Instead of heading to the bank to change U.S. dollars into Vietnamese dong, a travel agent searches for another businessman to act as his counterparty. Shortages of the dong are causing ripples throu…
Hanoi - Hamsters have become the fashionable new pet in Vietnam in this Year of the Rat, but the government has tightened controls on importing the rodents, fearing they may damage crops and spread di…
Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted bail following his arrest on his return to Thailand following 17 months of self-imposed exile. The former Thai prime minister was ordered by…
The titles of the three songs banned from public broadcast for inciting infidelity say it all, according to Cambodian government and cultural officials, local media reported Thursday.
Manchester City. "Our land needs him. Nobody can push him out. He is a good guy. Thai people love him," said Malee, a 53-year-old businessman who did not want to give his last name. Th…
Feb 28 2008 icWales Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was taken into police custody today after arriving on Thai soil and ending 17 months of exile to face corruption charges. Thai authori…
(AGI) - Bangkok, 28 Feb - Former premier of Thaliand Thaksin Shinawatra has today returned to his homeland from the forced exile 18 months ago after a coup d’etat by military generals, who accused …
Thirteen Things about The Internet
I live in a developing country so it might seem strange that we can access the internet. It didn’t use to be this way - when I first started working in SE Asia in 1985, telecommunications was quite different. Very few houses had telephones so if I wanted to call someone, I had to wait in line at the post office or at a house which made a business of
(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra smiles as he waits in a lounge before boarding a flight to Thailand at the Hong Kong International Airport Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. …
Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was taken into police custody today after arriving on Thai soil and ending 17 months of exile to face corruption charges.Thai authorities arrested the 58-…