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Democrat party adviser Banyat Bantadtan will not join the ruling party's moves to amend the Constitution. "I cannot join the amendment because I announced at the beginning that I disagree with the 2007 charter being changed. Being a senior, I...

The red shirts' petition seeking a royal pardon for convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is in the Corrections Department's hands, says Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga. Pirapan: Department will consider petitio The ministry has forwarded the petition to the Corrections...

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached at Thailand to participate in the Fourth East Asian Conference. Asian Conference is arranged at Thailand's Marine Resort. During conferences there will be bilateral meeting between Indian PM and China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao...

East Asia should aspire to lead the world in economic revival. This is the vision of new Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. But Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has proposed a grander idea of an Asia Pacific Century by 2020....

After a year of uncertain economic prospects, a sense of cautious optimism appeared to have returned to Asia’s leaders here over the weekend, as they returned to the business of increasing trade within the region, lowering tariffs and discussing plans...

Pictures beamed into the Asean summit media center from the informal foreign ministers dinner showed Burma's Foreign Minister Nyan Win relaxing tableside with his counterparts from the regional bloc...Aung Din, the executive director of the US Campaign for Burma who...

The International Day of Climate Action focused on the number 350, referring to 350 parts per million (ppm) of CO2 in the atmosphere which some scientists say must not be exceeded to avoid runaway global warming. The thousands of small-scale events, staged 50...

Thailand, Japan suggests European Community-style group of Asian nations; PM Key hopes NZ will be involved

Heavy security surrounds the Thai beach resort of Cha-Am, after the last attempt to hold this summit, in April, was foiled by anti-government protests. Fresh tensions have emerged between Thailand and Cambodia after the latter offered sanctuary to former Thai...

Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 23 : Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations inaugurated the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in the summit held here Friday, Xinhua reported. The leaders announced "Cha-am Hua Hin Declaration on the...