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Oil prices rose Friday in Asia following a whipsaw overnight session in which the expiration of options played havoc with prices.
Children in Myanmar may be forced to attend school in relief camps and tents because 85 percent of the educational buildings have been destroyed or damaged in a cyclone-ravaged region, the U.N. said Wednesday.
The U.N. food agency says cyclone-battered Myanmar faces prolonged food shortages if farmers are not able to return to their fields in the next 90 days.
An Thai official says Myanmar’s military government has given permission to a Thai medical team to go to the cyclone-ravaged delta.
The U.N. says another cyclone in forming near Myanmar, which was devastated by a killer storm earlier this month.
Oil prices held steady Wednesday in Asia after falling back from a record near $127 a barrel in the previous session on concerns Iran may consider cutting oil production.
Oil prices dropped below $124 a barrel on profit-taking Tuesday in Asia after hitting another trading record in the previous session.
The director of a Thailand museum was indicted on a wire fraud charge in connection with a federal investigation into looted Southeast Asian antiquities.
A small-time actor who allegedly traveled to Thailand to have sex with underage boys is being held without bail in New Jersey.
Believe me if you think these are tempting and you can’t wait to dig your teeth into these sooner than you know you will be queueing in front of the psychiatrist’s office! Doesn’t matter if artist Kittiwat Unarrom sculpts these breads with all the...
Wonder where the world’s largest abacus lies? You’d certainly be forgiven if you thought it was in a museum, somewhere in the world but no it isn’t. Stunningly, the world’s largest Abacus lies in a drug store in the resort town of Rayong in...
God has provided us with an absolutely free source of energy, but it is up to us to make the best of it. He never intended to make us splurge our earnings on the escalating bills. And that exactly what some Mr. Sila Sutharat from Thailand has realized....
Have you ever witnessed a “human zoo”, a place where humans, more specifically women are exhibited in lieu of just £4? I know it sounds absurd but it ain’t. Women of the Kayan tribal community in Northern Thailand come under the paraphernalia...
When William Blake penned down about Tiger, he did say:
Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright,
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
People can interpret those lines in any form of philosophy or...
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra may have been deposed from the country by the Thai military but the charismatic politician-cum-businessman is still able to have a lasting influence on Thailand’s political scenario. With the first...
In response to increasing incidences of crimes against women judiciary in all nations are becoming stricter and more intolerant towards offenders, even if they are prominent politicians or rich businessmen.
A classic case relates to former...
This picture perfect gift wrap is not made of something you could imagine even if you were to take the wildest guess. Try a “domestic” guess you might hit it right by chance. Well, its made of elephant’s dung. I’m sure to get...
Myanmar might be the second largest opium producer in the world but it is not a threat to stability in the north east of India. This announcement by the United Nations ought to be gleefully cheered by the Indian administrators who have often failed...
Immensely popular Thai tattoos have fascinated lots of people around the globe. But the cool Thai tattoo designs we see today were not the part of inking during the past. In the past, Thai tattoos were the norm for nearly all men. It was a sign of...
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Louis Michel, the EU development commissioner, answers a question during a news conference at Suvarnabhumi international airport after his two-day trip to Yangon, Myanmar Friday, May 16, 2007. Michel said he was cautiously optimistic that Myanmar’s...
