Bankok - Following week-long massive anti-government protests, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra had to hastily leave a police compound for an undisclosed location, according to reports.

Yangon - A boat carrying at least 70 Muslim Rohingya capsized off the coast of Myanmar Sunday. Aid workers say that only eight survivors have been rescued.

Climbing four places to 137th, the Philippines is currently the top-ranked Southeast Asian team in the latest FIFA world rankings.

Phuket - International R&B star Rihanna may soon be adding "crime fighter" to her resume after her tweets led to the arrest of a bar owner in Thailand whose lewd shows she said left her "traumatized."

London - On the first of October of each year, the people of China celebrate a national holiday called Golden Week, which commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China. October's Golden Week is one of two Golden Weeks in the Chinese calendar.

A trailer for "Make Me Shudder," a school comedy horror revolving around ghosts, has been released. The movie hits theaters across Thailand on October 3.

Terrorist bomb attacks, shootings and beheadings – no this isn’t London, this is the restive south of Thailand, but it isn’t all that bad. To a large degree life carries on as normal.

Dar Es Salaam - “Anything's possible at the ceremonies”. Asonga says, because it's important to play traditional convocation music, but it's also important to entertain and play to the audience.

Vancouver - Police and conservation officers have found, removed and euthanized some 50 dangerous pythons from a home in Mission, B.C., near Vancouver. CTV News reported on Saturday that the home is located near a local school.

A Thai animal trainer, Pravit Suebmee, got off lightly, with only minor injuries, after a crocodile snapped its mouth shut on his head while he performed a dangerous stunt at a popular tourist crocodile farm and zoo in Thailand.

Thai monk Luang Pu Nenkham is wanted on criminal charges such as rape, having sex with a minor and drug trafficking. He attracted attention after a viral video showed him on a private jet wearing sunglasses and carrying Louis Vuitton bag.

Brussels - Albert II, the King of Belgium, has announced his abdication in a nationally televised address. The 79-year-old monarch said he will leave the throne to his son, Crown Prince Phillippe, 53, on July 21.

NASA began a two-year mission by launching its newest space probe called Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph satellite, or IRIS last night. The mission will monitor the sun's activity.

Phuket - A YouTube video treats viewers to the alluring sight of a baby elephant's delight at seeing the sea for the first time. Watching this video makes us appreciate that humans and animals share more in common than we usually think.

A male Thai Bangkaew who regularly wanders around his community found a white plastic bag at a roadside dump in Tha Rua district and took it home to his master, Gumnerd Thongmak. His niece heard it barking outside and found the dog with a plastic bag.

Tokyo - Japanese activists are planning an outdoor protest of an alleged eco-friendly company on June 9. With numerous outlets worldwide, MUJI Inc. touts environmentalism, but at stores in Japan, they refuse to stop selling shark fin soup.

Phetchaburi - An infrared camera appears to have recorded the first image of the albino elephant calf that's being sought since almost a month. Thai people regard a white elephant as sacred, bestowing prosperity and power. Capturing the animal will be rewarded.

A Thai beauty queen has been disqualified as a finalist in this year's local Miss Maxim competition after a video showing her giving a young boy what is believed to be the drug Ketamine surfaced.

A group of influential healthcare professionals from around Southeast Asia are teaming together to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the region.

Bangkok - Every guidebook on Thailand or Bangkok features all the major sites to see in the city, Buddhist temples, floating markets and open-air restaurants, but hardly ever do you find information on the unique shrine I'm presenting here.