Thousands of LGBTQ couples tie the knot as Thailand legalises same-sex and transgender marriages
Thailand legalized same-sex and transgender marriage, allowing nearly 2,000 couples to wed in a historic first for Southeast Asia. The new law grants equal rights, including adoption and inheritance, ...
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Thailand celebrates first LGBTQ weddings in Southeast Asia
Thailand on Thursday began issuing marriage licenses to LGBTQ couples, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize same-sex unions after a nearly 20-year campaign by activists. By the ...
Thailand Legalises Same-Sex Marriage; Hundreds Of Couples Gather To Get Married On The Historic Day
Marriage registration is customarily done at district offices, but on Thursday, around 300 couples are expected to complete the formalities at a daylong gala celebration in an exhibition hall at a ...
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Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Trump 2.0
Trump hates US trade deficits, loves US tariffs and is mostly indifferent, if not hostile, toward multilateral arrangements including ASEAN.
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Mitsubishi Motors won’t join Honda and Nissan tie-up, Yomiuri says
Mitsubishi Motors hasn’t made any announcements and is considering all options, a spokesperson for the company said.
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Hundreds tie the knot as Thailand becomes first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions
Thailand has become the first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions. In Bangkok, a special event at a shopping mall was held, where a pop-up registration readied to welcome up to 300 couples ...
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‘We’re more open-minded than that’: Hugs and tears as nearly 2,000 same-sex, trans couples marry in Thailand
Almost 2,000 same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand yesterday as the kingdom’s equal marriage law went into effect in a first for ...
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From solar panels to EV chargers: The key player in Singapore driving Southeast Asia’s low-carbon future
SINGAPORE IS IDEAL AS A REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS FOR ITS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTING ACCESS TO BROADER MARKETS. FOR BUSINESSES LOOKING TO SCALE, LEVERAGING THESE ADVANTAGES is key." ...
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Record number of Vietnamese tourists visit Japan, again
The Japan National Tourism Organization said there were again a record number of Vietnamese visitors to the Northeast Asian country in 2024.
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Kyushu Sets Record with 4,260,000 Foreign Visitors in 2024
The Kyushu Transport Bureau announced that 4,260,525 foreign visitors arrived in Kyushu in 2024, a 37% increase ...
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Will the STI be lifted high to 4,000 by the Snake?
As he does regular weightlifting, Wickramasinghe, in his day job of parsing the markets, is projecting that the Straits Times Index (STI), already up 18% last year to around 3,800 points now, can be ...
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Operating across borders: one gallery, three countries
The gallery is located in a blue-chip area alongside gallery giants the likes of Pace, Gagosian and White Cube – all of which have spaces in New York. Perhaps that is next on the cards for the ...