BANGKOK - A THAI thief broke into a house but promptly fell asleep inside before stealing anything and was eventually discovered by a housemaid on Friday morning, police told AFP.

Prachak Jarkngooloem, 24, was found at a house in the coastal resort of Pattaya, 150 kilometres (70 miles) south of Bangkok, where he admitted planning to steal goods from the property.

BANGKOK - ELEPHANTS idling outside discos or lumbering through traffic have been part of Bangkok's colourful nightlife for nearly two decades. Now authorities want to send them back to the jungle.

Thai officials say they have come up with an innovative solution: offering the pachyderms for adoption.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will launch an action plan soon to allow women to hold at least 30 per cent of the decision-making positions in both the public and private sectors.

A draft of the action plan, initiated by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry and various interest groups four years ago, is now in the final stages. It will be handed over to the Cabinet for approval before the policy is implemented, said the ministry's secretary-general Tan Sri Faizah Mohd Tahir.