It was February 1942 on the Sittang River in Burma. Sam Manekshaw had already lost half his men as they fought to take Pagoda Hill from the Japanese invaders. He rallied what was left of his company, urging them to continue the...
How can you spot the latest food trend in restaurant-rich Beijing? One way is to take a look at who owns the fashionable restaurants. Ever since one of China’s hottest contemporary artists launched South Silk Road, the food of...
Burmese military intelligence officers have stepped up security in Rangoon and other cities following the reappearance of a shadowy rebel movement, the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors, writes Edward Loxton for The First Post....
A court in Myanmar imprisoned four pro-democracy activists for one year for campaigning against a constitution promoted by the military government. Nyan Win, a spokesman for the opposition National League for Democracy party,...
Texchem Resources Bhd's (TRB) indirect associate company, Seapack Food Sdn Bhd, has slashed its workforce by about 70% after being hit by the temporary suspension of seafood exports from Malaysia to the European Union (EU).
Washington (PTI): Calling America "a melting pot of cultures" from across the world, US President George W Bush today made his final Independence Day appearance at Monticello in Virginia by welcoming 72 new citizens from 30...
Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON - Jesse Helms, an iconic figure among hardline US conservatives who served five terms as US senator for North Carolina, died Friday at the age of 86, a spokesman said. John Dodd, president of the...
Yesterday President Bush announced that he will attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. His decision is regrettable -- a missed opportunity for the United States of America to stand strong for the anguished...
A couple months ago, Samantha Power, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, wrote a column for TIME entitled, Technology's Power to Narrow Our View. It begins: Commencement...
Save the Children Fiji collected $10,659.97 in its 14-day nationwide appeal to help children affected by Cyclone Nargis that killed thousands of people. Chief executive officer Chandra Shekhar said the appeal last month was a...
