North Korea has confirmed its leader Kim Jong Un is married, ending weeks of speculation about the identity of a woman who has accompanied him to recent public events. State media reported that Mr. Kim and “Comrade Ri Sol Ju” toured a newly-built amusement park Wednesday in Pyongyang. It was the first time North Korean […]
BANGKOK, 20 July 2012 (NNT) – The development of the Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal, being undertaken by a Thai committee, is now in its third phase. Project Committee Chairperson Sudarat Keyuraphan said she has received approval from the World Heritage Committee and a license to develop the Buddhist pilgrimage site of Lumbini in Nepal so […]
BEIJING – As the United States and Europe work to recover from their own economic crises, China has been one of the world’s bright spots. But recent figures show that the country’s fast economic growth is slowing. Days ago, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signaled that the country’s top leadership is concerned about an impending economic […]
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck a remote region of western China, injuring at least 17 people. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit Saturday morning in China’s northern Xinjiang region, at a shallow depth of 18 kilometers. The USGS said a 6.3 quake is capable of causing severe damage, but it hit in […]
June 26, 2012: Saigon, Vietnam Ms. Preeyanooch Phuttharaksa a Thai college student from Bangkok, 23 was convicted to death for drug trafficking. It was reported that Ms. Phuttharaksa was paid 2,570 USD by a Nigerian trafficking ring to transport 3.000 gram of methamphetamine from Benin to Vietnam. She was arrested at Ho Chi Minh airport […]
Jakarta – An Indonesian court sentenced a man to two-and-a-half years in prison for declaring himself an atheist on the social networking website Facebook, reports said Friday. Muaro District Court, West Sumatra, found 32-year-old Alexander Aan guilty of blasphemy against Islam and insulting the Prophet Mohammed through a Facebook group Ateis Minang, which he administrated. […]
Myanmar will introduce 7-Eleven convenience stores to the country this year, the country’s Eleven Media Group reported recently. Japan is working with Zaygabar Company to open the international chain of convenience stores in Myanmar, the group quoted informed sources in the company as saying. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK – Northwest Burma’s Rakhine state remains tense after President Thein Sein dispatched troops to try to end religious and ethnic violence. The riots began after 10 ethnic-Rohingya muslims were mobbed and murdered by ethnic Rakhines, in retaliation for the gang-rape of a Rakhine girl. Local witnesses in villages in Burma’s western Rakhine state said […]
