– MOSCOW – A Russian cannibal couple accused of murdering — then eating — 30 people served up some of their victims in human meat pies....
– BANGKOK – Two decades ago Thailand became ground zero of the Asia financial crisis, when its government scrapped a dollar peg with the baht, a...
– Yes, it’s painful but unfortunately true. Munching on those golden sticks of starchy goodness will most certainly accelerate your demise. An eight-year study on the...
– CHIANG RAI – Descending from China in grand, graceful arcs, the upper Mekong unfurls in a tranquil, lulling sheen. Only battlement ruins to the south...
– BEIJING – China has launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense...
– SEOUL – As North Korea readies to mark the 105th birth anniversary of its founding president Kim Il Sung on April 15, North Korea’s biggest...
– CHIANG RAI – In recognition of its donation of THB 20,000to the Princess Mother’s Medical Volunteer (PMMV) Foundation, Museflower Retreat & Spa was awarded a...
– PATTANI – Three Thai soldiers were gunned down in front of terrified shoppers at busy evening market in Thailand’s conflict-riddled ‘Deep South’, police said today,...
 .  . GENEVA - Swiss voters went to the polls on Sunday on an initiative championed by environmentalists and nuclear foes that would, if passed, shutter...
. . BEIJING – A criminal court in China has sentenced a Chinese lawyer, Xia Lin, who defended human rights activists and others involved in...
. For the Olympics, it’s so-long Sotuh America and hello Asia, the next three Olympics are headed for relatively calmer ports of call in South Korea,...
. . BANGKOK – Sunday August 7th, 2016 marks one of the most important votes in Thailand’s history, yet there have been no political rallies, no...
. It’s the hottest month of the year and this year is said to be the hottest ever. Thank goodness the Songkran water festival helps cool...
. . CHIANG RAI – Holiday season means parties, food, cake and plenty, plenty of drinks! It’s so much fun when the drinks are flowing...
. . YANGON – Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was officially re-elected to her seat in the lower house of parliament Wednesday as her...
. . CHIANG RAI – The best thing about this 800-year-old city in northern Thailand’s Golden Triangle is what lies beyond it. Sure, there’s the wonderful...
. . KYUSHU – Japan’s Mount Aso, a volcano on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, has erupted, sending huge plumes of black and then white...
15 Common Idioms for English Learners 1. Up in the air – “(to be) up in the air” means that something has not been resolved, finished...
. . CHIANG RAI – Every year during the rainy season, the Akha tribe in Chiang Rai hold what is known locally as Yae-Khu-A-Paew. Called the...
. . WASHINGTON – A newly released report for the Pentagon says China’s reclamation of landmass among a string of artificial islands in the South China...