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UN probes North Korea's abductions of foreigners

UN probes North Korea's abductions of foreigners Witnesses and victims in Japan and South Korea detail the suffering of an estimated 130,000 people held in forced labor colonies in North Korea and the  ...

South Korea Industrial Output Falls 0.1% In July

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South Korea Industrial Output Falls 0.1% In July Industrial production in South Korea eased a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent in July compared to the previous month, Statistics Korea said on Friday. That was  ...

Kim Jong-un purges North Korea's army chief

Kim Jong-un purges North Korea's army chief North Korean media have also pictured Ri with new four-star insignia. ... a North Korea analyst with The International Crisis Group in Seoul, told The Daily  ...

North Korea is building on international tourism

North Korea is building on international tourism KCNA, the state news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , or DPRK, reported Wednesday that the reclusive nation would direct “big efforts” to  ...

North Korea's Kim Jong-un 'executes woman rumoured to be ex-lover'

North Korea's Kim Jong-un 'executes woman rumoured to be ex-lover' North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un had a woman believed to be his ex-girlfriend executed by firing squad last week, South Korea's largest daily newspaper  ...

RHODES: The inadvertent vulnerability of China's leaders

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RHODES: The inadvertent vulnerability of China's leaders Of course, the document accuses those promoting human rights and ... can be profitable, considering that China reportedly executed as many as 3,000 people in  ..

Forced Abortion of 9 Month Old Child in China

Forced Abortion of 9 Month Old Child in China With our growing economic reliance and dependence upon the Regime in China we sacrifice our fundamental obligation to defend fundamental human rights   ...

China's defence minister meets with Tory ministers amid ...

China's defence minister meets with Tory ministers amid ... Earlier in its tenure, the Harper government took a hard line on China's human- rights record, Huebert said, and the Conservatives may be reluctant to be seen  ...

China: Nationwide Arrests of Activists, Critics Multiply

China : Nationwide Arrests of Activists, Critics Multiply The crackdown is unfolding as China campaigns to be elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the UN's preeminent human rights body,  ...

North Korea's death camps should shame the world

North Korea's death camps should shame the world In a sense, it is almost laughable to speak of human - rights abuses in North Korea , since the term implies that the government sometimes lapses from what is  ...

Executions and torture are daily life in North Korea's prisons

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Executions and torture are daily life in North Korea's prisons Evidence given in recent days to the first United Nations investigation into human rights abuses in North Korea have included testimony about forced  ...

'Don't worry about outflows'

'Don't worry about outflows' Thailand should not worry much about the US plan to taper off its stimulus programme, says the secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade  ...

Burma refugees strive for self-reliance in Thailand

Burma refugees strive for self-reliance in Thailand (Wieng Haeng, Thailand ) August 29, 2013 – More than a decade ago, two Thai Buddhist temples opened their doors to provide sanctuary to 500 Burmese Shan  ...

Must Watch: Elephant polo in Thailand

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Must Watch: Elephant polo in Thailand HUA HIN, Thailand (CBS) -- More than fifty elephants and a team of Thailand's famous transgender "lady boys" took part in elephant polo in the seaside town of  ...

Thailand has no influence on global rubber price: Yukol

Thailand has no influence on global rubber price: Yukol Although Thailand is a major rubber producer, it has no influence over the global market price as the country has to rely mainly on exports, Agriculture Minister  ...

'Fairy Tale King' calls for child molestation class

'Fairy Tale King' calls for child molestation class A well-known writer and child education expert suggested primary schools in China start the school year with a lesson on how to prevent child molestations, after  ...

Chinese general's son 'denies gang rape charges'

Chinese general's son 'denies gang rape charges' BEIJING (AFP) - The son of a Chinese general who went on trial Wednesday over ... latest allegation against the privileged children of officials to provoke anger.

Chinese General's Son Stands Trial for Gang Rape

Chinese General's Son Stands Trial for Gang Rape Many in China are outraged over the behavior of the wealthy children of China's elite leaders, who are often viewed as corrupt and acting with disregard to the  ...

Woman gouged out child's eyes for cash

Woman gouged out child's eyes for cash Lawyer Liu Weiguo said attacks against children were increasing in China . "People have encountered all kind of injustices like inequality, the major income gap  ...

US scientist remotely operates colleague's brain

US scientist remotely operates colleague's brain NEW YORK--Scientists said Tuesday they have achieved the first human -to- human mind meld, with one researcher sending a brain signal via the Internet to  ...

What South Korea Can Learn from South Asia's Nuclear Experience

What South Korea Can Learn from South Asia's Nuclear Experience South Korea's current state of strategic frustration has convinced some leaders in Seoul that their country needs an indigenous nuclear capability. In the lead-up  ...

North, South Korean families prepare to meet at reunion

North, South Korean families prepare to meet at reunion SEOUL - North and South Korea gave lists to one another of the names of citizens who wish to meet their families on the opposite side of the  ...

Panama says N Korea ship`s arms violated UN sanctions

Panama says N Korea ship` s arms violated UN sanctions Panama City: The undeclared shipment of Cuban weapons found on a North Korean ship are a violation of UN sanctions against arms transfers to Pyongyang,  ...

China to Expand Employment for the Disabled

China to Expand Employment for the Disabled The number is expected to exceed 160 million by 2050, according to the federation. China's National Human Rights Action Plan (2012-2015) provides that the  ...

North Korea Executes 12 Prominent Musicians, Including Kim Jong ...

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North Korea Executes 12 Prominent Musicians, Including Kim Jong ... North Korea has reportedly executed twelve individuals, all musicians and performers labelled as "dissidents," on August 20. The musicians involved members  ...

Kim Jong-un's ex-lover, famous singer in North Korea, reportedly ...

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Kim Jong-un's ex-lover, famous singer in North Korea , reportedly ... South Korean news sources are reporting that singer Hyon Song-wol, reputed ex-lover of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, was among a dozen artists who  ...

North Korea Is Trying To Become A More Attractive Destination For ...

North Korea Is Trying To Become A More Attractive Destination For ... The communist state announced its plans to attract more tourists, promising the introduction of new flights to Pyongyang from China, Southeast Asia and Europe,  ...

How North Korean dictators deal with ex-lovers

How North Korean dictators deal with ex-lovers Kim Jong-un's ex-girlfriend was among a dozen well-known North Korean performers who were executed by firing squad nine days ago, according to South  ...

China urged to 'improve human rights'

China urged to 'improve human rights ' A coalition on human rights in China has petitioned Beijing's Liaison Office here, urging President Xi Jinping to improve the nation's human rights record.

US rejects link between N Korea nuclear diplomacy, jailed American

US rejects link between N Korea nuclear diplomacy, jailed American WASHINGTON: The case of a US citizen jailed in North Korea is a human rights issue that has no connection to long-stalled talks over Pyongyang's nuclear  ...

UN seeks abuse-claims trip to N. Korea

UN seeks abuse-claims trip to N. Korea The first panel of experts from the United Nations assigned to investigate accusations of human - rights abuses in North Korea urged the government on Tuesday  ...

U.N. rights mission hears Japan's concerns about N. Korea's ...

U.N. rights mission hears Japan's concerns about N. Korea's ... Visiting members of a U.N. commission investigating human rights violations in North Korea on Wednesday began hearing from Japanese officials about  ...

US to send rights envoy to North Korea

US to send rights envoy to North Korea The United States will send its North Korean human rights envoy to Pyongyang this week to seek the release of an imprisoned US Christian  ...

Back from China

Back from China As for China's human rights record, Ruberto said he only saw clean streets, a highly developed modern city and educated, polite people during the trip.

Thais must tap new financial frontiers

Thais must tap new financial frontiers To enable Thailand to enjoy the benefits from the new investment frontier requires the continued pursuit of sound macroeconomic and financial policies.

Warning to Thailand's tourism sector

Warning to Thailand's tourism sector Hospitality firms and workers in Thailand have been urged to develop their service skills and adopt a friendlier attitude to cope with the strong competition in  ...

Thailand Develops Integrated Security Surveillance Cameras

Thailand Develops Integrated Security Surveillance Cameras BANGKOK, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Thailand has developed integrated surveillance cameras which enable swift responses to untoward incidents, Thai News  ...

Bangkok conference highlights abuses of Rohingya refugees

Bangkok conference highlights abuses of Rohingya refugees Pitakwatchara was one of many academics to speak at “The Rohingya: Unwanted and Alone in Thailand ” press conference hosted by the Burmese Rohingya  ...

Thailand faces labor shortage as neighboring economies grow

Thailand faces labor shortage as neighboring economies grow MAHACHAI, Thailand --A looming shortage of workers is threatening Thailand's development as the economies of Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos are taking off  ...

China to survey health services in kindergartens, nurseries

China to survey health services in kindergartens, nurseries China's Ministry of Education and the National Health and Family Planning ... It will also assess medical room settings, health workers, children's nutrition,  ...

China 'Trafficker' Gouges Out Boy's Eyes

China 'Trafficker' Gouges Out Boy's Eyes A six-year-old boy has had his eyes gouged out in an attack believed to have been carried out by an organ trafficker in China . The child was found covered in  ...

Homeschooling Becomes More Popular in China

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Homeschooling Becomes More Popular in China About a third said they planned to eventually send their kids abroad to study, while another third said they still planned to have their kids take China's fiercely  ...

China's rapid urbanization needs managed: report

China's rapid urbanization needs managed: report China's 2013 National Human Development Report, jointly compiled by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Chinese Academy of Social  ...

China Human Vaccine Industry Report, 2012-2015

China Human Vaccine Industry Report, 2012-2015 In recent years, China has made some achievements in overseas vaccine markets. In 2011-2012, China's annual human vaccine export volume remained over  ...

Nuclear Test Moratorium Threatened by North Korean Impunity

Nuclear Test Moratorium Threatened by North Korean Impunity The exceptions, he pointed out, have been India and Pakistan, both of which tested nuclear weapons in 1998, but have not done so since then, and North Korea ,  ...

Subsidy snub hits pro-North schools

Subsidy snub hits pro- North schools More than 9,000 ethnic Koreans receive education in Japan, from kindergarten through college, at establishments closely affiliated with North Korea .

Kim Jong-il's grandson to study in France

Kim Jong-il's grandson to study in France France's attempts to attract more international students appears to be paying off with news that the grandson of former North - Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, the  ...

N. Koreans to visit arms ship sailors held in Panama

N. Koreans to visit arms ship sailors held in Panama PANAMA CITY — A North Korean delegation is expected to visit Panama to see 35 sailors who were detained there after their ship was impounded and Cuban  ...

Envoy to visit N Korea over jailed American

Envoy to visit N Korea over jailed American Robert King, special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, will travel to Pyongyang on Friday at the invitation of the government on a "humanitarian  ...

Iran rejects visit request of UN human rights monitor

Iran rejects visit request of UN human rights monitor Meanwhile, a UN inquiry gathering harrowing testimony of human rights abuses in North Korea appealed Tuesday for access to the country, even as Pyongyang  ...

North Korea urged to grant access to UN rights panel

North Korea urged to grant access to UN rights panel A UN inquiry gathering harrowing testimony of human rights abuses in North Korea appealed Tuesday for access to the country, even as Pyongyang  ...

Candidate Ng says it's Asia's turn at IOC

Candidate Ng says it's Asia's turn at IOC Ng is one of two candidates from Asia , along with Taiwan's CK Wu, head of the ... “This anti- gay law, we now have a written assurance from the highest authority  ...

British man admits brutal Thailand killing of US marine

British man admits brutal Thailand killing of US marine Aldhouse, known in Phuket by his ring name “The Pitbull,'' fled to Britain after the incident and became the first British suspect to be extradited to Thailand under  ...

Thailand launches probe after visa stamps go missing

Thailand launches probe after visa stamps go missing Bangkok: Thailand's Foreign Ministry has launched a probe after increasing numbers of visa stamps were reported missing at several of its consulates in Asia.

Skill and language trainings held for workers in Thailand before AEC

Skill and language trainings held for workers in Thailand before AEC BANGKOK - The Department of Skill Development (DSD) has joined hands with private companies in improving labors' skills in order to  ...

Thai-India trade likely to double to $16 billion by 2015: Thai official

Thai-India trade likely to double to $16 billion by 2015: Thai official BANGALORE: Stating that the rupee devaluation will have short-term impact on trade, a senior Thai official today said bilateral trade between India and Thailand   ...

Thailand's hopes to escape recession dimmed by output fall

Thailand's hopes to escape recession dimmed by output fall BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy may not easily pull out of recession, data on factory output suggests, even as a retreat by foreign investors puts  ...

Singapore, Thailand: Tax Treaty Draft Problems

Singapore, Thailand : Tax Treaty Draft Problems Thailand next hit previous hit tax next hit previous hit treaty next hit . However one Thai legal source knowledgeable about both the previous hit draft next hit  ...

Pakistan, Thailand vow to double trade partnership

Pakistan, Thailand vow to double trade partnership ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Thailand on Tuesday expressed their resolve to build a strong economic partnership, double their trade figure to $2 billion in the next  ...

Thailand To Brings More People Home From Egypt

Thailand To Brings More People Home From Egypt BANGKOK  - Thailand which has so far brought back over 1,000 of its citizens from Egypt, is expected to bring more home later this week.

Thailand's migrant verification deadline expires – workers vulnerable

Thailand's migrant verification deadline expires – workers vulnerable According to a 2003 memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Thailand and Burma, after migrants from Burma have remained in Thailand for four  ...

'Thailand-India trade likely to double to $16 billion by 2015'

' Thailand -India trade likely to double to $16 billion by 2015' BANGALORE: Assuring that the rupee's devaluation would have a short-term effect on trade with Thailand , a senior official of the South-east Asian country today  ...

How About A Gold Medal For Human Rights For Gay People?

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How About A Gold Medal For Human Rights For Gay People? After all, China worked out so well as an exemplar of freedom of the press at ... more gold medal be visible for all to see: the one for human rights for gay people.

Was Bo Xilai's trial in China truly transparent?

Was Bo Xilai's trial in China truly transparent? At the same time, human rights analysts believe the theatrics will have the unintended effect of raising public expectations of a fair trial in China . "At the end of  ...

Nepotism is giving way to elite breeding

Nepotism is giving way to elite breeding In an online survey for the China Youth Daily newspaper, 80 percent of the ... In pre-industrial economies, children usually took on the land and trades of their  ...

UN Rights Panel Presses for Access to North Korea

UN Rights Panel Presses for Access to North Korea Some of the female defectors told the commissioners how human traffickers lured them with promises of jobs and food and sold them in China , where they said  ...

China visit to empower SA youth

China visit to empower SA youth Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant and People's Republic of China's Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, Yin Weimin yesterday pledged to  ...

Cardiovascular disease No. 1 cause of death in N. Korea: research

Cardiovascular disease No. 1 cause of death in N. Korea : research 27 (Yonhap) -- Cardiovascular diseases were found to be the top cause of death in North Korea at 33 percent, research showed Tuesday. Infections and poor  ...

N Korea tried to send gas masks to Syria

N Korea tried to send gas masks to Syria North Korea tried to export gas masks to Syria but they were seized in Turkey along ... A Libyan-registered vessel, identified as Al En Ti Sar, left North Korea for  ...

N. Korea slams U.N. rights committee, calls defectors "human scum"

N. Korea slams U.N. rights committee, calls defectors "human scum" North Korea on Tuesday blasted a U.N. commission tasked with investigating human rights violations in the country, which has interviewed dozens of North  ...

Reinventing good government in China a fool's errand

Reinventing good government in China a fool's errand The sharp repudiation of constitutional government, human rights , civic ... Among China's intellectual and political elites, there is a discernible right wing, usually  ...

Tracing China's Long Game Plan

Tracing China's Long Game Plan The intervening years have witnessed marked growth in China's economic and ... party-state has clamped down on domestic human - rights activists, lawyers and  ...

Questions and answers on financial turmoil in Asia's emerging ...

Questions and answers on financial turmoil in Asia's emerging ... In Thailand , the economy contracted unexpectedly in the second quarter. ... Thailand spent billions of dollars in a failed attempt to prop up the baht in 1997.

People Hold Protest against Former British PM in Thailand

People Hold Protest against Former British PM in Thailand People hold placards during a protest in front of the British Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand , Aug. 27, 2013. People protest against former British Prime Minister  ...

Thailand's PM Yingluck richest among cabinet members

Thailand's PM Yingluck richest among cabinet members Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) revealed the assets of the new cabinet members, appointed in June on Tuesday. It is a law that all  ...

Thailand Food & Drink Report Q3 2013 - New Market Research Report

Thailand Food & Drink Report Q3 2013 - New Market Research Report In fact, according to April 2013 statements made by Thailand's commerce minister, Boonsong Teriyapirom, the country's exports may fall to less than 5%, which  ...

Asia: Meet and Relax in Khao Yai, Thailand

Asia: Meet and Relax in Khao Yai, Thailand A weekday corporate retreat offer will soon be rolled out for Kirimaya Golf Resort Spa and Muthi Maya Forest Pool Villa Resort, luxurious properties located  ...

Thai police crackdown on sale of 'laughing gas' balloons in tourist ...

Thai police crackdown on sale of 'laughing gas' balloons in tourist ... BANGKOK — Thai authorities are cracking down on vendors in Bangkok's main backpacker district selling cheap doses of balloons filled with nitrous oxide,  ...

Thailand's first coastal radar station to mitigate disasters

Thailand's first coastal radar station to mitigate disasters Thailand's first coastal radar station is nearing completion, as part of the new coastal radar system to integrate data for disaster management, by the Ministry of  ...

Minister opposes Chinese visa plan

Minister opposes Chinese visa plan Mr Somsak said he disagreed with the ministry's proposals on the issue, saying Thailand could handle only 30 million international tourists each year at most.

Egat vows to adopt Japan's coal-use policies

Egat vows to adopt Japan's coal-use policies THE ELECTRICITY Generating Authority of Thailand plans to adopt for its four new coal-fired power plants techniques deployed effectively in Japan, to assure  ...

Thai police crackdown on sale of 'laughing gas' balloons in tourist ...

Thai police crackdown on sale of 'laughing gas' balloons in tourist ... In this photo taken August 24, 2013, Thai vendors, right, are shown at a police news conference with laughing gas balloons, foreground, following their arrest in  ...

Nigerian escapee now in Thailand

Nigerian escapee now in Thailand KUALA LUMPUR - The Nigerian drug dealer who escaped from a police lock-up in Jinjang with the help of a police corporal on Aug 12 is  ...

N. Korean leader's nephew to study at French university

N. Korean leader's nephew to study at French university The teenage nephew of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un will study at ... and special rapporteur for Human Rights in Bosnia-Hercegovina Elisabeth Rehn.

UN rights panel urges N Korea to grant access to country

UN rights panel urges N Korea to grant access to country The head of a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea appealed on Tuesday for access to the country, even as Pyongyang condemned his commission's  ...

UN rights panel challenges NKorea

UN rights panel challenges NKorea Retired Australian judge Michael Kirby, who is heading a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea , has challenged Pyongyang to back its allegation that  ...

UN vows firmer approach to N. Korea's rights abuses

UN vows firmer approach to N. Korea's rights abuses 27 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations will take "a much firmer approach" to North Korea's human rights conditions based on its ongoing probe into the matter,  ...

UN rights panel challenges N Korea over "slander" claim

UN rights panel challenges N Korea over "slander" claim The head of a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea challenged Pyongyang on Monday to back its allegation that testimony gathered by his commission in  ...

China's top nuclear envoy arrives in Pyongyang

China's top nuclear envoy arrives in Pyongyang The purpose of Wu Dawei's visit and how long he will stay in North Korea have not been announced. But he could hold talks with Kim Kye Gwan, the North's first  ...

Skepticism as North Korea shows home-grown smartphone

Skepticism as North Korea shows home-grown smartphone  Korea News Service, shows North Korean Arirang smartphone. North Korea's announcement that it is mass producing a home-grown  ...

UN rights panel challenges N Korea over "slander" claim

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UN rights panel challenges N Korea over "slander" claim The head of a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea challenged Pyongyang on Monday to back its allegation that testimony gathered by his commission in  ...

U.N. team to look into N. Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens

U.N. team to look into N. Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens A United Nations panel tasked with investigating North Korea's human rights violations said Friday it will travel to Japan next week to gather  ...

North Korean defector says mother forced to kill own child at prison ...

North Korean defector says mother forced to kill own child at prison ... North Korea denies any role in violating a person's human rights , and refuses to recognize the U.N. commission. The country has blocked U.N. investigators from  ...

UN rights panel challenges N. Korea over 'slander' claim

UN rights panel challenges N. Korea over 'slander' claim The Commission of Inquiry is the first UN expert panel to officially examine North Korea's human rights record, and plans to collect witness testimony in Japan,  ...

NKorea attacks UN rights report

NKorea attacks UN rights report SEOUL - The head of a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea challenged Pyongyang on Monday to back its allegation that testimony gathered by his  ...

'Laos Nine' deserve international support

'Laos Nine' deserve international support The North Korean government is showing that they are doing fine in Pyongyang. Human rights activists like are not so optimistic, pointing to North Korea's dismal  ...

UN commission aims to pressure North Korea by investigating ...

UN commission aims to pressure North Korea by investigating ... What's new, officials say, is that the United Nations has empowered a formal commission of inquiry to collect evidence of human rights abuses in North Korea   ...

China will soon have 40% more coal than the combined weight of ...

China will soon have 40% more coal than the combined weight of ... Years of excessive investment are catching up with China , and the latest example is coal. Its reserves now contain 220 million tons (200 million tonnes) of coal,  ...

Tibetans hold protest in Delhi, seek India's support to get ...

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Tibetans hold protest in Delhi, seek India's support to get ... Carrying placards, the protesters alleged violation of human rights in Tibet and demanded that India raise the issue with China to ensure justice to people in the  ...

Pandas provide economic boost and symbol of friendship

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Pandas provide economic boost and symbol of friendship But the arrival of Sunshine and Sweetie, as their names translate into English, has also highlighted questions about China's human rights record and the moral  ...

Calgary man returns from sentencing of his son's killer in Thailand

Calgary man returns from sentencing of his son's killer in Thailand In 2007, Leo Del Pinto was gunned down in the northern Thailand village of Pai. The man who pulled the trigger was a Thai police officer. Uthai Dechawiwat  ...

H7N7 Virus Discovery Leads Thailand to Tighten Safety Measures

H7N7 Virus Discovery Leads Thailand to Tighten Safety Measures Thailand has got alert since the time it has been revealed that a new strain of avian-flu, H7N7, has been discovered in China. Thailand's

A Family Affair In Thailand

A Family Affair In Thailand Two of the things I love most are family and Thailand , and I have had the pleasure of ... My mom came to Thailand for a ten day visit to finally see what life is like  ...

Gujarat Police chief dies while holidaying in Thailand

Gujarat Police chief dies while holidaying in Thailand Phuket, Thailand : Gujarat Police chief Amitabh Pathak, who was holidaying here with his family, ... Pathak had gone to Thailand with his family for a vacation.

Thailand stunt master Kecha for 'Doosukeltha'

Thailand stunt master Kecha for 'Doosukeltha' Thai stunt master Kecha Khamphakdee, who had previously worked in films such as "Iddarammayilatho" and "Billa 2", has been roped in to choreograph the  ...

Foreign rice traders welcomed to buy rice directly from Thai govt

Foreign rice traders welcomed to buy rice directly from Thai govt BANGKOK, Aug 23 – Thailand's Ministry of Commerce will sell rice directly to state enterprises and the private sector abroad in a new attempt to release rice  ...

In Thailand, FC Barcelona stars Leo Messi and José Manuel Pinto ...

In Thailand , FC Barcelona stars Leo Messi and José Manuel Pinto ... Anurak Warit is among children and youth who meet and practise football with FC Barcelona's Leo Messi and José Manuel Pinto at an event held in Thailand to  ...

16th century Thai queen comes alive at Lakme Fashion Week

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16th century Thai queen comes alive at Lakme Fashion Week Designer Shilpa Reddy today presented a spectacular collection that was inspired by Thailand's warrior mother and queen 'Suriyothai' on the first day of Lakmé  ...

Sweett Group embarks on Thai buy

Sweett Group embarks on Thai buy Over the past five years, Sweett Group has developed a strategic alliance with Boulter Stewart in Thailand , with the former providing project management  ...

KBank trims its China branch loan goal by 27%

KBank trims its China branch loan goal by 27% Pipit Aneaknithi, an executive vice-president and head of the Chinese business division, said Thailand's fourth-largest lender cut its lending growth target this  ...

Thailand in favour of lifting ban on gold exports to India

Thailand in favour of lifting ban on gold exports to India Thailand has set up a committee of senior government officials and trade representatives to discuss the trade barriers in gold jewellery exports with India.

In pictures: Gay pride march in Nepal

In pictures: Gay pride march in Nepal The streets of Katmandu in Nepal were ablaze with colour today as people took to the streets for an LGBT pride parade. About 1,000 people, including gays ,  ...

South Korea Hears About North's Abductions

South Korea Hears About North's Abductions Lee Duck-Hang, right, the head of South Korea's working-level delegation to ... inquiry into human rights in North Korea was hearing about those who have little  ...

UN rights inquiry aims to raise pressure on North Korea

UN rights inquiry aims to raise pressure on North Korea Testimony by North Korean defectors at UN hearings this week in Seoul has produced chilling accounts of systematic rape, murder and torture - but it's also a  ...

N. Korea slams UN rights hearings in Seoul as 'slander'

N. Korea slams UN rights hearings in Seoul as 'slander' North Korea criticised South Korea on Friday for hosting hearings by a UN expert panel into the North's human rights record, saying it was a flagrant exercise in  ...

US senator McCain arrives in Seoul for NK issues

US senator McCain arrives in Seoul for NK issues ... to meet with South Korean government officials and activists to discuss issues ... interest including North Korea's nuclear weapons program and human rights   ...