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Actor Edison Chen (pic) has found himself in unwanted publicity after reports emerged that he was involved in an alleged dispute with a flight attendant during a recent commercial flight from Tokyo to New York. According to entertainment site Dimsum Daily, the incident reportedly stemmed from a disagreement over disembarkation procedures, with the 44-year-old star allegedly telling the crew member, “Bring your complaint letter. I will get you fired.” Chen’s management, however, has since clarified the matter, explaining that after the plane had landed, the Infernal Affairs actor was retrieving... Read More

Canadian-born Hong Kong singer and actor Edison Chen, 44, allegedly confronted a flight attendant on a Japanese airline during a flight on Jun. 1 from Tokyo to New York. The confrontation happened over the air stewardess reportedly allowing another Japanese VIP passenger to cut ahead of Chen. A netizen onboard had posted an account of the situation and a voice recording of the incident on Xiaohongshu. Netizen’s recount of the confrontation Chen had allegedly become offended and demanded to know the reason the flight attendant had prioritised the... Read More

BANGKOK – Thailand’s government teetered on the brink of collapse after a leaked audio recording of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra criticising the country’s military provoked the withdrawal of support from a key party in her ruling coalition, amid growing calls for her resignation. The exit of the conservative Bhumjaithai Party, which holds 69 seats in the 500-member lower house, leaves the Pheu Thai Party-led government controlling just 261 seats in Parliament, as more parties in the coalition held urgent meetings on June 19 to decide whether to join the exodus.... Read More

Asean risks a fresh blow to its already dented credibility if it fails to de-escalate tensions between Thailand and Cambodia, analysts have warned, as a deadly border skirmish and a political leak threaten to trigger broader regional fallout. “A full-blown border war between Thailand and Cambodia will damage Asean’s credibility,” Abdul Rahman Yaacob, a research fellow at the Lowy Institute’s Southeast Asia programme, told This Week in Asia. “The regional organisation is already under fire for being perceived as not effective in dealing with the Myanmar crisis.” Since its founding... Read More