Singapore focus on '3 Cs' as new Asean chair

MANILA -- Singapore yesterday took over the chairmanship of Asean, vowing to focus on the 'three Cs'....

ARF ministers likely to take soft stance on Burma
MANILA -- Ministers from the 27member ASEAN Regional Forum, Asia's key securities grouping, are likely to....

Vietnamese parliament approves prime minister's streamlined cabinet
HANOI -- Vietnam's National Assembly approved Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's new-look cabinet....

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,....

Malaysian police track down sex slaves after SMS plea for help
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian police are tracking down the masterminds of a suspected syndicate using foreign....
Cambodian authorities arrest 2 suspected of planting homemade bombs
Cambodian authorities have arrested two people suspected of planting homemade bombs in the Cambodian capital....
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....

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
No doubt, it's Gwen
Queen B-girl Gwen stefani brings a storm of ska to Bangkok later this month
Everything under the moon
Hua Hin's busy night market is a feast for bargain hunters out on the prowl