Short news items and reports on labour, regional business and everyday affairs across Asia.
The Asia section gathers reporting from across the region, with a working emphasis on the movement of workers across borders and on regional business stories.
Items in this category are short posts that often point readers onward to fuller coverage published elsewhere. Read the source piece for the complete account.
From this category
Labour & Migration
Thousands Of Myanmar Workers Stopped Working In Thailand, Returned Home
Reporting on Myanmar nationals employed in Thailand who stopped working and travelled back to Myanmar, with accounts tracing the trafficking of Burmese migrants freed from Thai fishing boats.
Regional Business
Jobs In Thailand
A regional employment listing and hiring resource covering openings in Thailand, published alongside related coverage of the country's labour market.
Travel
Similan Islands Diving
A travel feature introducing diving around the Similan islands off the Andaman coast, carried in the site's wider world news coverage.
Elsewhere on the site
Regional items sit alongside wider reporting. The World News section collects international stories, while Europe covers migration and other European topics. Broader items mixing business, lifestyle and general interest appear under News.