East Timor ignores economic warning
East Timor’s parliament has passed a controversial budget increase of more than 120%, despite calls for it to reconsider its …
Flu-hit Taufik Hidayat no impact on Indonesian Olympic badminton team: official
The unstable form of Athens Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat, who got a flu recently, would not affect the high-morale Indonesian …
Thaksin’s Wife Guilty of Tax Evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes …
Affordable wireless access heads to Indonesia
Grameen Foundation, Bakrie Telecom and Qualcomm Inc., through its Wireless Reach initiative, have launched the first Village Phone Program in …
Thai Market Due For Positive Bounce
The Thai stock market has closed lower now in three of the last four sessions, but now analysts are suggesting …
Malaysia - Malacca - downtown (Chinatown) night market
The city of Melaka is located on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Straits of Malacca, about …
Indonesia expected to increase peace-building capacity
Indonesia as a member of ASEAN has to increase its capacity as a peace-builder in the Southeast Asian region, a …
Malacca, Malaysia
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Source: Pete E. Lestrel, Ph.D. (M.A. 1966; Ph.D. 1975 UCLA)
Professor of Anthropology (Emeritus)
Formerly Sections of Orthodontics and Oral Biology, UCLA …
Malacca celebrates for a month
Kicking off the festivities will be the World Heritage City Declaration ceremony at the historical Stadhuys on Friday night. An …
Bangkok festival gets green light
The Bangkok International Film Festival got an official green light Tuesday when the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Federation of …
Local construction firms eye Vietnam
Two Filipino construction firms are looking at setting up production facilities in Vietnam in order to support the country’s growing …
China and Myanmar sign nickel production sharing contract
Xinhua reported that China and Myanmar reached a production sharing contract in Nay Pyi Taw Monday to produce nickel in …
Cambodian, Thai armies still on border despite withdrawal agreement
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday he was ready to pull troops back from the Thai border but was …
Princess Sirindhorn gives Thai athletes a boost
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn yesterday urged the Olympic athletes to give their all to show to the …
Foreign investment pledged for Vietnam reaches record $45.3 billion in first 7 months
Foreign direct investment pledged for Vietnam in the first seven months of the year has hit a record $45.3 billion, …