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‘Something was wrong’: Investigation launched into Bangkok high-rise collapse
A 33-floor skyscraper in Bangkok collapsed during Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake.

Live: Myanmar quake toll passes 1600 as rescuers dig for survivors
Myanmar's leader issued a rare plea for international aid in televised address.

Massive earthquake kills more than 140 in Myanmar and Thailand
The UN is scrambling aid to Southeast Asia after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar.

Myanmar quake: 1000+ confirmed dead, NZ gives $2 million in aid
The earthquake's epicentre was in Mandalay, causing widespread devastation.

Southeast Asia quake - death toll could surpass 10,000
Myanmar's leader issued a rare plea for international aid in televised address.

Myanmar deadly earthquake, health sector woes, Australian election begins | NZ Herald News Update
A devastating earthquake shook Myanmar and surrounding countries late last night. The NZ health sector continues to struggle, Israel continues bombing Israel despite ceasefire.

Corporate law to the catwalk: Lawyer aims for Miss Universe NZ crown
Meet 2025 Miss Universe New Zealand finalist Dana McNatty.

The latest nation vying for a Formula One race
Thailand will conduct a feasibility study on hosting an F1 race.

‘I like art so I like to tattoo’: 9yo Thai tattooist makes his mark
Tattooing is a centuries-old tradition in Thailand.

OA day at Thailand’s new Layan Life wellness centre where weird and wonderful things happen
‘As they say, what we need isn’t always what we want …’

Watch The White Lotus. Book trip. Repeat
The White Lotus drove travellers to Sicily after season two. Thailand is now preparing.

Watch: Hapless tourist busted after drugs fall from pocket during airport tantrum
He shouted, he flailed, he rolled around and he was eventually hauled off to jail.

Tourist arrested at Thai airport when 'cocaine falls from his pockets during tantrum'
A bungling British tourist lost his cool while going through airport security - before throwing a tantrum which allegedly caused cocaine to fall from his pocket.

She thought she had jet lag. Doctors found parasitic worms in her brain
The infection was linked to eating raw sushi and swimming in Hawaii.

Kiwis return from overseas weight loss surgery with life-threatening complications
They clog up an already overburdened public health system, a surgeon says.

Summer will never be over – as long as you keep chasing the sun
This week's best travel deals for sun-seekers.

How Thailand, astrology and reality TV inspired the White Lotus’ new season
Stars Natasha Rothwell and Aimee Lou Wood reveal all ahead of the long-awaited new season.

In its third season, The White Lotus seeks enlightenment
OPINION: The latest instalment of The White Lotus puts a sunnier spin on human nature.

The White Lotus effect: Why Thailand is experiencing a travel boom
Officials predict an influx of tourists ahead of the new season's premiere this month.

A guide to eating street food without risk in Southeast Asia
Go ahead and tuck in, there’s more taste than tummy ache we promise.

‘Shocking scenes’: Israel frees Palestinian prisoners after chaotic hostage exchange
It is the third hostage-prisoner exchange under a January 19 ceasefire deal.