Cambodian king celebrates anniversary of his coronation

Phnom Penh (dpa) - Cambodians began two days of official holidays Monday to celebrate the third anniversary of....

Vietnamese Embassy bomber gets 12 years in jail
Vietnamese dissident Vo Van Duc who planted a bomb at the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok in six years ago was....

Burma'sSuu Kyi taken to meeting with junta official
Rangoon - Detained Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was taken to a government guest house to meet with a....

Asean Charter sits precariously in NLA
Members of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will have a chance to test whether the military-sponsored....

Jubilant A380 passengers celebrate before takeoff
SINGAPORE -- Passengers elated over their upcoming flight on the Airbus A380, the biggest commercial jet in....

Supreme Court rules a he cannot become a she in the Philippines
MANILA -- The Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that Filipinos who undergo sex reassignment surgery cannot....
Singapore visitors set new record
SINGAPORE -- Visitors to Singapore reached 766,000 in September, setting a new record for the month in the....
Singapore doubles F-15 fleet with purchase of 12 more
SINGAPORE -- Singapore is buying 12 more F-15 Strike Eagle fighter planes from aviation giant Boeing to double....
Vietnam on track for 8.5-per-cent growth
HANOI -- Vietnam's rapidly expanding economy is set to record GDP growth rate of 8.5 per cent this year,....

Beachside in Bangkok
A colourful new cafe near Wat Arun boasts a hip medley of coffee drinks plus non-alcoholic smoothies
Raw pleasures
Experience the pure uncooked vegetarian flavours at Rasayana Cafe
The Asian angle
The region's contemporary cinema comes into the spotlight with three films in the World Film Festival....
Second-hand Life
Reborn as a night bazaar, Ratchada Plaza is full of interesting antiques and collectibles