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'Speed' drug use growing in Vang Vieng : (Mizzima) – A popular backpacker tourist stop in Laos , Vang Vieng, is experiencing an upsurge in drug use, particularly methamphetamines, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). Drugs are moreeasily available even after a crackdown by authorities on ... Mizzima News

Myanmar's opium war : Some 256000 households in Myanmar - significantly more than in Afghanistan - are involved in the crop's cultivation, which mostly takes place in northeastern Shan state, the UNODC said. "What is driving the poppy increase is food insecurity, poverty , ...

KOICA in Bangladesh, Uzbekistan KOICA in Bangladesh, Uzbekistan : In Comilla, Bangladesh , KOICA recently finished a 3.5-million-dollar grant aid project to eliminate poverty in local farming communities and improve living conditions. A handover ceremony and workshop were held on February 13 in Comilla to commemorate ...

UN should consider commission of inquiry on Burma: AI : (Mizzima) – Burma's human rights situation has improved notably in some respects but it has significantly worsened in others, Amnesty International (AI) said this week. It called for the UN to seriously consider a commission of inquiry to investigate ...

Little being done to counter rampant trafficking of Burmese into fishing industry : Labour exploitation, human trafficking and bondage of migrant workers from Burma continues in Samut Sakhon's shrimp-processing factories and onboard trawlers despite the passing of an anti- human -trafficking law nearly four years ago, said Sompong ...

Supreme court prepares for battle over human rights liability of corporations : Since the first ATS case was brought against a major company in 1997 – against the oil company Unocal for human rights violations in Burma – it has been assumed that corporations are liable under the statute. However, in September 2010 the second ... The Guardian

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คุก41ปีสาวไทยวัย50ส่งลูกสาวค้าประเวณีให้หนุ่มใหญ่อังกฤษ : ซี ( นามสมมุติ) อายุยังไม่เกิน 13 ปี ซึ่งเป็นบุตรสาวของจำเลยที่ 1 ไปกระทำ การค้าประเวณี เพื่อสนองความใคร่กับจำเลยที่ 2 และผู้อื่น หลายครั้งหลายครา และระหว่างปี 2551 วัน เดือน ...

Hundreds Protest Dam Plans : More than 500 ethnic minority residents of riparian communities in northeastern Cambodia held a peaceful protest Tuesday against the construction of a Vietnamese-led hydroelectric dam that will relocate them from their ancestral land.

Bangladesh needs 1.5m new jobs a yr : Bangladesh needs up to 1.5 million new jobs each year for the next 20 years to accelerate economic growth, says the World Bank. Bangladesh along with other South Asian nations has seen steady job growth and a substantial decrease in poverty over the ...

Anti-poverty crusader Hugh Evans to join Rotarians in Bangkok : Hugh Evans regularly delivers the Global Poverty Project's "1.4 Billion Reasons" presentation. Evans will be a keynote speaker at the 2012 RI Convention in Bangkok, Thailand , 6-9 May. B y the age of 12, Hugh Evans had figured out what his life's work ... Rotary International

Drug problems worsens as opium production rises : Thailand and Southeast Asia face increasing drug problems following a boost in methamphetamine abuse and the expansion of poppy plantations in Burma and Laos , according to the 2011 report released yesterday by the International Narcotics Control Board ... The Nation

Costa cruise ship adrift off Seychelles | Bangkok Post: news : An Italian cruise ship from the same fleet as the tragedy-struck Costa Concordia was adrift on Tuesday in pirate-infested seas off the Seychelles with no power and with more than 1000 people on board. The Costa Allegra cruise liner is berthed in Hong ...

IMF Says Cambodian Economy to Grow 6.5%, But Warns of Risks : Phnom Penh (Source: Robert Carmichael dpa, Hamburg, Germany (MCT)) – Cambodia's economy is expected to grow 6.5 per cent in 2012, up from 5.75 per cent last year, the International Monetary Fund said in its annual review, adding that government ...

Thai protest chief gets prison for financial crime : AP BANGKOK — A Thai protest leader whose movement helped topple three prime ministers was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for falsifying financial documents aimed at securing a $32 million government bank loan for his media empire.

Thai 'Yellow Shirt' founder jailed for 20 years BANGKOK — A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced one of the kingdom's most controversial political figures, media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul, to 20 years in prison for corporate fraud. Sondhi is the founder of the royalist "Yellow Shirt" protest ...

Two Iranian suspects in Bangkok blast released : By IANS/RIA Novosti, Bangkok : Police in Thailand have released a married Iranian couple detained for suspected involvement in bombings in Bangkok earlier this month. A blast occurred Feb 14 in a residential building in Bangkok .

Cambodia bus crash injures Western tourists : Dozens of foreign tourists have been injured and one woman has been killed in a bus crash in Cambodia . The vehicle flipped on its side as it took 46 passengers, including 40 foreign tourists, from the port of Sihanoukville to the Thai border.

Refugees Hope for Ceasefire in Burma : But with new elections on the horizon, refugees believe the country may finally be on the right track to achieving peace between to the two sides. "I want us to establish a country with full human rights , and freedom." However, a ceasefire may require ...

Thai activist jailed for royal slurs BANGKOK — A Thai political activist has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in the latest in a series of convictions under the kingdom's controversial royal defamation laws. The Criminal Court in Bangkok found Surachai Danwattananusorn ...

Thailand activist jailed for royal insult : Thailand has some of the strictest lese majeste laws in the world, and any discussion of the monarchy is extremely sensitive, reports the BBC's Rachel Harvey in Bangkok. But calls for reform have grown after a recent series of controversial cases, ... BBC News

CN Blue's "Bluestorm" in Bangkok Rocked 10000 and Raised Help for Charity : Thai fans showed how much they loved CN Blue with the successful Bangkok stop of the four-man band's “Bluestorm” concert tour. “Bluestorm” Bangkok not only entertained the 10000 fans in attendance, but also doubled as an opportunity to be a channel for ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase

Thai Parliament takes first step toward contentious constitutional change BANGKOK — A joint session of Thailand's Parliament has taken the first contentious steps toward revising the country's constitution, implemented after a 2006 military coup. After two days of debate, lawmakers on Saturday approved by a 399-199 vote ...

Elephant festival to boost Laos tourism : Held annually in Sayabouly, a northwest province of Laos , the Elephant Festival draws hundreds of thousands of domestic travellers. This year's event took place 17 to 19 February and increased visitor numbers have encouraged the construction of tourism ...

Drug trade Booms in Vang Vieng : Police in Laos turn a blind eye to the roaring trade in the tourist-oriented town despite drug-linked deaths. Undated photo of tourists enjoying tubing along the Nam Song river in Lao town Vang Vieng. The illegal drug trade is booming in Vang Vieng, ...

Tiny, shiny lizard discovered in Cambodia : Researchers have discovered a new lizard species with a shining and long snakelike body from a remote forest in Cambodia . The disco-ready lizard, which is just three inches long from snout to tail, sports tiny legs and scales that shimmer with a ...

US Helps Fight Counterfeit Drugs in Cambodia : Monday, 27 February 2012 US Helps Fight Counterfeit Drugs in Cambodia Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh “Drug counterfeiting robs the Cambodian people of the faith and the confidence in medicines." The US and Cambodia launched a national public ...

Thailand declared its support to Sri Lanka : By KTRajasingham in Geneva Thailand yesterday publicly declared it support Sri Lanka. Thailand also said that it values Sri Lanka's efforts to consider how to best implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) ...

More and better jobs in Bangladesh : For example, the poverty rate for casual labourers in Bangladesh is estimated at 47 percent in 2010 while that for regular wage workers is 21 percent. It is easier to absorb new entrants into jobs of lower productivity.

Mirrors ease Cambodian amputees' phantom pain : Now, after two decades of agony, the Cambodian is embracing an innovative technique that promises relief simply by using a mirror to trick the brain into "moving" the missing limb, allowing the pain to subside. Sitting in a chair and holding a ...

Japanese chipmaker Epida Memory files for bankruptcy TOKYO — Computer chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc. filed for Japan's largest manufacturing bankruptcy Monday after amassing debts from nose-diving prices, competition from Samsung and flooding in Thailand last year that stifled demand.

Thailand police detains another Iranian suspect in Bangkok bombing Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officials examine the bomb site in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Photo by: AP One Iranian, Saeid Moradi, lost his legs on February 14 when a bomb he was carrying exploded in Bangkok shortly after an ...

Government confiscates 3 churches in Laos : Communist officials in Savannakhet Province, which is located in the south-central part of Laos , have confiscated three churches in recent weeks, according to Human Rights Watch for Lao Religious Freedom. After calling residents in Kengweng to a ...

Pedal power to open up the Mekong : CHIANG RAI, 27 February 2012: Tourism Authority of Thailand partnered with the Chiang Rai Bike Association to embark on an eco-bike tour experiment, 25 February, that will explore roads and tourist facilities in neighbouring Laos and China over the ... TTR Weekly

The Council underlines the need for the Human Rights Council to maintain its ... : The EU reaffirms its strong support to the Human Rights Council and states its intention to present a resolution on the situation of human rights in Burma / Myanmar . European Ministers on Foreign Affairs agreed into the latest Council meeting held in ...

Mirrors ease Cambodian amputees' phantom pain KAMPONG CHHNANG, Cambodia — Pov Sopheak lost his left leg in a landmine blast in 1990. Yet some nights the pain in his "left foot" is so bad he cannot sleep. Like many amputees, he suffers from phantom pain. Now, after two decades of agony, ...

China to Repatriate 'Hundreds' of N.Koreans : "Some 220 defectors have been interrogated by regional security departments in China and are being held at about 10 detention centers near the North Korea-China border," said Kim Hoe-tae of Solidarity for North Korean Human Rights .

China Donates Equipment to Cambodia for 2012 ASEAN Meetings : The government of China on Monday delivered office supplies and equipment worth 403000 US dollars to Cambodia in order to ease the country's burden when it hosts the ASEAN summit and related Summits this year. The office supplies and equipment included ...

Three more Iranian arrests over Bangkok bombings : Thai authorities have detained three more Iranians over the 14 February Bangkok blasts after tracking down a mobile phone number that was in regular contact on the day of the bombings with two suspects currently in police custody. The Guardian

Myanmar and the knowledge century : Myanmar has always suffered as a result of obsolete teaching and learning methods, whereby teachers spoon-feed students who in turn fall prey to a process of passive reception, rote learning and material regurgitation – a most meaningless activity.

Cambodia downed by last-gasp Brunei strike : Cambodia's seemingly endless wait for a tournament win over a host nation continued on Saturday as an injury-time strike saw them fall 3-2 to Brunei during the opening match of the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy at Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium in ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase

ASEAN Parliamentarians Draw Attention To Burma's Migrant-workers Issue - OpEd They met with local NGOs and government officials in Phang Nga, including workers from the Federation for Education and Development (FED) and a host of other NGOs that work in the areas of human rights , health, education and other sectors relevant to ...

US holds talks in Myanmar on resuming recovery of remains of soldiers from ... Seven soldiers' remains were identified after US recovery operations in 2003 and 2004, during what was a rare instance of cooperation with Myanmar's military, which has a poor human rights record. Additional remains were recovered but have not yet been ...

Burma's Reforms: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Election : Indeed, Tomás Ojea Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Burma , warned that there remains a risk of “backtracking” on recent reforms. The human rights situation in Burma remains “dire,” according to Human Rights Watch. Heritage.org (blog)

Bangladeshi, Iranian women win IDB award : DHAKA Feb 25 (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi entrepeneur and an Iranian shipping company boss were joint winners of the Jeddah based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) prize for women's contribution to development for 2012. The winners were Selima Ahmad and ...

กลุ่มรักร่วมเพศปรี๊ดแตกฟ้อง'จ่ามู'ด่าเจ้าหน้าที่เป็นเกย์ - ข่าวไทยรัฐออนไลน์ : กลุ่ม รักร่วมเพศ ปรี๊ดแตกฟ้อง'จ่ามู'ด่าเจ้าหน้าที่เป็นเกย์. สหพันธ์กีฬาเกย์และเลสเบียนทวีป ยุโรป (อีจีเอลเอสเอฟ) ออกมาเรียกร้องให้ สหพันธฟุตบอลยุโรป (ยูฟ่า) ดำเนินการลงโทษ ...

พายุทอร์นาโดถล่มอินโดฯตายแล้ว3 - กรุงเทพธุรกิจ ออนไลน์ ทั้งนี้ พายุกังกล่าว ได้พัดกระหน่ำหมู่บ้านบนเกาะสุลาเวสีเมื่อคืนที่ผ่านมา ส่งผลบ้านเรือนเสียหายหลายสิบหลังคาเรือนและมีประชาชน ไร้ที่อยู่อาศัย ถึง 215 คน ขณะที่มีผู้เสียชีวิต 3 คน ส่วนอีก 49 คน ที่ได้รับบาดเจ็บถูกนำตัวส่งโรงพยาบาลแล้ว. Tags : อินโดนีเซีย ...

องค์กรนิรโทษกรรมสากลเผยผู้พลัดถิ่นชาวอัฟกานิสถานกว่า 500000 คน ไร้ ... องค์กรนิรโทษกรรมสากล เปิดเผยรายงานขององค์กรฯ ว่า ผู้พลัดถิ่นชาวอัฟกานิสถานอันเนื่องมาจากสงครามในอัฟกานิสถานกว่า 500000 คน ไร้ที่อยู่อาศัย ...

Wildlife centre raided after criticising tourist camps BANGKOK: A partly Australian-funded wildlife rescue foundation whose chief spoke out about the illegal poaching of baby elephants in Thailand has been raided and had 103 animals taken away by Thai parks officials. Several Australian witnesses say many ...

Thailand Listed Banpu Expands at Rapid Rate : Thailand's largest coal miner aims to raise its coal production to 60 million tonnes by 2015 from 47.7 million tonnes this year, said chief executive Chanin Vongkusolkit. Australian coal production will total 20 million tonnes, 30 million will come ... Live Trading News

For an unwed 20-something mother, life is a whirlwind at the center of a trend : She pulls on slacks, a black and white blouse — something she can wear to school and work . She won't be home for 12 hours. By 7, she's pouring juice, cutting a waffle into bite-sized squares. "Go ahead and eat, Caden," she tells her son . Tampabay.com

World Bank pushes for services liberalisation : Services liberalisation is the key growth engine for Thailand if it wants to avoid the middle-income trap, says Mathew Verghis, World Bank lead economist for Cambodia, Laos , Myanmar and Thailand. He acknowledged Thailand took a big step forward in ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase

Thai police arrest another suspect in Bangkok blasts : Bangkok , Thailand (CNN) -- Thai police have arrested and detained another Iranian suspect in connection with a series of bombs that went off in Bangkok this month, a law enforcement official said. Madani Seyed Mehrded, 33, was taken at a rental house, ...

When big business and human rights collide : The demonstration's intent was to protest Unocal's involvement in a Burmese pipeline project, which activists claimed led to human rights abuses and destruction of the Burmese rainforest. (Leane Johnstone/Earth Action Team/AP Photo) By Ka Hsaw Wa Among ... Los Angeles Times

Vietnamese PM meets his Lao counterpart to boost ties : 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong in Vietnam' s central Binh Dinh province on Sunday during the latter's visit to Vietnam. Dung welcomed the Lao PM's visit, saying it is of ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase

Senegal votes in tumultuous polls | Bangkok Post: news : Senegal votes in its most tumultuous polls yet on Sunday with 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term having sparked deadly protests in one of Africa's most stable countries. A supporter of Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade takes ...

Constitution Moves Threaten Thai Détente : By JAMES HOOKWAY BANGKOK —A fragile détente between Thailand's powerful armed forces and a populist government led by the younger sister of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra is looking increasingly fragile after the country's parliament Saturday began ... Wall Street Journal

Thailand, China agree joint working committee on high speed rail development : BANGKOK, Feb 24 – Thailand and China have agreed to establish a joint working committee to implement a high speed rail project after the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate transport development in the region.

Two of five Bangkok bombing suspects are Iranian, embassy ... : Iranian embassy has confirmed authenticity of suspects' passports, says Thai foreign ministry.

Sri Lanka resists UN resolution against alleged war crimes A resolution calling upon Sri Lanka to investigate fully who was responsible for the deaths of thousands of Tamil civilians and to establish genuine reconciliation is to be tabled during a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), ...

Bringing hearts and Seoul to Thailand : When 54 South Korean teachers arrived in Thailand on Sept 28 last year, their culture shock was compounded by the flooding disaster under way then. Many of the teachers, here on a government sponsored exchange programme, saw their classes postponed and ... Bangkok Post

Laos, Germany bolster cooperation : Laos has recognised the significant development assistance that Germany has provided, and highly values the country's ongoing help and support.

Thailand Economy to Continue Growth : “The Bank of Thailand's accommodative stance is appropriately supporting the economy but monetary stimulus should be gradually withdrawn once the recovery is underway to keep inflation pressures from increasing,” cautioned the Fund. Live Trading News

Cambodia's GDP growth on track : Economic experts say Cambodia 's gross domestic product (GDP) is on track to reach US$1000 a head next year, up from an estimated $900 at the end of 2011 ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase

The First Thing the US Should Do In Myanmar : In 1991, Congress expanded IMET to more overtly emphasize human rights promotion, and the program currently provides roughly $100 million in grant aid to over 7000 students from 130 countries, from Albania to Zambia. Myanmar is not one of them.

US Lawmaker Urges Cambodia to Respect Opposition Voices Thursday, 23 February 2012 US Lawmaker Urges Cambodia to Respect Opposition Voices Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh “It's very important for the opposition to have a very robust life in the politics of any country.

Recent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts ... : This report examines recent events at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, including the continuing dispute over the appointment of the International Co-Investigating Judge, Laurent Kasper-Ansermet, and the start of substantive hearings in the cases ...

Derailed: Cambodia's Poor Paying the Price for Railway ... : This has been the case with the Rehabilitation of the Railways in Cambodia , a project to restore and privatize Cambodia's 650 kilometers of railway infrastructure, financed mainly by loans and grants from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) ...

US urges Myanmar to lift ex-prisoners' restrictions But rights campaigners say Myanmar did not release inmates unconditionally and instead suspended sentences under a section of the legal code that allows the president to put them back behind bars at his discretion. Myanmar state media reported that ...

Burma's Kachin election candidate Bawk Ja receives award in the US : On February 8 all three activists met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to update her and her staff on the current situation in Burma . Bawk Ja used her trip to the US to raise awareness about the ongoing human rights abuses committed by the ...

Business has potentially crucial role to play in fight against poverty : ... to be active participants in development solutions can help to fully realise the potential for business to fight poverty . In Bangladesh , CARE International worked with local company PRAN and global giant TetraPak to revolutionise the dairy sector. The Guardian (blog)

Tangled webs they weave : Illustration: Simon Letch From Byron Bay to Laos , an array of crazy characters is on the loose. Yearning for a virtual vacation? What about contemporary Byron Bay from the perspective of a diabetic freelance journalist or the former Kingdom of Laos , ... Sydney Morning Herald

US helps Laos prepare for 'natural' disaster : US Ambassador to Laos Karen Stewart presented the equipment to community representatives from Sanamxay district and Sanxay district during ceremonies on Feb. 16. The ceremonies were also attended by Mr. Khamphone Meungsam, Provincial Education ... PreventionWeb (press release)

NZ aid helping turn Laos into tourist attraction : At the same time the United States was fighting the North Vietnamese in the 1960s and 1970s, it was dropping one bomb every eight minutes on neighbouring Laos . The northern and most heavily bombed province, Xieng Khouang, was almost destroyed, ...

Laos Prime Minister Explores Further Cooperation with Vietnam : - Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong highlighted the potential in the central provinces of Vietnam for bilateral socio-economic cooperation. Thongsing met in the city of Kon Tum with ...

Kuwait ambassadors to Cambodia, Gabon present credentials : (With Photos) CAPITALS, Feb 24 (KUNA) -- Dhrar Nasser Al-Tuwaijri presented his credentials to King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni, as Kuwait's first resident ambassador to the Southeast Asian country. The handing over of Al-Tuwaijri's credentials was ...

'Friends of Syria' meet to push for relief access | Bangkok Post: news : Western and Arab nations were preparing to challenge Syria to allow in desperately needed humanitarian aid at a meeting on Friday aimed at increasing pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to end his bloody crackdown. Syrians rally outside the US ... Bangkok Post

Taecyeon's muscular body in Thailand impresses netizens : 2PM's Ok Taecyeon's muscular body has recently drawn the praise of netizens. On February 22nd, an online community board post titled, “Casual shot of Taecyeon that looks like a professional photoshoot” surfaced along with the picture ...

Iran "willing to assist Thailand" in identifying bombers - The Nation : Iran said Wednesday it was willing to assist Thailand in identifying "the culprits" behind the Valentine's Day bomb blasts in Bangkok. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Iran would "introduce them to the international ...

UN ex-chief named Syria envoy as pressure mounts | Bangkok Post: news : The UN named its former leader Kofi Annan as special envoy to Syria on the eve of an international conference Friday aimed at pressuring the Assad regime to halt the rising spiral of violence. A grab from a video uploaded to YouTube on Friday is said ...

Thailand and Phuket Tourism Chases Health and Wealth : By Media Release PHUKET: The Thai government is aiming to develop Thailand into the status of a ''World-Class Health Provider'' by 2014, with total projected earnings of US$11.5 billion over the five-year period of 2010-14. The new strategic plan will ...

Thailand gives $ 100000 for Nalanda University revival project NEW DELHI: Efforts to revive the Nalanda University got a major boost today with Thailand extending USD 100000 to the project and pledging more funds from the Thai private sector. "The Government of Thailand has been delighted to present USD 100000.

HRW says access to Burma prisons key | Democratic Voice of Burma : Human Rights Watch called Thursday on Burma to provide outsiders access to its prisons and warned that a military culture of “recreational sadism” posed a stumbling block to nascent reforms. A researcher from the New York-based human ...