In the new season of The White Lotus, Rothwell reprises her role of spa manager Belinda, a woman “on the precipice of change” as she straddles the line between guest and staffer.
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Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China, activists say
The detainees were part of a group of some 300 Uyghurs who fled China and were arrested in Thailand in 2014. Thailand deported more than 100 of them to China in 2015, drawing condemnation.
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China repatriates more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
Thailand, China and Myanmar have coordinated efforts over the past month to shut down the scam centers that bilked victims around the world out of billions of dollars.
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A museum’s confession: why we have looted objects
An exhibition at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly around efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from other countries.
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Couples wed as landmark same-sex marriage law takes effect in Thailand
Hundreds of same-sex couples tied the knot across Thailand on Thursday, as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to legally recognize equal marriage.
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In northern Israel, migrant workers are farming while under fire from Hezbollah
Foreign laborers, many from Thailand, are tending fields and livestock in an area Israel has declared off-limits to its own civilians amid ongoing military operations against Hezbollah.
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More than 20 students and teachers are feared dead in Thailand school trip bus fire
A bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok, leaving more than 20 feared dead, officials and rescuers said.
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Thailand’s new prime minister renews the legacy of her father, Thaksin Shinawatra
The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable back-to-the-future moment. She renews the political dynasty founded by her father, Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thai court bans a popular political party for proposing to amend lèse-majesté law
The Constitutional Court ordered dissolution of the party, which won elections last year, saying it violated the constitution by proposing to amend the law against defaming the country’s royal family.
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Thailand still grapples with a strict law against criticizing the monarchy
Thailand has taken some steps toward democracy. But a flurry of court challenges has raised the specter of another crisis — with the lèse-majesté law on royal defamation front and center.
