British singer Samantha Fox is being treated for rabies after she was bitten by a stray cat while on holiday in Thailand.“I love animals, especially cats but over there they’re …

Greenpeace News Release Jakarta, 5 July 2010: Anti-coal leaders from across Asia today called on their governments to quit coal power and begin the switch to clean renewable energy. The …

FDM Travel – the travelagency branch of the fedaration of Danish motorists – encourages Danes world wide to participate in a new contest for the Best Travel Tips Video. The …

It was ranked third worldwide, coming in behind Geneva and Zurich in the Global Liveable Cities Index. Published by Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities, the index looked at 64 cities …

Three months ago, at the Saab factory in southwestern Sweden, the lights were off, silence filled the air and the scoreboard keeping track of the day’s production posted a big …

Up to 70 passengers have been injured in a speedboat accident in the waters of Koh Samui in Thailand and authorities are working to see if any are missing. A Department …

    The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry (NREM) has announced that it is including 1,406 villages in 22 provinces as part of a National Earthquake Relief Plan. These villages, located …

The number of dengue fever known cases in Phuket is soaring, according to the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO). PPHO Director Narinrach Pichyakamin said figures released by the PPHO …

A 29-year-old Malaysian businesswoman has claimed that she was made a sex slave for four days. The victim from Miri has said that she was gang-raped by three friends and …

Indonesian pop star Nazril Irham has been charged under an anti-pornography law over his alleged role in sex videos that have been circulation online. Irham, also known as ‘Ariel’, and …

After sending mixed messages at times this year, the Indonesian government said it is proceeding with plans to liberalize the domestic real estate market, but foreigners will not be allowed …

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has called on all relevant agencies to join forces and dig deeper into illegal sand smuggling activities in the country. MACC investigations director Mustafar Ali told …

India’s Cabinet has approved pushing for the former head of Union Carbide to be extradited over the toxic gas leak in 1984 that killed an estimated 15,000 people. Public ire …

Drug seizures and production/cultivation of illicit substances have surged in Myanmar, particularly in rural Shan and Karen states, where ethnic rebels and poor communities continue to fight the military-junta over …

Police have detained four teenage girls who allegedly coerced their peers into prostitution in central China’s Henan province.The detained girls, aged 16 to 17, were among six people detained after …

Ahead of Burma’s historic elections, the election commission has warned political parties that they cannot chant, march or say anything during rallies that would tarnish the country’s image. The restrictions …

Company said it followed local laws and its operations in the South Asian nation generated hundreds of thousands of jobs Swedish clothing chain H&M paid just 60 euros (US$73) of …

The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) has announced the air transport statistics for May 2010. “The results are not as bad as many expected with Bangkok’s international disembarkations …

Vietnam plans to have 13 nuclear reactors online by 2030, with a combined capacity of 15 gigawatts, the government said Wednesday. Nuclear power will account for 10% of the country’s …

Japan will provide $131 million to Cambodia to build the Southeast Asian country’s second bridge across the Mekong River, officials said Wednesday. Japanese Ambassador Masafumi Kuroki said the bridge, due …

Two local politicians in the Philippines have had murder charges filed against them in relation to the separate killings of two radio news reporters, in a series of incidents highlighting …

A Nigerian syndicate that swindled a 73-year-old Malaysian woman of RM155,000 in an Internet love scam has been busted by police. The woman was the latest victim of the syndicate, …

A 37-year-old man from the central province of Nghe An committed suicide by a mine on June 20 after doctors diagnosed that he was in the last stage of HIV/AIDS.National …

A kinder garden teacher exposed the school management after they swindled with the children’s lunch money and tucked it straight into their own pockets. Management walked but the teacher was …

An Indonesian rock star surrendered to police Tuesday over celebrity sex videos that appeared online, as Islamist protestors demanded he be stoned to death in a backlash against Internet freedoms. …

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he will visit Burma in November, according to Burmese newspapers. Zaw Zaw, the chairman of the Myanmar [Burma] Football Federation (MFF), met with Blatter for …

The Danish soft rock band “Michael Learns to Rock’ (MLTR) is now in India to promote its album “Eternity’. They are touring three Indian cities Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. The …

Norwegian branded consumer goods major Orkla ASA is looking for strategic acquisitions in India to expand its presence and tap opportunities emerging in the processed food products segment, a senior …

The Chinese Health Ministry has warned about the rise of syphilis cases across the country and issued a 10-year working plan with an aim to curb the spread of the …

Police in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality shut the local Hilton Hotel Monday and arrested 22 people suspected of running a prostitution ring. Chinese hotel staff see off the last remaining …

Press release Greenpeace SEAManila, 22 June 2010 – A new report released by Greenpeace shows how Southeast Asia’s economy can  be powered almost 100 percent by renewable energy by 2050, …

The Thailand-based correspondents of CNN and BBC on Thursday night defended their work as impartial against relentless criticism in recent weeks by some sections of the Thai media and society …

Amnesty International (AI) has launched an online campaign to collect enough money from donors to buy 4,000 radios to be distributed in Burma next month, according to a press release. …

  For British backpackers Helen Bonnel and Tom Edwards, several years of travelling around the world is not enough. They have had their share of fun and incredible experiences and now …

Men who harass women are insecure and unable to control their emotions. They are also unable to handle attractive and intelligent women who demand respect. This has led to some …

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a 50-year-old newspaper reporter in the southern Philippines at the weekend, the third journalist slain in just a week, police said on Sunday. Nestor Dedolido …

Toyota Motor Corp. stopped production at its main factory in China after a strike at its plastic parts supplier, the carmaker said on Saturday, the latest in a series of …

The Cambodian government is threatening to burn the homes of almost 100 families who are living at the site of a gold deposit recently discovered by an Australian mining company. …

The National Police said they had detained 6 people to be questioned as witnesses in the sex tape scandal believed to be involving three Indonesian celebrities — Nazriel Irham, or …

Thailand has announced a series of measures designed to target migrant workers who have failed to comply with a controversial registration process implemented earlier this year – a group that …

 According to the UN group, almost all those it interviewed said they were tortured or mistreated in Malaysia’s detention centres. Malaysia says it is amending the laws, but has not …

Burma and Iran vowed to increase their economic and diplomatic cooperation as a high-level delegation led by the Iranian deputy foreign minister concluded a three-day visit to Naypyidaw on Thursday. …

People admire her, support her, love her, miss her and want to shake hands with her during the celebration of her birthday. She, perhaps, also wants to join the celebration. …

To celebrate and contribute to the restoration of the majestic city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Leonard Cohen will perform at the Olympic Stadium on November 27, 2010. To aid victims …

Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar, Bali, has reported that 153 new cases of HIV were detected within the past five months and at least 31 people have died of HIV/AIDS-related …

After a hard day’s work, Bounpheng Wattana and his friends like nothing better with a cold beer than a mouthful of creepy-crawlies. In his opinion, insects are the ultimate organic …

Philippine troops rescued a Filipino businessman of Swiss descent Wednesday as suspected Muslim guerrillas who abducted him two months ago were moving him to a coastal village in the country’s …

A women lodged a damage suit before the Regional Trial Court against Pepsi Cola after finding a “ball of hair” and a “stone” inside her softdrink bottle in two instances. …