Thailand

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.

Thailand driver of death truck surrenders

ThailandBangkok - The driver of a cold-storage truck in which 54 Myanmar labourers suffocated to d

Thailand claims "eco" niche in Asia's small-car production

Bangkok - Small CarThailand, already the world's second largest producer of one-ton pickup trucks

Three new beetle species discovered in Thailand

Bangkok - Thai entomologists have discovered three new species of snout beetles, a subfamily which already includes some 10,000 bug groups, media reports aid Tuesday.

Thai premier promises to push for constitutional amendments

Bangkok  - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej vowed Sunday to push for amendments to the 2007 constitution, describing the military-sponsored charter as a "trap" to kill his People Power Party.

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