economist troy davig at barkley's capital. >>> time to check some of the stories we gathered from broadcasters around asia. this item from thailand. a fire at a high-rise hotel in the thai capital of bangkok thursday left at least one dead and 20 others injured. the blaze broke out on the fourth floor of the hotel. one russian woman who suffered from smoke inhalation was unconscious when taken from the hotel. she later died at a hospital. firefighters brought in cranes to help evacuate people screaming for help from the 15 story building. authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire. >>> cambodian police thursday nabbed a huge hall of traditional chinese medicines traded illegally in the capital. the previous day, the police received information from two people who were caught transporting ten boxes of medicine. five kinds of medicines weighing about 770 kilograms were seized in the raid. the cambodian health minister said the use of the medicines could prove fatal. >>> indians across the country rejoiced in the festival of colors on thursday. it marks the arrival of spring and ce