ARF ministers to adopt rules to enhance role of the chair

MANILA -- Ministers of the 27-member ASEAN Regional Forum will adopt next week a set of rules that will....

Thai get harsh sentences for drug smuggling in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH -- A Cambodian court sentenced two Peruvian men and a Thai woman to 20 years in jail for....

Star Trek's "Chekov" beams in on Karens' plight
American actor Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov on the original Star Trek TV series, said Tuesday he....

A pyrrhic 'victory' and a shameful episode
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Asian Cup stokes the embers of Indonesian nationalism
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ASEAN secretary general hails easing of tension over N. Korea
MANILA -- Southeast Asian foreign ministers expect next week's annualr regional security forum in Manila....
Donor countries, agencies worried about southern Philippines
Manila -- Japan, Canada and the World Bank have expressed concern over an impending military offensive....
Tough justice for Burmese human rights trainers
Rangoon/Bangkok -- A Burmese provincial court has sentenced two human rights activists and five villagers to....
Vietnamese students arrested in kidnapping
Hanoi -- Vietnamese authorities have arrested 12 young people, including five university students and three....

Let it pour
On the banks of Hua Hin's busy river of nightlife lies Monsoon, a bar with dry style
Spicy sounds
Tasty array of Indian flavours along with live music at Jazz Mahal
Toasting the coast
Hua Hin is full to the brim with all sorts of tasty treats
Everything under the moon
Hua Hin's busy night market is a feast for bargain hunters out on the prowl