Days after army confrontation with Red Shirt protesters in Bangkok, Yellow Shirt leader Sondhi Limthongkul was ambushed in what analysts say may be a politically motivated assassination. Tensions have flared in the country, between Red Shirt protesters calling for PM Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down, and Yellow Shirts, who caused ...

In response to a UN Security Council condemnation of its missile launch, Pyongyang withdrew from six-nation talks on nuclear disarmament and expelled UN nuclear experts. The situation intensified after US and allies accused Pyongyang of launching a missile, despite Pyongyang's assertion it was a satellite. On Sunday, the Stalinist state ...

Early election results reveal Sunday the Democrat Party has won 20 percent of the vote, which means reelection for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Results will be confirmed in two weeks. The world's largest Muslim population has seen strong economic growth and stability under Yudhoyono's last term. This is the third ...

At the recent G20 summit in England, China promised $40 bln to IMF's total $750 bln rescue package. China's premiere business magazine Caijing points out this sum, 5.3 percent of the entire $750 billion pledged, is well above China's 3.8 voting share in the IMF. This has left some wondering ...

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva canceled a weekend ASEAN summit and has declared a state of emergency for Bangkok and five provinces after thousands of anti-government protesters stormed a summit venue on Saturday. 100,000 red-shirt protesters filled the streets of Bangkok earlier this week, demanding Abhisit step down. Rioters support ...

Despite WHO calls that a new strain of TB is "potentially explosive", Burma is in serious shortage of TB drugs and funding from current national supplier Global Fund Facility will run out at the end of this year. Along with other Asian countries like Thailand, Vietnam, and China, Burma is ...

As tens of thousands of North Koreans stood proud last week after Pyongyang's missile launch, UN Security Council members remain deadlocked about a unified response. Pyongyang claims the satellite successfully reached orbit "fully demonstrating the might of science and technology as a leading launcher". Reports from within the Stalinist state ...

With one of the world's largest refueling centers for CNG, and government rebates for greener cars (GVRs), gas supplier Union Energy has pumped $1 million (SGD) into the CNG market. The city-state has more than 500 CNG taxis, and is expected to expand to another 2000 over the next two ...

Recently a group of Chinese Internet users went on a witchhunt to expose a local government official at a media watchdog, posting uploaded receipts adding up to nearly $7000 in dining, entertainment and massage expenses. Dubbed the Liuyang Scandal, Internet users started asking how such a lowly public servant could ...

According to a recent poll by GlobeScan and University of Maryland, views that China's global influence is negative have risen, for the most part. China's view of itself has risen to 92% positive of it's role abroad. In France 70% polled had negative views on the rising power, while Italy ...