VN National Assembly keeps chairman, mulls cabinet reshuffle

HANOI -- Vietnam's incoming 12 National Assembly voted Monday to retain Nguyen Phu Trong as the....

Laos tries to stabilise exchange rates
The Bank of the Lao PDR, the central bank of Laos, is trying to stabilise the exchange rate in the country as....

Candy from China under testing for embalming chemical
Singapore - A popular chewy candy from China is being tested in Singapore for the chemical formaldehyde,....

Asian Cup stokes the embers of Indonesian nationalism
JAKARTA -- With their country wracked by continuous accidents and natural disasters, terrorism, bird flu,....

Sao Sam Htun: The peasant prince
Sao Sam Htun was assassinated along with Aung San on 19 July 1947 by the Burmese army. Chiang Mai-based Shan....

Abducted Italian priest freed in southern Philippines
MANILA -- An abducted Italian priest has been released in the southern Philippines after more than one month....
Rebels welcome probe of clash in S. Philippines
MANILA -- The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group welcomes a move to investigate last week's....
Burma Comemorates Martyrs' Day
RANGOON -- Burma commemorated Martyrs' Day at the mausoleum in Rangoon on Thursday in memory of Gen. Aung....
Blast hits bus in southern Philippines, three wounded
COTABATO CITY, Philippines -- A bomb exploded on Wednesday inside a parked passenger bus in a southern....

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Spicy sounds
Tasty array of Indian flavours along with live music at Jazz Mahal
Classics onscreen
Timeless films by spanish auteur luis bunuel and bollywood beauty hema malini will grace the Bangkok....
Made in the shade
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