Count rises steeply as police inspection uncovers another 1,654 from two morgues; Three celebrities face questioning; immunity likely for undertakers in exchange for more info.The number of dead foetuses yesterday …

Phuket City Municipality has designated four city temples as “pilot areas” in the battle to stop the spread of dengue fever. Phuket Town Mayor Somjai Suwansupapana told the state-run MCOT …

 The scientists were eating from at restaurant in Vietnam, when their curiosities were sparked as they wondered why all the lizards appeared to be female. The lizard species they found …

A team organized to investigate the recent case of maid abuse has not yet been able to carry out its duties because visas have not been issued by the Saudi …

Malaysia’s High Court has sentenced a Thai woman to death by hanging after she was caught with 98 capsules of cocaine in her stomach, a news report said Friday. Phrueksa …

Thai police say they have found the remains of more than 2,000 foetuses, thought to be from illegal abortions, hidden at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. The remains were discovered …

The purchase of Carrefour’s local hypermarket operations by French retailer Casino Group will break the lengthy market dominance by UK retail giant Tesco Group. After the acquisition, Casino, whose Thai …

Next year, sex education will be taught in all primary schools in Malaysia from Year 1, The New Straits Times reported yesterday. The plan follows Thursday’s announcement that sex education …

Witnesses testifying in the blasphemy trial of an American national on Monday said he would never have insulted Islam, and that the case had been blown out of proportion by …

While welcoming Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from house arrest, families of Burma’s other political prisoners hold out little hope that their loved ones will soon also be free. Suu …