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Man Gets One Year in Jail for Anarchist Graffiti

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Chinese Dams Blamed for Exacerbating Southeast Asian Drought

HANOI, Vietnam — As China opened one of its six dams on the upper Mekong River last month to help parched Southeast Asian countries down river cope with a record drought, it was hailed as benevolent water diplomacy.

US Envoy Urges Myanmar to Give Visas to UN Rights Mission

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is urging the international community "to stand together" and call on Myanmar's government to cooperate with a U.N. mission charged with probing alleged abuses by military and security forces, including against the minority Rohingya Muslim community.
A screenshot of the cartoon strip Instagram removed after the Indonesian government said it was pornographic. Image: Alpantuni / Instagram

Instagram Removes Gay Muslim Comics After Indonesia Warning

JAKARTA — Instagram has removed an account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia following a frenzy of moral...

Malaysia Airlines Jet Diverted in Australia Over Bomb Scare

CANBERRA, Australia — A Malaysia Airlines plane was forced to return to an Australian airport after a mentally-ill passenger threatened to detonate a bomb and attempted to enter the cockpit, police said on Thursday.

Trade Between China, Mekong Countries Hits $416.7B in 2022

KUNMING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Trade between China and countries along the Mekong River posted steady growth last year despite COVID-19 and the sluggish...
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7-Meter Python Swallows Indonesian Woman

JAKARTA — A 7-meter-long python has swallowed a woman in central Indonesia, a village official said Saturday.

Another Deep South Insurgent to be Released From Jail

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