Kuala Lumpur - A high school teacher in Malaysia is in trouble for allegedly trying to promote a gel prevent premature ejaculation, the Malay-language daily Harian Metro reported Monday.
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said Monday Indonesia wanted Thai fishing firms to form joint venture with local companies if they wanted to continue operating in Indonesian waters.
Singapore opened its first casino Sunday, coinciding with the auspicious first day of the Chinese lunar year, as it bets on wealthy Asian gamblers to boost its economy
Singapore - The Singapore government has demanded that a Romanian diplomat return for an inquiry of his suspected involvement in two fatal hit-and-run car accidents in December, while rebutting his claim of having been set up in the case.
Singapore (dpa) - Singapore's first casino is set to open Sunday, just in time for the Chinese Lunar New Year, the operator said, after the city-state lifted a 40-year-old ban on gambling.
Phnom Penh - A senior US envoy to South-East Asia wrapped up a brief visit to Cambodia Tuesday saying he had reiterated to Phnom Penh that Washington remained "very disappointed" with its December expulsion of 20 Uighur asylum-seekers to China.
Hanoi - Vietnam will file suit with the World Trade Organization to challenge the US's imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnamese shrimp, a government official confirmed Tuesday.
Vientiane, Laos - Thailand has provided 303,000 dollars to finance design work on a railway link between the Thai border and Vientiane, media reports said Monday.
Phnom Penh - The Cambodian government sent a strongly-worded letter Friday to US internet giant Google, complaining that its online Google Earth map incorrectly places parts of the 11th century Preah Vihear temple in Thailand.
Thailand decided on Friday to halt the repatriation of more than 3,000 ethnic Karens to Burma following protests by human rights groups and US lawmakers who said they were being forced to return against their will.
The Karen Women Organisation issued a press release Tuesday demanding the government not to forcibly repatriate more than 3,000 Karen refugees, the majority being women and children, who are currently living in Tha Song Yang district, in Tak province.
Vientiane, Laos - Lao authorities have denied the existence of secret jails in which members of the Hmong minority have allegedly been imprisoned since their forced return to the country last month, media reports said Tuesday.
Phnom Penh - A prominent human rights organisation said Monday the Cambodian government should close all its 11 drug detention centres, describing them as abusive and unfit for their purpose.
Rangoon - A government minister reportedly said opposition leader Aun San Suu Kyi would be released from house arrest in November, sources said Monday.
Phnom Penh - Cambodian and Thai soldiers exchanged fire early Sunday 20 kilometres from a disputed ancient temple site on Cambodia's northern border, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.
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