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Thai boat rescues Cambodian fisherman whose vessel sank in storm

A Cambodian fisherman was rescued after being found floating at sea with the bodies of three crewmates tethered to him with a rope after their boat sank off southern Thailand during a storm last weekend, Thai navy officials said Thursday.
The fisherman…

More missing North Koreans amid colder weather and food shortages

As the temperature drops far below freezing in North Korea and food becomes more scarce, large numbers of people have gone missing, and sources told Radio Free Asia that some of them have either starved or frozen to death. 
Temperatures in the nor…

Asia Fact Check Lab: Can ‘magical remedies’ cure COVID?

In brief
China’s abrupt relaxation of its zero-COVID policy has contributed to a broad wave of infections that is overwhelming China’s healthcare systems and triggering a shortage of over-the-counter medicines. Amid a rush by Chinese to stock their med…

Activists, families call for rescue of boat adrift in Andaman Sea

As many as 20 people have died aboard a boat stranded at sea for days north of Indonesia’s Aceh province and carrying scores of Rohingya refugees, NGOs told BenarNews on Thursday while imploring the region’s governments to rescue the trawler.
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