Indonesian police have taken into custody a former editor of the local edition of Playboy magazine who was sentenced to jail for indecency, so he can serve his punishment, a …

Child pornography and other explicit films are still being sold openly along Sukhumvit Road despite a police promise to crack down on the illicit sales. After the Bangkok Post Sunday …

Chinese women’s vulnerability to contracting AIDS has almost doubled in the past 11 years, the latest figures show. By the end of 2009, women accounted for more than 30 percent …

A 40-year-old housewife in Singapore has been charged with seven counts of maid abuse. Koh Bee Choo allegedly hurt 33-year-old Catalina Galvez Calibayan in a flat at Block 711 Tampines …

Anyone selling tobacco products to underaged people in Finland faces fines and a possible six-month sentence. “FINLAND banned selling and giving cigarettes to people under the age of 18, part of …

A woman in the northern province Phetchaboon was arrested last month for cutting off her husband’s penis and throwing it into a trash can at the local bus station. Buariow …

The vast majority of former child sex workers surveyed on behalf of a local NGO said their main clients were Cambodian men. The executive director of the NGO that commissioned …

Tiger Woods looks set to appear at a one-day skins tournament in Thailand next month, the event held to mark His Majesty the Kings 60th jubilee as Thailand’s monarch.Organisers of …

According to reports voiced at a recent Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) seminar in Qatar Thailand currently holds a 38% stake in the world’s medical tourism market, the largest of …

Seventy suspects were indicted at Sundsvall district court on Tuesday for their involvement in the largest doping ring ever uncovered in Sweden. The charges involve people who smuggled, sold and …

The legacy of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who made a fortune off the destructive power of dynamite, has become synonymous with peace, in large part due to a small twist …

Swedish industrialist and scholar Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), who made a substantial fortune from his invention of dynamite in 1866, established the Nobel Prizes in his will.  His 1895 testament stipulated …

The Rapper/ artist “Ribkat” and band members are asked to leave their Hotel “Nasa Vegas Complex Luxury Hotel” in Bangkok because as they were told by the hotel manager “they …

Child pornography is being openly sold on the footpaths of the city’s busiest road, outraging both tourists and residents who said it would not be tolerated in any other country. …

Norway’s highest court put an end on Thursday to a long-running legal battle between Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and its arch-rival Norwegian Air, ordering SAS to pay Norwegian NOK 175 million …

A deportee from Sweden, Balaram Chhetri (28), hailing from Lekhnath of Kaski, was found dead in a Department of Immigration detention centre cell in Maitighar, Kathmandu today. Chhetri committed suicide by …

Scania, the Swedish truck manufacturers will team up with construction equipment specialist Doosan Infracore following a deal between the two companies. The manufacturer will supply engines to all Doosan’s products …

Beyond Bali’s calm and serenity lies an upsetting fact. The suicide rate among residents of the island of Gods has been increasing sharply this year. Luh Ketut Suryani, director of …

The Indonesian government on Tuesday dismissed a provincial lawmaker’s proposal to force teenage schoolgirls to undergo virginity tests before they can enter state schools. Women’s Affairs Ministry official Wahyu Hartomo …

The websites of The Irrawaddy were under attack on Monday morning, shutting down its English and Burmese online editions. We are now working to restore service to our readers worldwide. …

A 32-year-old man was on Tuesday acquitted of assault after having violent sex with a teenager in a landmark case testing how much sexual violence is legally permitted in Sweden …

With the ongoing economic reform, huge domestic market as well as a growing middle class, Indonesia has emerged as the hottest investment destination in Southeast Asia, analysts said. Deloitte Asia …

The number of gay and bisexual characters on scripted broadcast network TV has risen slightly this season to 23 out of a total of nearly 600 roles, according to the …

 The Government Savings Bank has announced that the two million baht worth of debt bill sent to a three-year-old boy in Phitsanulok province was a mistake made by bank officials …

The Bank of Thailand has concluded the issue of commercial banks’ transaction fees and the new rates will be implemented after the New Year. Banks claim they will each lose …

The government in Laos has just announced that it approves and supports the further process of constructing the dam to provide cheap power to the country. Sayabouly dam is the …

A trendy Stockholm hotel which offers its guests complimentary sex toys in their rooms has been criticised by police for “glorifying” the sex trade, reported the Svenska Dagbladet daily.Berns Hotel …

“After nine fantastic years as president and CEO, 13 years in group management and 27 years in the company, I want to do something new,” said Stråberg in a statement. …

Microbrewery Sigtuna Brygghus near Arlanda airport has brewed Sweden’s strongest beer ever with 18.5 percent alcohol content.  The limited edition Sigtuna Ace of Spades Imperial Stout is brewed with fresh …

Ikea, the inexpensive and stylish Swedish home retailer, is not earning any money in India. But the company is spending it here, the chief executive, Mikael Ohlsson, said Monday. Ikea, …

Malaysian police said on Sunday that they have arrested a couple for burning their Indonesian maid with a hot iron and scalding water with the husband also accused of raping …

Danish toymaker Lego cannot register a picture of one of its iconic building bricks as a trademark, because the Lego product cannot be distinguished from other manufacturers’ bricks, the European …

It is estimated that there are some 160,000 teenage pregnancies in Thailand every year. Very often, the girls have to drop out of school. Thailand’s health officials are proposing a …

The new bill is filed as House Bill 382 and seeks to declare driving while under the influence of alcohol or liquor a criminal act. “The World Health Organization (WHO) …

Indian regulators have launched a probe into allegations that the AP Moller-Maersk units have been using their “influence” to force Indian shippers to use container facilities at Gujarat Pipavav Port …

Nokia is replacing chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with Canadian Stephen Elop of Microsoft, as the world’s top maker of mobile phones aims to regain lost ground in the fiercely competitive …

The Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet – SMI) has designated Monday September 13th as national chlamydia day to draw attention to the infection and to encourage more people …

  An Australian organisation comprising ex-police and special forces soldiers has rescued four child sex workers from an illegal brothel in Aranyaprathetnear the Thailand-Cambodia border. The team of volunteer operatives …

The House of Representatives’ ethics council said on Wednesday that it would only summon legislator Edhie Baskoro for allegedly delaying the departure of a Garuda Airline’s flight if there is …

A Norwegian radio journalist quit on the air after complaining about her job and saying she wouldn’t read the day’s news because ”nothing important has happened” anyway. Pia Beathe Pedersen …

Leach, 50, who worked closely with Ministers at the Department of Trade and Industry, sits in handcuffs at the end of a double bed while a detective reassures two of …

Millions of Indonesians crammed into trains, ferries and in greater numbers than ever, motorcycles, as they poured out of major cities to return to their villages to celebrate the end …

The “World Giving Index”, the largest study ever carried out into charitable behaviour across the globe, which ranked the UK the eighth most charitable nation in the world, has found …

A six to seven metre portion came off the blade in the incident in Lem, Western Jutland, a Vestas spokesman says. He adds that the company is investigating the cause …

China overtook the United States to lead a quarterly index of the most attractive countries for renewable energy projects for the first time, according to the global accounting firm Ernst …

A WikiLeaks insider has challenged claims that co-founder Julian Assange is at threat of being booted due to his well-publicised rape charges in Sweden. As the secretive website prepares to …

Cambodia has seen over 13 percent more tourists during the first seven months of this year, becoming one of five ASEAN countries to see an increase in 2010, according to a …