ago.
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Carrie Lam vows to firmly uphold rule of law to scale new heights
She also said that the rule of law is the cornerstone and core value of Hong Kong’s success, and the Basic Law protects Hong Kong’s human rights and the independence of the…
‘The state of being lonely’: South Korean horror writer shortlisted for Booker Prize
Bora Chung's stories were not considered "pure" literature but her life changed when her 2017 collection ‘Cursed Bunny’ caught the eye of translator Anton Hur.
Peacocks lead to success in hometown business
Known as the "golden peacock", Sun Jiaojiao’s business of selling peacock feathers as a series of tourism products continues to grow, developing rural tourism in the area.
Long road ahead: Life as nonbinary in Indonesia
Merely inviting a gay couple to appear on one of the most popular YouTube podcast channels in Indonesia brought up rehashed “discourses” and hate speech on social media.
Boxing titles shared among Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam
Thailand won four golds while the Philippines and Vietnam secured three titles each on the last day of the SEA Games 31 competition on May 22.
Petite nun, 67, stands tall as Singapore’s first taekwondo world champion
Sister Linda Sim picked up taekwondo for self defence as a teenager and is now a fifth-dan black belt holder.
Preserving the Mekong Delta’s floating markets
A cultural researcher said that floating markets represented the cultural features, tourism specialties, and the pride of the land and people of the Mekong Delta.
Blind masseur becomes a lawyer in Guangzhou
Pan Mingjing was the first blind person to pass the national legal vocational qualifying examination in the city of Guangzhou.
Even in defeat, Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes’ legend grows in Hanoi SEA Games
Despite his loss to hometown bet Tranh Thanh Tu Nguyen in the men’s 1-cushion carom semifinals, Reyes was treated like winner from a predominantly Vietnamese crowd.