Asean to sign charter in Singapore Summit

Asean charter drafters decided to defer their contentious issues of human rights to the decision of their....

Indonesia urge international community to respect Timor truth body
JAKARTA -- Indonesia urged the international community to respect a joint truth commission tasked at gathering....

Burma to top agenda in Asean-US Summit next week
The US will raise the situation in Burma with Asean when their leaders meet next week in Manila.

A pyrrhic 'victory' and a shameful episode
What will a new probe of Thaksin's infamous 'war on drugs' achieve? The Nation's Don....

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

Tight security in Philippines ahead of Asean meetings
MANILA -- Security was tight in the Philippines as foreign ministers from more than 20 countries began....
Asean toughens up advocacy for nuclear disarmament
MANILA -- The Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) will strengthen a 10-year-old nuclear-free....
ASEAN secretary general hails easing of tension over N. Korea
MANILA -- Southeast Asian foreign ministers expect next week's annualr regional security forum in Manila....
Donor countries, agencies worried about southern Philippines
Manila -- Japan, Canada and the World Bank have expressed concern over an impending military offensive....

Let it pour
On the banks of Hua Hin's busy river of nightlife lies Monsoon, a bar with dry style
Spicy sounds
Tasty array of Indian flavours along with live music at Jazz Mahal
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Hua Hin is full to the brim with all sorts of tasty treats
Everything under the moon
Hua Hin's busy night market is a feast for bargain hunters out on the prowl