YANGON (Myanmar) - A MYANMAR news journal says foreign tourist numbers are down by half at one of the country's most revered Buddhist sites after the country was hit by a devastating cyclone in May that killed more than 84,000 people.
MANILA - OPPOSITION congressmen walked out of an impeachment hearing against Philippine President Gloria Arroyo on Tuesday after her allies moved as expected to kill the case, witnesses said.
BANGKOK - THAI Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat on Tuesday rejected calls to resign and criticised protesters who are opposed to his elected government for leading a 'rebellion'.
Demonstrators besieged Mr Somchai's makeshift offices at a disused Bangkok airport terminal on Tuesday in the latest stage of a six month campaign against the premier and his administration.
BANGKOK - THAILAND'S ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra said that he plans a return to politics in his homeland and said he can fix the turmoil wracking the country, as protests by his opponents drag on.
Thaksin, who had since his removal in a coup in September 2006 professed his retirement from politics, told Arabian Business magazine that Thailand was suffering after months of anti-government protests.
