Democrat Party’s opposition leaves in doubt August referendum on new charter, as it lines up with other political parties in calling for document to be rejected
Regional surveys indicate drownings claim the life of at least one child every 15 minutes in Asia
New orders allow military personnel to act with police powers to conduct searches, seize assets, suspend financial transactions and prevent suspects from travelling abroad
Refugees in Thailand often arrive on tourist visas and are attempting to escape persecution and fear as minority groups
Economic growth has led to 'unhealthy products' being more available in rural areas and to poor and middle class families
Little is understood of the people who carved the jars from the quarries or even the initial contents and how the sites came into existence
The government is calling for a new charter to include a non-elected senate and an appointed prime minister over a transitional five year period
More than 500 delegates from over 50 countries attended Vientiane conference last week discussing water resources and hydropower development across Asia
Report finds over 95 million migrants came from countries in Asia Pacific region; rise of almost 50 percent over past two decades, trend set to continue
World’s third largest seafood exporter, has faced intense pressure to reform work practices in multimillion-dollar fishing industry
In Asia, the number of people older than 65 years is expected to grow from 300 million now to around 1 billion by 2050
Largest of Paracel Island group, Woody Island has been under control of Beijing since 1956, has an artificial harbor capable of docking vessels up to 5,000 metric tons
Insurgency in largely Muslim-populated region, has claimed over 6,200 lives, defying official efforts to end bloodshed
Coverage in 2002 quickly extended to 18 million people who were uninsured, along with an additional 29 million covered by less comprehensive schemes
Activists say latest version of charter has several steps to go before military government can call for fresh elections
Northeastern economy looks to expanding trade with neighboring Laos and business in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) as it recovers from a two year recession
Lao Communist Party congress just elected party veteran Bounnhang Vorachit as new secretary-general, signaling the country's future direction as it prepares to take over chairmanship of ASEAN
Move comes during what Australia’s Justice Minister, Michael Keenan, calls a deteriorating security situation
Security analysts say corporations are reassessing security needs following Indonesian attacks amid fears of escalation of violence by Islamic militants on 'soft targets' in South East Asia
Farmers hope to get through the hard times by drawing on years of farming experience and a rebound in rice prices
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