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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:

BEIJING—Hours after she poisoned a British businessman, Gu Kailai reached out to a trusted ally—Wang Lijun. [1]

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Amazing Muay Thai Festival 2026 is set to be held at Rajabhakti Park in Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, offering visitors a comprehensive look at Muay Thai and Thai cultural traditions. [2]

Thailand’s new street fashion trend, of pairing ‘sabai’, a traditional shawl-like Thai shoulder cloth, with denim shorts or trousers, is taking social media by storm, drawing attention not only from Thais but also from international visitors. [3]

BEIJING — The curtain may be about to fall on China’s disgraced leader Bo Xilai, but victims of the harsh brand of justice he handed out in a high-profile crime crackdown are not making any headway in their campaign for redress. [4]

Cambodian police have arrested a Frenchman reportedly linked to a politician at the center of China’s biggest political scandal in years. [6]

CHENGDU, China—A Chinese court sentenced the former police chief who exposed a murder by a Chinese politician’s wife to 15 years in prison Monday in a decision that sets the stage for China’s leadership to wrap up a seamy political scandal and move a... [7]

JINAN, China — Fallen Chinese political star Bo Xilai has launched an unexpectedly spirited defense at his corruption trial, fiercely denying he took $3.5 million in bribes from two businessmen and cross-examining one of them with a lawyer’s precisio... (confirmed by 4 sources) [8]

BEIJING—Chinese lawmakers stripped disgraced politician Bo Xilai of his last official position on Friday, formally expelling him from the country’s top legislature and setting the stage for criminal proceedings against the once-rising political star.... [9]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-09-20 · 75% match

Ex-police Chief in China Scandal Sought US Asylum

BEIJING—Hours after she poisoned a British businessman, Gu Kailai reached out to a trusted ally—Wang Lijun.

[2] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-01-29 · 38% match

Amazing Muay Thai Festival 2026 to showcase martial arts and Thai culture at Rajabhakti Park Hua Hin

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Amazing Muay Thai Festival 2026 is set to be held at Rajabhakti Park in Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, offering visitors a comprehensive look at Muay Thai and Thai cultural traditions.

[3] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-02-04 · 36% match

Sabai meets denim: Thai new soft power street fashion trend goes viral

Thailand’s new street fashion trend, of pairing ‘sabai’, a traditional shawl-like Thai shoulder cloth, with denim shorts or trousers, is taking social media by storm, drawing attention not only from Thais but also from international visitors.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-20 · 56% match

Despite Bo’s Trial in China, No Redress for Victims of His Crackdown

BEIJING — The curtain may be about to fall on China’s disgraced leader Bo Xilai, but victims of the harsh brand of justice he handed out in a high-profile crime crackdown are not making any headway in their campaign for redress.

[5] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 46% match

Gambari Arrives in Burma

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-06-20 · 40% match

Cambodia Arrests Frenchman Linked to China Scandal

Cambodian police have arrested a Frenchman reportedly linked to a politician at the center of China’s biggest political scandal in years.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-09-24 · 40% match

Ex-top Cop in China Scandal Jailed for 15 Years

CHENGDU, China—A Chinese court sentenced the former police chief who exposed a murder by a Chinese politician’s wife to 15 years in prison Monday in a decision that sets the stage for China’s leadership to wrap up a seamy political scandal and move a

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-23 · 40% match

Disgraced Chinese Politician Mounts Feisty Defense

JINAN, China — Fallen Chinese political star Bo Xilai has launched an unexpectedly spirited defense at his corruption trial, fiercely denying he took $3.5 million in bribes from two businessmen and cross-examining one of them with a lawyer’s precisio

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-10-26 · 40% match

China Expels from Legislature, Bo Set for Trial

BEIJING—Chinese lawmakers stripped disgraced politician Bo Xilai of his last official position on Friday, formally expelling him from the country’s top legislature and setting the stage for criminal proceedings against the once-rising political star.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-19 · 40% match

Fallen Chinese Political Star to Be Tried Thursday

BEIJING — Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai goes on trial Thursday on corruption charges in a case crafted to minimize damage to the Communist Party and avoid exposure of party infighting or human rights abuses.

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