A Burmese army captain was killed on Saturday when a gunfight broke out between two factions of soldiers that were trying to extort money from Thai fishermen in waters near …

Come 2025, and at least 2 million lives will be lost each year to smoking-related diseases in China, health experts have warned. The use of tobacco by Chinese men, 53 …

Philippine authorities are holding 11 policemen amid a probe into an alleged torture video filmed at a Manila police station. A woman watches a television news programme showing footage of …

Swedish fashion company Hennes & Mauritz(H&M) said that sales in July rose sharply 21 percent, compared with seven percent in the same period last year, according to a statement released …

 A “bold” plan for a railway system connecting more than 300 million people who live around one of the world’s great rivers, the Mekong, was approved Friday, officials said. Ministers …

A 27-year old storekeeper on Friday became the first person here to do jail time for sexual grooming, under laws introduced two years ago to guard young people from sexual …

Independent reports on the implementation of Shariah in Aceh have concluded that it discriminates against the poor, in particular women, who are at the mercy of the Shariah Police. Banda …

The railway system, connecting more than 300 million people who live around one of the world’s great rivers, the Mekong, will come a step closer when ministers from Cambodia, China, …

Women can choose to board the female-only, orange and pink-seated carriages at the front and rear of trains in Jakarta, the latest in a growing number of cities to offer …

The Thai-Burmese order has been closed for more than one month, and no one knows when it will reopen again. This is causing a whole lot of problems. Especially at …