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CROCODILE LIZARD IS ONE OF 115 NEW SPECIES FOUND IN GREATER MEKONG
A snail-eating turtle found in a food market and a bat with a horseshoe-shaped face are among 115 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region... READ MORE›
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A SLEEPY TOURIST UNPLUGGED A LOUDSPEAKER PLAYING RELIGIOUS MUSIC IN BURMA -- NOW HE'S HEADED TO PRISON
Klaas Haytema said he was only trying to get some sleep, but a local court didn't buy his excuse... READ MORE›
BANGKOK BOMB: EXPLOSION CLOSE TO ERAWAN SHRINE KILLS AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE INCLUDING SEVEN FOREIGNERS - LATEST UPDATES
It has been suggested that one of the perpetrators' motives for attacking the renowned Erawan shrine was to cripple Thailand's tourism industry... READ MORE›
MALAYSIA PM URGES WORLD TO ACT AGAINST 'GENOCIDE' OF MYANMAR'S ROHINGYA
Najib said the rally at a stadium in Kuala Lumpur would send a strong message to Aung San Suu Kyi's government that enough is enough ... READ MORE›
LAOS DESTINATION IN ILLEGAL IVORY TRADE SO FAR ELUDES GLOBAL CRACKDOWN
Similarly, a shipment of about 600 pounds of elephant tusks intercepted in 2009 by the Kenyan wildlife authorities was being sent to Mr. Vixay's company in Laos... READ MORE›
THAILAND GENERAL JAILED FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT MASS TRIAL
Manas Kongpan is jailed for 27 years as dozens are convicted of human trafficking at a mass trial... READ MORE›
A WATERFIGHT LIKE NO OTHER MAY BE BREWING OVER ASIA'S RIVERS
In March China agreed to release water to help drought-stricken countries downriver... READ MORE›
BBC JOURNALIST FACES DEFAMATION CHARGE IN THAILAND
Brad Adams, Human Rights Watch's Asia director, said the case against Head and Rance showed exactly why having criminal defamation laws is such a bad idea ... READ MORE›
REPORTING ON LIFE DEATH AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
I came to see Southeast Asia as a land of great people and bad governments, of remarkable graciousness but distressing levels of impunity... READ MORE›
PAIR RETRACT THAI MURDER CONFESSIONS
Thailand's National Human Rights Commission said on Monday that it had found evidence that the two suspects, Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, both 21, were physically abused by the police... READ MORE›
THAI POLICE ANNOUNCE ARREST IN BANGKOK BOMBING
17 explosion at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok's central shopping district killed 20 people and was the worst attack of its kind in recent Thai history... READ MORE›
2ND ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH BANGKOK BOMBING
The authorities issued three additional arrest warrants on Tuesday, including for two men they identified as Ahmet Bozoglan and Ali Jolan... READ MORE›
'WHO DECIDES WHAT'S FAKE NEWS AND WHAT ISN'T?'
When you consider what comprises fake news... do you ponder, for example, reports that there were weapons of mass destruction?... READ MORE›
THE BANGKOK ATTACK COULD BE A MAJOR SETBACK FOR TOURISM
The prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said that it was the worst ever attack on Thailand, and that they want to destroy our economy, our tourism ... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN AND THAI JOURNALISTS FOUND NOT GUILTY OF DEFAMING THAI NAVY
Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian, of news website Phuketwan, were accused in case that alarmed human rights and press freedom groups... READ MORE›
STOLEN BODY PARTS: WARRANTS ISSUED FOR 2 AMERICANS
Tourist, during a press conference at Bangpongpang police station in Bangkok,Thailand... READ MORE›
HOW A BATTLE IN NORTH-EAST INDIA CHANGED WW2
But that defeat actually started in Kohima and Imphal, bordering Burma in north-east India, a year earlier... READ MORE›
PETITION CALLS FOR 'CHINESE NEW YEAR' NAME CHANGE
If I greet some Chinese man with 'Hey happy Vietnamese new year... READ MORE›
'WE ALWAYS LIVE IN FEAR': ROHINGYA REFUGEES SPEAK OUT
His boat was intercepted by Australian authorities, and he spent 22 months in detention in the Northern Territory and Christmas Island... READ MORE›
BANGKOK BOMB: FIVE MEMBERS OF ONE MALAYSIAN FAMILY KILLED BY ERAWAN SHRINE EXPLOSION
An unidentified member of Mr Neoh's family laid bundles of clothes at the shrine to represent their loved ones, a monk said... READ MORE›
BURMAS ROHINGYA: ONE WOMANS JOURNEY TO MARRIAGE ON A SMUGGLING BOAT
Burmas Rohingya one womans journey to marriage on a smuggling boat... READ MORE›
BURMA'S MUSLIM MINORITY FACE CHOICE OF LIFE IN OPEN-AIR CAMPS OR DANGERS OF FLEEING BY BOAT
Boats carrying desperate Rohingya refugees have begun leaving the coast of Burma, sparking fears of a new Southeast Asian migrant crisis... READ MORE›
BURMA'S PERSECUTED MUSLIM REFUGEES ARE TRAPPED IN A STATELESS LIMBO
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- They have been called the least wanted and most persecuted people in the world... READ MORE›
KIRIN BUYS $560 MILLION STAKE IN MYANMAR'S TOP BREWER FROM F&N
Japan's Yomiuri daily reported on Wednesday that Kirin was set to buy F N's 55 percent stake in Myanmar Brewery for as much as 100 billion yen 804 million ... READ MORE›
MYANMAR MISSING PLANE CRASHED IN ANDAMAN SEA
Myanmar missing plane crashed in Andaman Sea Everything we know so far... READ MORE›
FAMILIES OF TWO BRITISH STUDENTS MURDERED IN THAILAND BACK POLICE
Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, both 21-year-old bar workers from Burma, are accused of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in September... READ MORE›
RUSSIA WARNS OF ISLAMIC STATE THREAT TO NEW YEAR TOURISTS IN THAILAND
Ten Syrians linked to the Islamic State group entered Thailand in October to attack Russian interests, Thai police said in a leaked document citing informa... READ MORE›
FAMED BURMESE FORTUNE TELLER ET DIES
Her clients reportedly included Than Shwe, the Burmese general who made the surprise decision to move Myanmar's capital from Yangon to Nay Pyi Taw in 2005... READ MORE›
INDONESIAN OFFICIALS SAY AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ8501 SENT NO DISTRESS SIGNAL
AirAsia, which has a presence in most of Southeast Asia and recently India, has never lost a plane before and has a good safety track record... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S LINE TO LAUNCH ONLINE GROCERY SHOPPING IN THAILAND, PLANS TO EXPAND
Japan's line to launch online grocery shopping in thailand plans to expand... READ MORE›
ASIA OUTBREAKS PROMPT QUESTION IS ALL ZIKA DANGEROUS
In Guinea-Bissau, five microcephaly cases are under investigation to determine whether the African lineage of Zika can cause microcephaly... READ MORE›