Activists petition China to regulate dam projects in Burma

Bangkok - Burmese anti-dam activists on Monday sent a petition to Chinese President Hu Jintao urging him to....

Burma to try protesters for arson, possession of weapons
NAYPYITAW-- Protestors who participated in the September uprising in Yangon will not be prosecuted if they....

Burma's missing monks still a mystery months after crackdown
Substantial political dialogue between the Burmese junta and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is difficult....

Chinese investment pouring into Thailand's neighbours
China has been the beneficiary of huge foreign direct investment. But in recent years, the tables have turned,....

Revolt against Philippine president crushed
MANILA -- For the second time in the presidency of Gloria Arroyo, the country's financial district came....

Malaysia defends right to deal with ethnic Indians
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has urged Indian lawmakers not to interfere with....
Vietnam sentences 11 heroin smugglers to death
HANOI -- A court in Hanoi has sentenced 11 people to death and seven others to life imprisonment in a drug....
Burmese PM begins bilateral discussions in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH -- Burmese Prime Minister General Thein Sein arrived in Cambodia Friday to a fanfare reception and....
S'pore teens love junk food, exercise little, but level-headed about sex
SINGAPORE -- The average teenager in Singapore is a couch potato who loves junk food, but is level-headed....

Get your Irish up
A new pub brings the hearty meals, drinks and music of the Emerald Isle to soi nana
A celebration of spices
Fiery Isaan dishes dominate the menu at a delightful eatery
Classical finesse
The top dance troupe in the world, Russia's Mariinsky Ballet, comes to Thailand in honour of His....
Waterside revival
Organisers hope that a three-year-old floating market in Taling Chan is helping locals to see the canal not....