Tattoos are no longer taboo. One in every three Americans now has at least one tattoo. As getting inked becomes more common, potential risks and side effects are being more intensely scrutinized.

BANGKOK: An explosion at a shop in northern Laos killed four people including Chinese nationals, Beijing's consulate general in the country reported. The "blast" happened on Friday (Feb 14 ...

The 684 MW Sanakham hydroelectric dam project across the Mekong River, close to the Thai-Lao border in Chiang Khan District, Loei Province, will cost an estimated $2.07 billion. The dam ...

The parents of two Melbourne women who died due to methanol poisoning in Laos late last year have called for travellers to boycott the country until it investigates the deaths properly.

It is unclear, however, whether and to what extent tattoo ink may trigger chronic inflammation in the lymph nodes, home to germ-fighting cells. It is also unclear if the accumulated ink can cause ...

A tattoo artist in India’s eastern city of Bhubaneswar has been arrested after a woman had a local deity’s likeness inked on her thigh. The tattoo sparked outrage from Hindu groups and devotees.

Bangkok MP Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit on Tuesday reported to police in Chiang Mai to acknowledge charges in a rape case involving a 25-year-old Taiwanese tourist. The complainant said she was raped ...

The Hulu documentary challenges ideas around who is responsible for the death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.” By Natalia Winkelman Ciaran Cassidy’s film revisits ...

Holly Bowles (right) and her best friend Bianca Jones (left), aged 19, had been enjoying a backpacking holiday with friends in Laos. (Supplied) Auto news: Car industry body accused of 'undermining ...

Dave and his bride Jamie Marinos are single-handedly reforging my faith in love, but much like Eliot Donovan, I’m shallow and would much prefer to talk about Dave’s impressive tattoo-covered ...

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