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Elon Musk on tour with US President Donald Trump in Doha, Qatar, earlier this month.

How Elon Musk’s Starlink enables a multibillion-dollar online scam industry

Looking across the Moei River from Thailand, you can see them on the distant Myanmar rooftops – dozens of white rectangles, arranged in clusters. They’re a warning sign for what could be lurking underneath.

  • Zach Hope and Kate Geraghty

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Dawn over the river in Bangkok.

Twenty things that will surprise first-time visitors to Bangkok

From the world’s biggest and most diverse market to the world’s biggest water fight, expect the unexpected in this shape-shifting city.

  • John Borthwick
Australian man arrested in Bali. Identified as Lamar Ahchee.

Australian identified after alleged 1.7kg cocaine bust in Bali

Police say a 43-year-old man was set to be paid just $4700 for his alleged role in handling drugs with a possible street value of more than $1 million.

  • Zach Hope, Amilia Rosa, Patrick Begley and Cloe Read
Indonesian trafficking victims wait to be processed at the Thai border after being released.

From the Thai borderlands, I saw the workers coming for their freedom

The nondescript town of Mae Sot on the Myanmar-Thai border has long been a hub of dubious trade. But now something remarkable is happening.

  • Zach Hope
KK Park in Myanmar, known for its scam compounds, is seen across the Moei River on the Myanmar–Thailand border.

Borderlands: On the edge of humanity

Zach Hope and Kate Geraghty travel to the borderlands near Myanmar, where efforts are under way to rescue thousands of trafficking victims from scam factories.

Myanmar scam compounds

Caught in a $60b scam, these workers tried to flee but the soldiers were waiting

It starts with a fake job ad and a free plane ticket to Bangkok. But when you cross into Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, you realise what you’ve walked into.

  • Zach Hope and Kate Geraghty
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Corey Walsh has been remembered as a caring soul.

‘Magnetic’: Family mourns Melbourne tradie who drowned in Thailand

The young tradie has been remembered as a beautiful soul as his family wait for answers on how the tragedy happened.

  • Ashleigh McMillan
Bright and breezy… waiting area at the terminal.

This Thai island airport may be my all-time favourite

Despite a bizarre experience with my luggage, Koh Samui’s airport keeps me in holiday mode a little longer.

  • Justine Costigan
Isthmus and villas at Koh Tao.

Thailand’s 12 best islands, ranked and rated

With more than 1400 to choose from, there really is a Thai island for absolutely everyone, whether you want unspoilt beaches, buzzy bars or just to get away from it all.

  • Lee Cobaj
It’s easy to become absorbed in the lives of beautiful people like Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth.

Blinded to what I had, I spent a mad day stalking my younger, hotter self

They were the best-looking pair I’d ever seen in real life. And I’ve been in the same room as Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky.

  • Kate Halfpenny

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