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May 13, 2013
6:01 am
YANGON — Those who have wandered the fluorescent-lit aisles of America’s largest superstore would hardly recognize the “Wal Mart” in Myanmar’s crumbling city of Yangon. For starters, the store is scarcely larger than a typical Wal-Mart parking spot. Only two incongruous items are sold there: cellphones and washing machines. The teen clerks must shoo out intrusive stray mutts and, by the showroom, a half-exposed sewer gurgles under the tropical sun.
May 3, 2013
4:47 pm
Ye Wocheng, 12, youngest to ever play pro golf in China
May 2, 2013
12:44 pm
Passing off a novelty item as a useful tool had 'potentially fatal consequences,' the judge said.
Apr 16, 2013
12:15 pm
Thailand and Cambodia have both claimed that they own the land where the Preah Vihear temple sits.
Apr 9, 2013
10:09 am
In the wake of Margaret Thatcher's death, we're reminded that it is better to get the story right than to get it first.
Apr 4, 2013
6:21 am
Commentary: The oldest US ally in Asia, Thailand has an important role in American’s ‘Asians Century.’
Mar 22, 2013
4:26 pm
More than 130,000 people have fled conflicts in Myanmar since the 1980s.
Mar 17, 2013
6:01 am
New regulations bar gays from India's booming market for surrogate mothers.
Mar 11, 2013
2:14 pm
Thanks to the failure to renew distribution contracts, PepsiCo had its market share in Thailand wiped out by a lookalike brand.
Mar 4, 2013
5:11 am
Country will introduce legislation to help to ban booming domestic ivory trade, although campaigners want to see a timeline.
Mar 2, 2013
7:32 am
Blast comes only days after rebel Barisan Revolusi Nasional group agrees to talks with the Thai government over ending ongoing conflict.
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