NARATHIWAT, Thailand (AFP) - - Suspected separatist rebels have shot dead five people in the insurgency-hit Thai south, police said on Tuesday. More »
CHA-AM, Thailand (AFP) - - While other Asian metropolises such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Beijing all boast cutting-edge new buildings recognisable around the world, one would be pushed to name a famous modern building in Bangkok. More »
YALA, Thailand (AFP) - - Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej visited Thailand's insurgency-hit southern provinces Saturday for the first time since he took office more than three months ago. More »
BANGKOK(AFP) - - Thai police said Wednesday they were on high alert for an unnamed Western man accused of molesting Asian boys, triggering a global hunt, but said that tracking him down would be difficult. More »
YANGON (AFP) - - At least 351 people were killed when cyclone Nargis tore through military-run Myanmar this weekend, state media reported Sunday. More »
YANGON (AFP) - - At least 351 people were killed and nearly 100,000 left homeless when tropical cyclone Nargis tore through Myanmar, razing thousands of buildings and knocking out power lines, state media said Sunday. More »
RATCHABURI, Thailand (AFP) - - Staff at one of Thailand's 23 state wildlife rescue centres are getting good at scrimping by. More »
BANGKOK - Thailand has no problem with the prolonged house arrest in Myanmar of opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said on Wednesday. More »
BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thailand's ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife will testify in person at their corruption trial in August over a controversial land purchase, their lawyer said Wednesday. More »
BANGKOK (AFP) - - Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein arrived in Bangkok Tuesday on his first official visit to Thailand since he assumed the post in October, an air force officer said. More »

Myanmar says more than 133,000 dead, missing in cyclone



