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 …

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 …

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 …