HUMAN TRAFFICKING

UNIAP granted 130,000 Euros to tackle human trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia

Germany has granted 130,000 Euros to UN's Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) to put into....

HIV awareness key among injecting drug users in Burma
Rangoon - Maung Maung (not his real name) never knew he could contract HIV by sharing needles.

Suspected separatists kill three Thai soldiers in ambush
Pattani, Thailand - Suspected Muslim insurgents on Friday ambushed and killed three Thai soldiers and wounded....

Home-gown artemisinin to boost malaria fight
JAKARTA (IRIN) - Indonesia has been able to successfully grow Artemisia annua, the active ingredient in the....

"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,....

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