A Veteran Diplomat From Laos, the New ASEAN Special Envoy for Myanmar, Embarks on...
BANGKOK (AP) — A veteran Laotian diplomat recently appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ’ special envoy to Myanmar arrived Wednesday on his first mission...
Myanmar Confirms Laukkaing Has Been Seized By An Ethnic Alliance
Grant Peck, BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after...
‘Pray For Us’: Eyewitnesses Reveal First Clues About A Missing Boat With Up To...
PIDIE, Indonesia (AP) — Their screams and sobs could be heard from the ailing boat soon after it emerged into view amid the vastness...
Japan, ASEAN To Vow To Widen Cooperative Fields As Ties Mark 50 Years
TOKYO - Leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are expected to agree Sunday on expanding their relations in the economic...
11 Bodies Recovered After Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia, and 12 Climbers Are Still Missing
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday a day after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano as...
Cambodia Inaugurates New Chinese-funded Airport Serving Popular Tourist Destination Of Angkor Wat
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Thursday inaugurated its newest and biggest airport, a Chinese-financed project meant to serve as an upgraded gateway...
Military-ruled Myanmar Hosts Joint Naval Exercise With Russia, Its Close Ally And Top Arms...
BANGKOK (AP) — The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, with...
25 Alleged Fraudsters Detained In Cambodia To Be Extradited To Japan
Twenty-five Japanese nationals detained in September in Cambodia for allegedly running a phone scam operation out of a Phnom Penh apartment will soon be...
Opponents Of Military Rule In Myanmar Applaud New Sanctions Targeting Gas Revenues
BANGKOK (AP) — A U.N.-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the United States,...
China Crackdown On Cyber Scams In Southeast Asia Nets Thousands But Leaves Networks Intact
BANGKOK (AP) — Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after...
