Girl With Dragon Tattoo Escapes From Phuket Police Paddy Wagon
(The Phuket News)
US Carrier in Hong Kong After Bombers Fly Over S. China Sea
HONG KONG — A U.S. aircraft carrier docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday, days after a pair of American B-52 bombers flew over the...
Details of Patong New Year's Shooting, Suicide Incidents Emerge
(The Phuket News)
More Activists Denounce Junta Following Harassment Against Isan Activists
(Prachatai English)
Indonesian Fishermen Settle Trafficking Suit With US Boat Owner
HONOLULU, Hawaii — A human trafficking lawsuit just settled between two Indonesian fishermen and an American boat owner will not impact nearly 800 other foreign fishermen in Hawaii's fleet who are banned from leaving boats when the vessels reach shore, industry officials say.
Cambodian Judge Orders New Probe in Reporters’ Spying Case
PHNOM PENH (AP) — A court in Cambodia on Thursday ordered a new investigation and postponed a verdict in the espionage trial of two...
Myanmar’s Betel Chewers Swallowing Hard at High Prices (Photos)
THANPHYUYONE, Myanmar — It's as vital to life in Myanmar as cheese is to France or tea to Britain. For millions of people in the Southeast Asian country, the day is incomplete without chewing the juicy, teeth-staining parcels of betel leaf wrapped around areca nut and a slake of lime.
Junta Summons Activists, Lèse Majesté Suspects in Exile
(Prachatai English)
Vietnam Puts Pork on Menus as Farmers Face Glut, Low Prices
XUAN SON, Vietnam — Pork may be hogging menus in Vietnam's factories and army canteens for some time to come, as the country tries to keep pig farmers stricken by a glut in supply from going under.