BANGKOK: Young people have been warned against the recreational use of nitrous oxide (N₂O), commonly known as laughing gas, as it becomes increasingly available at entertainment venues both in 3.3-litre tanks and in capsule form.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (March 18, 2025)
Illegal laughing gas was spotted being openly sold at a cannabis shop on busy Walking Street in Pattaya on Sunday night, despite regular police patrols in the area.
The Nation news agency was tipped off that a shop, which sells legal marijuana products, was selling balloons filled with nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, at the popular tourism street in the seaside town of Pattaya.
(Reuters) - Manchester United and England forward Mason Greenwood apologised and admitted to showing poor judgement after a video emerged online which shows him inhaling gas from a balloon.
(Reuters) - Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is being investigated by the club after a video emerged online where he is seen inhaling gas from a balloon, British media reported on Sunday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Street performers like Nazri Aziz and Fauzin Saihani have long been a mainstay in bustling Kuala Lumpur and are part of the live informal entertainment scene ubiquitous in many major cities throughout the world.
Psychologist Birgit Sauerschell, whose alter ego as Kaala Knuffl involves bringing colour to the cemetery, sees the role as a way to help the bereaved think and feel differently about death.