Philippine police hunt down at least 12 renegade soldiers

Manila - Philippine police are hunting down at least 12 renegade soldiers who escaped after a botched attempt....

Philippines imposes curfew, arrests journalists
Manila - The Philippine government imposed a curfew from midnight to dawn Thursday, after a seven-hour siege....

UN chief will not discuss Burma with Thailand
Bangkok - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will not discuss Burma when he makes his first visit to Thailand....

Revolt against Philippine president crushed
MANILA -- For the second time in the presidency of Gloria Arroyo, the country's financial district came....

Burma overshadows Asean leaders summit
SINGAPORE -- A landmark charter hailed as a milestone by members of the Association of South-East Asian....

Vietnam sentences 11 heroin smugglers to death
HANOI -- A court in Hanoi has sentenced 11 people to death and seven others to life imprisonment in a drug....
Burmese PM begins bilateral discussions in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH -- Burmese Prime Minister General Thein Sein arrived in Cambodia Friday to a fanfare reception and....
S'pore teens love junk food, exercise little, but level-headed about sex
SINGAPORE -- The average teenager in Singapore is a couch potato who loves junk food, but is level-headed....
Vietnam confirms arrests of foreign activists
HANOI -- Vietnam on Thursday confirmed the "urgent arrest" of three of the four foreign....

Get your Irish up
A new pub brings the hearty meals, drinks and music of the Emerald Isle to soi nana
A celebration of spices
Fiery Isaan dishes dominate the menu at a delightful eatery
Classical finesse
The top dance troupe in the world, Russia's Mariinsky Ballet, comes to Thailand in honour of His....
Waterside revival
Organisers hope that a three-year-old floating market in Taling Chan is helping locals to see the canal not....