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Philippine and US navies hold maritime cooperative activity in contested waters

Footage shows ships from the allied nations sailing in waters inside the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone west of Palawan province on July 31.

Boy, 10, killed after being trapped in burning house in Manila

The youngster, Mark, was alone in a room on the second floor when the fire broke out at his family's home in Paco district at around 10:20 am on July 31.

Rescue teams search for Dutch boy, 18, missing in forest in Thailand

Tim Bakker, 18, was trekking with his parents through the Khao Hang Nak nature trail in Krabi province on Wednesday afternoon, July 31.

Twin blasts rock town in southern Thailand injuring one villager

The bombs were detonated along a road in Narathiwat province at around 11 am on July 31.

Aggressive rat snake terrifies staff at gold shop

The tiny but feisty reptile slithered into the Yindee Gold Shop in Nakhon Ratchasima province, causing panic among the employees on July 31.

French tourist, 25, found dead on beach in Indonesia

Leo Bauthamy, 25, told his friends he was going bowfishing using spear-like arrows at Walur Beach, but was washed away from the shore by rough waves in Lampung province on July 28.

TikTok influencer who ran illegal gambling site and spent profits on boob jobs arrested at airport

Chutima or 'Soda', who goes by the handle 'ZaDo ZoDa', reportedly operated the online gambling site Zigma911 with more than four billion baht (87 million GBP) in deposits.

Pickup truck overturns on slippery road after monsoon downpour in Thailand

CCTV footage shows the black Ford Ranger hurtling across the wet Highway 349 route in Chonburi province on July 26 afternoon.

Hairy caterpillar army swarm houses after heavy rain in Thailand

Footage shows the skin-crawling bugs covering houses and walls in a neighbourhood in Ang Thong province on July 29.

Containment boom installed as Philippines races to control spreading oil spill

Footage shows PCG ships laying out the long oil spill boom near the coastal town of Limay in Bataan province on July 30.

Oil spill destroys tropical beach with dark sheens after Typhoon Gaemi sinks tanker in the Philippines

Video shows shimmering puddles of fuel littering the waters near the coastal town of Limay in Bataan province on July 30.

Aerial survey of oil spill shows darkened shores along Manila Bay in the Philippines

Video shows the coast guard surveying the shorelines of Manila Bay, the Philippines, on July 30.

Thousands flee town in Myanmar amid clashes with junta troops

Footage shows several armed men wearing camouflage appearing to round up male residents during what appeared to be a skirmish in the town of Kyunsu.

Farmers evacuate livestock amid heavy flooding in eastern Thailand

Staff at the Sakrin hog farm in Trat province guided more than 1,200 pigs across waist-deep floods on July 28.

British tourist, 25, rescued from canyon in northern Thailand

Callum Elvidge, 25, from Tunbridge Wells, was trekking through the Pai Canyon with his friends when he plunged 20ft over a cliff edge in Mae Hong Son province on July 28.

Bones of AIDS patients turned into eerie sculptures in Thailand

The morbid exhibit, entitled 'Art of Bone Resin from AIDS Patients', was a way to dispose of unclaimed bodies at the Wat Phrabat Nam Phu - a temple turned hospice for those afflicted with HIV - in Lopburi province.

Watch this Japanese bondage fan demonstrate the ancient art of Shibari

Footage shows Praeploy Prombutra trussing up a tattooed woman in the middle of a dimly lit studio in Bangkok, Thailand.

Japanese tourist arrested at Thai airport 'trying to smuggle scorpions, spiders, beetles, ants, centipedes and frogs'

The passenger was detained at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok after authorities found Asian forest scorpions, whip scorpions, tarantulas, spiders, whip spiders, beetles, ants, centipedes, and frogs packed in five cardboard boxes in his luggage on July 16.

Advertising billboard collapses and almost hits car

CCTV footage shows the large metal frame toppling over in front of a restaurant amid heavy rain in Pathum Thani province on July 29.

Tourists rescued after getting lost in forest in northern Thailand

The Russian man and his Chinese girlfriend went for a hike on Doi Nang Moh mountain, but lost their way in the forest in Chiang Mai province at around 8:30 pm on July 27.
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