BEIJING - A fondness for golf was one reason for the downfall of a former senior official of a large state-owned Chinese company who was expelled from the Communist Party last month for corruption, the main graft-busting agency said...
A foul, putrid smell had caused a man to mistakenly think that his tenant was dead, when he was in fact, very much alive.A man identified only as Old Wang was taking his usual stroll in the morning when...
PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen denied buying fake 'likes' for a Facebook page Thursday, as the country's rival politicians increasingly battle for social media acclaim.A self-confessed digital dinosaur, 63-year-old Hun Sen has recently taken to the...
In what seems to be yet another strange 'fitness' trend in China, young women and girls have started to measure their waists using a sheet of A4-size paper.A standard sheet of A4 paper, as defined by the International Organisation...
BANGKOK - The Thai capital will impose a curfew during Thailand's annual water festival next month to show solidarity with farmers hit by drought, city officials said.Thailand is facing its worst water shortage in two decades, with 14 out...
TOKYO - A glider crashed into a residential area near Tokyo on Thursday, killing the two men on board, local police and fire officials said.In the incident shortly after noon (0300 GMT), the light aircraft rammed onto the roofs...
PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced a rare reshuffle of his cabinet on Thursday, and said several ministers due to be fired had already resigned as he moved to freshen up his government.The self-styled "strongman", whose...
BANGKOK - A hit South Korean drama about a gun-toting soldier saving lives in a far away land has won over Thailand's mercurial junta chief, who on Thursday called on citizens to watch the show.Former army chief turned Prime...
HONG KONG - "Ten Years", a film which portrays a dystopian future Hong Kong under tight Chinese Communist Party control, has been a hit in Hong Kong and abroad, selling out cinemas, sparking discussions and being screened at international...
Bangkok - Passengers on an Air India flight were evacuated on an emergency slide at Bangkok's main international airport late Wednesday following a false bomb threat, according to Thai authorities.The Bangkok-bound Air India Flight 332, carrying 231 passengers from...
