BANGKOK - A COURT ruled on Friday that security forces who quelled a demonstration by Muslims in southern Thailand in 2004 were not responsible for the deaths of 85 protesters, including 78 who died in detention.
YANGON - DETAINED pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi urgently needs medical attention in the Myanmar prison where she is being held, her party said on Friday, while closing arguments in her trial were delayed until the end of next week.
A party statement said it was 'gravely concerned' about the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's health, saying she cannot sleep well because she suffers from leg cramps.
BANGKOK - A THAI woman was sentenced to 18 years in jail on Friday for trafficking women from her hometown to Italy, where they were forced to work in prostitution, court officials said.
HANOI - THE United States government has doubled its funding for dealing with the environmental and health consequences of its wartime use in Vietnam of the toxic herbicide Agent Orange, the embassy said Friday.
President Barack Obama recently signed a bill increasing the funding from $3 million (S$4 million) to $6 million, embassy officials said. Most of the money is being used in Danang, where US troops used to mix and store Agent Orange at an Air Force base before loading it onto planes.
