ASEAN SUMMIT

Cambodian premier says he will attend Asean summit

Phnom Penh - Cambodia's prime minister will attend next month's summit of the Association of Sout....

Thailand to support Timor's membership of Asean
Thailand will support Timor-Leste's application for membership of the regional grouping Asean by 2012,....

Laos hosts 17th Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum
Parliamentarians from 22 Asian countries gathered in Vientiane, Laos, on Monday to attend the 17th annual Asia....

"There was no PMTCT programme...I had my baby aborted"
JOHANNESBURG -- - On the morning in April 1975 when Khmer Rouge troops marched into the Cambodian capital,....

Consolidating fragile peace in Aceh
BANDA ACEH -- Four years after the December 2004 Asian tsunami which killed some 167,000 people in this west....

Multi-purpose cyclone shelters needed - UN specialist
RANGOON - A UN specialist has called for the building of cyclone shelters in southern Burma ahead of the next....
Muslim rebels agree to end use of child soldiers
MANILA - Muslim separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels have agreed to end the recruitment and....
Women suffer most in S. Philippines conflict
Datu Piang, PHILIPPINES - Women on the southern island of Mindanao are bearing the brunt of the separatist....
Cyclone-hit monasteries in need
Irrawaddy Delta - Scores of monasteries in cyclone-affected Burma are in urgent need of repair almost seven....

Bangkok's best bars and pubs
Our nightlife reporter bids weekend a fond farewell with a recap of her seven favourite watering holes
Get it while it's tasty
Thai and international favourites, plus a few exotic items, are prepared in an open-kitchen
Babymime in full view
The acclaimed Thai pantomime troupe collaborates with top director nikorn saetang for their first solo show
Shopping by the sea
Along with the beach, there is an extensive selection of items worth browsing for in local markets