Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, a former chief medical examiner for New York City who appears on the HBO cable TV show "Autopsy," who was hired by David Carradine's family, has released the results of his forensic examination. He has determined that David Carradine's death was not a suicide, but indicated that further information was required from Thai investigators to determine an exact cause of death.

A Thai tabloid has printed a photo of David Carradine as police found him, showing him hanging, but with some of the more explicit details censored. Nevertheless, the photo as published shows the dead actor hanging, and should never have been published, the family says.

Swissotel Nai Lert Park in Thailand, one of the luxury hotels in Bangkok, will now be associated among other things with the sad history of David Carradine.

Sporadic gunfire was heard in several parts of the capital of Thailand Bangkok on Monday, as security forces begin to crackdown on anti-government protesters. Thai security forces fire in the air to push anti-government protesters back from a blockade Monday. The mid-day clash in Bangkok was just one in a series between security forces and protesters.

Asia Nine celebrates Songkran, the Thai New Year, with a special menu designed to capture the holiday’s spirit of cleansing and renewal. The “Thai New Year” menu is available for lunch and dinner, and will be served from Monday, April 13 through Friday, April 17, 2009 along with the full menu.

It may sound like fiction or maybe satire but Australian writer Harry Nicolaides, 41, was sentenced today to three years in a Thailand prison for slandering the nation’s royal family.

At least 59 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a New Year's Eve nightclub fire in Bangkok, as the rest of Asia welcomed 2009 with subdued celebrations.

Thailand's parliament has elected a new prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, in an effort to end recent political conflicts. But Mr. Abhisit faces strong opposition from supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Thailand's army commander has told the country's elected government that it should step down and call a snap election to resolve a deepening political crisis.

China's largest homegrown automobile manufacture, Chery Automobile Co., last Friday signed a cooperation agreement with Thai Chery Yarnyon to assemble Chinese cars in Thailand, according to state media Xinhua.

Lao's first casino is to be opened on the border with Thailand in Savannakhet. The complex will include a casino, a five-star hotel with 160 rooms, restaurants, an amusement park, an aqua-park and a traditional spa service centre.

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in 2006, has returned to his country. Thousands gathered at the international airport in Bangkok to greet him, but he has to deal with criminal charges dating from his time in office, and analysts say his return ushers in a new period of political instability in the kingdom. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Bangkok.