The explosion happened in Aksu city in the west of the remote western region. A local government spokeswoman, Hou Hanmin, said a Uighur man drove a three-wheeled vehicle carrying an …

Beer from Kingdom Breweries, Cambodia’s first microbrewery, will be available to the thirsty punters next week, with the latest market entrant targeting a growing premium market segment. Cambodia’s annual per …

A union official is urging workers at a garment factory in Kampong Cham to stay home from work until their employers can figure out what has been causing fainting spells …

In the past 30 years, more than 400 sudden deaths have occured during the rainy season in the Yunnan province. Following a five-year investigation, researchers from the Chinese Centre for …

Nearly half the victims of sex abuse who turned to the Friends of Women Foundation for help suffered at the hands of people close to them – friends, relatives or …

The Nation reports that Thailand’s national Army Commander-in-Chief, General Anupong Paochinda, on Tuesday expressed confidence that the newly-defined Southern Border Province Administrative Centre (SBPAC) will contribute to authorities’ efforts to …

An Islami militant who helped plan suicide bombings on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali was among dozens of imprisoned convicts who saw their sentences cut Tuesday as part of Independence …

A body of Henrietee Borg Kristensen, a Denmark national, has been handed over to authorised person at Camp Leh, India. The body has been handed over to authorised person after …

2010 looks to become the hottest year on record worldwide. Irish Times says that following confirmation that global average temperatures for the first seven months of 2010 were the warmest …

Northern provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and north-eastern Ubon Ratchatani have had the emergency rule lifted, Bangkok Post reports. However, Bangkok will still act under the laws of the …

Thai power supplier Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding and two South Korean firms, SK Construction and Korea Western Power, are involved in the consortium, reports Straits Times. The Electricity Generating Authority …

A new term, “Sandwich Reporting,” has crept into the vocabulary of Burmese journalists looking for ways to bypass the government censors. “Just like a sandwich, which puts a filling between …

The government is scrambling to counter the canine rabies epidemic that has swept Bali, amid 75 deaths and international warnings against travel to Indonesia’s famed tourism gem. “We are targeting …

Government investigators on Friday called for criminal charges against the wife of the Philippine police chief and 12 senior officers in an alleged cash smuggling plot uncovered in Russia. Government …

Sexual harassment is at dangerous levels in the workplace with a joint Reuters/Ipsos global poll finding one in 10 workers have been pestered for sex by a senior employer. The …

A Hollywood couple was sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home detention following convictions for paying a Thai official $1.8 million in bribes to win a …

A Swedish driver, who sped through Switzerland and received the world’s highest ever motoring fine of 650,000 euros, said: “I think the speedo on the car, which is new, is …

The former Danish newspaper cartoonist, Kurt Westergaard, who received numerous death threats for his drawing depicting the Muslim Prophet Mohammed with a bomb in his turban is to publish his memoirs, …

Adding to the spirits of the beer industry at large, Carlsberg India has now launched Tuborg Strong – a premium quality beer prepared using best quality malt, adjuncts and hops. …

Not only Danish kids and adults benefit from the miniature golf course of Aalborghus Y’s Men’s Club. Last year the Danish volunteer association turned a profit of 200,000 Danish Kroner. …

The Asian leading budget airline says that it has sold a record-breaking 538,000 seats on the very first day of their campaign. The ongoing promotion runs between August 10 to …

The National Science Museum (NSM) joins forces with the UNESCO in Bangkok and the Thai health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) to launch the first ‘Sex Museum’ in Asian region as another …

Thai Airways International on Wednesday signed a purchase agreement with Airbus SAS for seven A330-300 aircraft, with deliveries due to start at the end of 2011. Airline president Piyasvasti Amranand, …

The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) led by Burma’s current prime minister is campaigning aggressively by distributing loans at below-market rates, mainly in central Burma and Arakan State, according …

The Malaysian Chinese Association is warning its members against taking foreign wives, including from Indonesia. Datuk Michael Chong, head of the MCA’s public services and complaints department, was quoted by …

In the weekend, Dominik Iacono, 22, and Dave Ackermann, 23, both German nationals, were arrested in Bangkok. Supisarn Bhakdinarinath, Chief of the Crime Suppression Division, said according to Bangkok Post …

“Next year, I turn 60 and that is also when my contract expires. I believe that I have done my share for SAS,” Mats Jansson wrote in a company press …

The ecosystem in the Gulf og Thailand needs a boost. A rusty collection of army trucks and disused army tanks are to form an artificial underwater structure. They are supposed …

Accenture has signed a five-year application outsourcing contract with Nordea, a leading financial services group in the Nordic and Baltic Sea region, to develop and maintain applications that will support …

Three Swedes visiting the flood hit region of Ladakh in northern India are reported to be missing by relatives with the Swedish foreign ministry unable to confirm their whereabouts, according …

A month-long closure of the Thai-Burmese border to trade has caused a shortage of consumer items such as televisions and refrigerators in Rangoon, media reports said Sunday. Burmese ruling junta …

Organizers say a Russian finalist at the annual Sauna World Championships in Finland has died, while his Finnish rival was rushed to a hospital before competition closed. Spokesman Ossi Arvela …

The Danish royal family put an end to months of speculation about Princess Mary’s baby bump with a brief statement on its website. “Their royal highnesses the Crown Prince and …

Over 800 confirmed cases of the potentially deadly dengue fever virus have been reported in the northeastern Thai province of Ubon Ratchathani recently. Thai Health Ministry spokespeople have since revealed …

One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes erupted Friday, sending lava and a searing gas cloud tumbling down its slopes. At least four people were feared dead, officials said, and several …

After being relegated to the shadows for decades by its more powerful neighbors, Laos is finally taking the lead role in a global campaign to ban the use of cluster …

Burma has tripled the size of the world’s largest tiger reserve in an effort to save the endangered species, which now numbers less than 3,000 in the wild, a conservation …

As criticism mounts of the Thai government’s response to the deaths of two foreign newsmen during recent political violence in Bangkok, the sister of slain Italian photographer Fabio Polenghi says …

The strike has lasted for a week, Per-Martin Johansson told AFP, but a labour conflict which has slowed down production has been going on for about three months, he added. …

The days when foreign paedophiles and criminals could retire in peace in Pattaya – a Thai beach resort infamous for its prostitution and sleazy nightlife – are numbered, at least …

A Malaysian state’s decision to allow child marriages caused an outcry Wednesday, with rights groups condemning new rules that allow Muslim girls below 16 years to wed. The decision by …

 Move over, Vietnam brides. Here come the Myanmar maidens. Aged between 20 and 35, they are ethnic Chinese who can speak Mandarin and cook Chinese meals. So they would find …

After One Year, Over 500,000 IKEA SUNNAN Lamps Purchased and Matched for Donations to Children in India and Pakistan The sunshine story continues. Since the IKEA SUNNAN campaign began June …

Thai Airways, Thailand’s flag carrier, is teaming up with Singapore’s budget carrier Tiger Airways to launch a new low-cost airline to capitalise on the growing Asian leisure travel industry.Called Thai …

SINGAPORE : A SilkAir flight attendant who hurt an Indonesian maid was jailed for two months on Thursday. 28-year-old Siti Farhana Mhd Yahkup and her husband, Mohammed Szami At’tirmidzi Supa’at, …

A senior Surabaya high school student is under investigation amid allegations that she strangled her new-born baby boy and dumped the body in her school toilet after a secret birth. …