Thailand

Thailand's populist ex-premier kicks off "merit making" tour

Bangkok  - Thailand's coup-ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday kicked off a "merit making" tour of 99 Buddhist sites in north-east and northern Thailand, a week before he was schedul

Solar-barbecued chicken a hit in Thailand

ThailandBangkok - Solar energy has found a unique outlet in Thailand, where one innovator is using

Prime minister urges Thais to eat less rice

Thailand Prime Minister Samak SundaravejBangkok - Thai Prime Minister Sa

Thailand's alternative fuel sales double

Bangkok - Sales of alternative fuels, such as gasohol and biodiesel, more than doubled in Thailand during the first quarter as world oil prices pushed past 100 dollar per barrel, media reports said

Separatists decapitate Thai shrimp farmer

Pattani, Thailand - Suspected separatists shot dead and then decapitated the manager of a shrimp farm in the majority-Muslim deep South, where almost 3,000 people have died in escalating violence s

UN warns of looming food crisis in North Korea

Bangkok - The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) warned Wednesday of a looming food crisis in North Korea because of a poor harvest and escalating food prices.

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