Indonesia plans 900-million-dollar mass transit system

JAKARTA -- The Indonesia government is planning to build a mass rapid transit (MRT) system costing 900 million....

Plea for Lao Hmong
The UN refugee agency Monday called on the Thai govern¬ment to release 149 Hmong refugees held in "truly....

Hmong detainees in Nong Khai on hunger striken
The 149 Hmong stuck in the Nong Khai immigration detention centre since January have gone on a hunger strike....

Asean's Future: Top-down, bottom-up or something in between
Asean was founded in 1967 in Bangkok at Thai Foreign Ministry offices during a tumultuous time in the region.....

A pyrrhic 'victory' and a shameful episode
What will a new probe of Thaksin's infamous 'war on drugs' achieve? The Nation's Don....

Cambodian man's protest ends in death by band-aids
PHNOM PENH--A Cambodian man died after staging a silent protest against his wife's alleged infidelity by....
At least 52 die in battle between military, rebels in S. Philippines
MANILA -- More than 52 people were killed, including 25 government troops and two high-ranking members of an....
Mekong Institute seen as new international org.
The Mekong Institute, a research and training centre for countries based in the Mekong basin, was on Wednesday....
How's Asean at 40?
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A quaint cafe
My Secret Love offers a range of snacks for diners in the Silom area
Copper wired
Affordable Thai and western food is offered at this Soi 11 eatery, which is also a great place to unwind....
Short, sharp, shock
Censorship, suppression and conflict come into play for the 11th Thai Short Film and Video Festival
Fishmongers' Place
Whisked from the Gulf of Thailand, the freshest fish in Bangkok are found at Ngern Wijit Market