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Machines Coming to Take Millions of Thai Jobs: Report

BANGKOK — Millions of Thais are at risk of losing their jobs in the coming years – and it’s not “illegal immigrants” or "outsourcing"...
A public service announcement by the Cam Chau Ward People's Committee reads "Youth, please stay away from drugs" in Vietnamese in 2014 in Vietnam. Photo: lightwrite / Flickr

Vietnam Condemns 6 to Death for Drug Offenses

HANOI — Courts in Vietnam have sentenced six men to death for drug-related offenses in two separate cases.
A soldier in 2016 patrols the front line near Laiza, the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in Kachin State, Myanmar. Photo: Esther Htusan / Associated Press

Myanmar Soldiers Accused in Deaths of Kachin Men

YANGON — Police in northern Myanmar said Tuesday that they are investigating the deaths of three ethnic Kachin men whose bodies were found in...

City Clash Fuels Fear of ISIS Foothold in Southern Philippines

MARAWI, Philippines — Militants who have laid siege to a southern Philippines city had been planning a spate of attacks during the holy month of Ramadan to earn recognition as a regional branch of the Islamic State group, the military said Tuesday.

Kim Jong Nam Murder Suspect Asks Her Parents to Pray for Her

KUALA LUMPUR — A suspect in the poisoning death of the North Korean leader's half brother has written to her parents from jail, asking them to pray for her but saying "don't think about me too much."

Philippines Pounds Militants; Civilians Found Shot Dead

MARAWI, Philippines — Philippine forces launched fresh airstrikes Sunday to drive out militants linked to the Islamic State group after days of fighting left corpses...

Myanmar Withdraws From West, Turns Back to China

WASHINGTON — Myanmar was supposed to turn away from China and toward the West when the U.S. helped it transition from five decades of...

1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back for LBGT Rights in Asia

A first-ever ruling in favor of same-sex marriage in Asia. A public caning in Indonesia. A soldier convicted in South Korea.

Double Suicide Bombing in Jakarta Kills 3, Injures 10

JAKARTA — Two suspected suicide bombings near a bus terminal in Indonesia's capital Wednesday night killed three policemen and injured ten other people, including five officers, police said.

1 Dead, 4 Injured in Suicide Bombing in Jakarta

JAKARTA — Police say a suspected suicide bomb blast near a bus terminal in Indonesia's capital has killed a policeman and injured four other officers.

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