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'It's not about being famous': meet Thailand's first transgender PM candidate
Pinit Ngarmpring had a long, successful career in journalism, business and football. A few years ago, she became Pauline Ngarmpring. And now she wants to be prime minister.
- by James Massola and Veena Thoopkrajae
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Vietnam
Vietnam embalms a sacred turtle, Lenin-style
The turtle has now joined an elite club of famous figures embalmed and put on display by communist regimes.
- by Mike Ives
Lion Air Tragedy
Confusion, then prayer, in cockpit of doomed Lion Air jet
As the seconds ticked by, the pilot handed the controls to his co-pilot and flipped through the pages of a technical manual, trying to figure out what was happening.
- by Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono
World politics
Kazakhstan's new president sworn in after surprise vacancy
The resignation of the former president appeared to be the first step in a choreographed political transition.
- by Tamara Vaal
Olympics
Japanese Olympic Committee head resigns amid bribery scandal
The 71-year-old Tsunekazu Takeda has denied corruption allegations against him.
- by Stephen Wade
Flashback
From the Archives: Papua New Guinea rocked by mercenary scandal
On this day in 1997, Papua New Guinea was on the edge of civil war. The Chan government's use of mercenaries led to open conflict with the army, rioting and threatened to topple the government itself.
- by Lindsay Murdoch
Exclusive
China coal ban
Australian coal in the firing line of Chinese 'environmental' crackdown
With the Chinese government strictly controlling supply, Mongolian coal is also in the firing line, with a big shipment recently rejected.
- by Kirsty Needham
Bangladesh
At least seven dead in election attack in Bangladesh
It is not yet clear who was behind the attacks.
Extremism
Taliban seize 150 Afghan soldiers capping two-week onslaught
The latest capture was perhaps the biggest setback for the Afghan security forces since a Taliban offensive in August in the south-eastern city of Ghazni.
- by Najim Rahim and Rod Nordland
Tragedy
Earthquake triggers deadly landslide on Indonesia's Lombok island
An earthquake has triggered a landslide that hit a popular waterfall on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok.
Extreme weather
Flash floods kill dozens in Indonesian Papua
More than 150 houses were submerged after heavy rain triggered flash flooding in the provincial capital.