Developing Story
A story still writing itself. These are events moving in real time, updated as new information arrives rather than filed once and left alone.
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Jul- 2026 -29 JulyCompass
Thailand’s tourism bet waits for a visa that hasn’t arrived
With the baht down 5.9% and Indian visa-free entry cabinet-approved but not yet published, Thailand is banking on policy levers that remain half-engaged—even as July arrivals fell 3% year-on-year.
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29 JulySociety
Social media is recruiting trafficking victims into Asian scam compounds
The IOM reported on July 28 that tens of thousands from over 80 countries have been trafficked into Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos compounds where an estimated 300,000 workers are forced…
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24 JulyTech & AI
China-linked hackers merged espionage and mass malware in one loader
The TriBack Loader breached a Vietnamese hospital's imaging system, Malaysia's foreign ministry, and Honduras's congress while simultaneously infecting consumers searching for Claude AI through a fake installer.
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24 JulyCompass
Dubai pays residents to bring tourists back after missile strikes
The city launched the A Dubai Invite scheme on July 22, offering over AED 3,000 in benefits per visitor after Iranian attacks halved airline capacity and cut hotel revenues by…
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24 JulyCompass
New Zealand warns citizens: Middle East travel now too risky to insure
Level 4 Do Not Travel designations for seven countries take effect as Trump threatens to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure, leaving travellers exposed to policy gaps airlines and insurers cannot cover.
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23 JulyTech & AI
Taiwan throttles mobile data for 16 million in first wartime readiness test
The National Communications Commission will slow 4G/5G to 1% capacity across 14 cities for 30 minutes on August 10 and 13, exempting only the stock exchange—revealing how deeply Taiwan's economy…
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22 JulyTech & AI
Southeast Asia’s AI scam networks are now targeting Western children
A UN report documents $114.1 billion in 2025 scam losses orchestrated by integrated criminal syndicates deploying deepfakes, agentic AI, and encrypted channels to produce child sexual abuse material on demand.
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22 JulyEarth
Afghanistan’s monsoon floods kill 23, leave 100 missing across South Asia
Flash floods in Nuristan province on July 21 killed at least 23 people and left over 100 missing, part of a regional monsoon system that has claimed at least 25…
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22 JulyTech & AI
Google’s AI now speaks Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian fluently
In Q1 2026, 89% of Vietnamese Gemini prompts arrived in native language, reshaping who can trade and learn without English intermediaries.
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21 JulyCompass
India’s pilots demand flight ban Europe already imposed on Gulf routes
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency ordered carriers to avoid UAE airspace through July 29 citing missile and drone risks, but India's regulator has not yet matched that directive despite…
