Thai prime minister threatens to sue local newspapers over temple dispute | ˇ§That [accusation] is absolutely unacceptable. Tomorrow mya lawyer will certainly have a job to do. The only way out is through the court. ˇ¨ | ˇX Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej | Thai Prime ... (photo: AP Photo / Apichart Weerawong)Taipei Times
Surging food prices bite across Asia | From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring prices of food are breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the specters of hunger and unrest, experts warn. | A billi... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)The Manila Times
William Pesek: Why a "rice cartel' would never work | Until last week, the next oil…the critical resource growing ever scarcer and prompting desperate behavior to ensure supplies…was water. Turns out, it's rice. | That's at least what some Asian leader... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)Asbury Park Press AsianCartelPhotosPricesRice
Laos, where rubber hits the road to China | (05-11) 04:00 PDT Chaleunsouk, Laos -- The rice fields that blanketed this remote mountain village for generations are gone. In their place rise neat rows of young rubber trees - their sap destined ... (photo: creative commons / )San Fransisco Chronicle BusinessEconomyEnvironmentNaturePhotos
Johnson: Spoiled by cheap food | High food prices are killing people - literally. At least five people died in Somalia last week when violent protests erupted over rising food prices and a collapsing c... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)Knox News FoodKillingPhotosPricesSomalia
Asians told to rein in prices | Asian economies should make a priority the immediate implementation of measures to contain high inflation, instead of setting up a foreign-reserve pool, the US-based cr... (photo: AP Photo / Tim Chong, POO)The Manila Times AsiaEconomyFoodInflationPhotos
