Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has warned Bangkok residents of more flooding, saying that the nation’s current situation could continue for another six weeks. The prime minister’s remarks come as efforts to drain billions of cubic meters of water to the sea through rivers and canals are underway, AFP reported. “Bangkok must open all floodgates to allow the water through,”... 

Ngun Chai, the father of Nangdee (left), sold her sister into prostitution. When Burmese migrant Ngun Chai sold his 13-year-old daughter into prostitution for $114, his wife, La, had one regret, they didn’t get a good price for her. “I should have asked for 10,000 baht ($228),” La Chai said. “He robbed us.” She was angry that the agent who bought her eldest child, Saikun,... 

Are you seeing more and more food from China in your supermarket? Have you noticed you can’t buy a single package of fish that isn’t from Asia? Do you think your food from those countries is processed in a sanitary manner, and thus safe to eat? Unlike the U.S., Canada, and Europe, China does not have laws regulating food processing. Many companies are using Hong Kong addresses for products... 

Senior police fear Victoria’s most notorious Vietnamese criminal, who has just served his seventh jail term since being granted Australian citizenship, will turn to violent crime again. Nam Van Nguyen once referred to as the “Saigon Tiger” has cost Victorian taxpayers an estimated $1.5 million in legal costs, prison time and victim compensation since arriving from Saigon via a Thai...