BANGKOK, Thailand: Nilar Thein, 36, had been on the run for more than a year after the military government cracked down on activists from the 88 Generation Students group, the London-based group said Saturday.
: A surprise drop in Malaysian crude palm oil stocks in August is unlikely to signal a reversal from recent sharp price declines as oversupply will remain at least until the end of the year.
It?s been a long time since I?ve witness such a splendid mural painted by Mother Nature. As I descend towards the Nam Lik river valley, I let out an emphatic chorus of oohs, aahs and holy shit?s as I take in the mountain studded remote valley.
Since were told charity begins at home, its better, Ive always thought, to give 1m to a hapless British person than 10p to an organisation that provides sandwiches for prisoners in Turkey.
Acting Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was talking to army chief Anupong Paojinda and police chief Patcharawat Wongsuwan among other senior officials, state-controlled broadcaster MCOT said, adding that a news conference was expected later.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12, 2008 (AFP) - The United States summoned Friday Malaysia's top envoy in Washington to protest its crackdown on dissent at a time when the opposition was attempting to take over power in Kuala Lumpur.
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's acting prime minister met the heads of the police and army on Sunday to discuss the state of emergency in Bangkok, a state-run television channel said, amid speculation that emergency rule could be lifted.
