Myanmar - Karen rebels meet Suu Kyi
Leaders of Myanmar's most enduring ethnic rebel group met with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a day after meeting with the country's pre...
By-election mania in Myanmar
Optimism is running high for the National League for Democracy (NLD) and its formidable leader Aung San Suu Kyi to win in Sunday's by-electi...
New school teaches Karen immigrants their native language
Looping symbols with hovering dots and hooked accents cover a big, yellow pad leaned against the chalkboard. About 20 children sit cross-...
Drone makers cashing in as war tactics evolve
They are deadly, hard to detect and fast becoming one of the most sought-after weapons in the air defence industry. Global demand for unm...
Laos delays Mekong dam project
Laos has suspended a $3.5 billion dam project on the lower Mekong River while Japan leads a study into the environmental impact, after activ...
Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman sends greetings
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to King Bhumiphol Adulyadet of the Kingdom of Thailand on the occasion of h...
$9M richer, informant unmasks himself at NY trial
The conviction of an ex-Soviet officer known at the Merchant of Death can be credited in part to the work of a U.S. informant who has made m...
Images From NASA’s Terra Spacecraft On Thai Flooding
Since July this year, heavy monsoon rains in Southeast Asia have resulted in catastrophic flooding. In Thailand, about one third of all prov...
China proposes common security set up for Mekong river
Calling for speedy trial of nine Thai soldiers accused of killing 13 Chinese crew members of two cargo ships on the Mekong river, Chinese Pr...
Making the Most of the U.S.–Thailand Alliance
Last week, The Heritage Foundation hosted a very timely discussion on the future of the U.S.–Thailand Alliance featuring well-known Southeas...
More than 100 dead in Burma floods
More than 100 people have been killed in flash floods in central Burma after heavy storms this week, an official said on Sunday. "So far,...
Three die in Indonesia flash floods
Flash floods on eastern Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed three people and damaged scores of buildings, officials said Saturday. "One ad...
Accused global arms dealer Bout goes on US trial
The former Soviet military officer is accused of attempting to sell a huge arsenal including hundreds of surface-to-air missiles to US agent...
Asian Business in 2011
In the first 3 months of this year alone, there were four significant earthquakes in Asia: Southwest Pakistan, New Zealand, the east coast o...
Thai PM to pay official visit to Myanmar
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will pay an official visit to Myanmar in order to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nei...
