Asian Leaders Push for Progress on South China Sea Pact
SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian leaders and China are touting progress in keeping peace in the contentious South China Sea as they work toward a...
Myanmar Guerrilla Group Claims It Killed a Businessman Who Helped Supply Arms to the...
GRANT PECK BANGKOK — A guerrilla group claimed responsibility Wednesday for this week’s fatal shooting of a businessman accused of being an arms dealer...
Alleged Plain-Clothed Army Officer 'Threatens to Rape' Activist
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At Least 29 Killed By Myanmar Junta Airstrike On Refugee Camp: Report
An airstrike by Myanmar's military on a refugee camp in the northernmost Kachin State on Monday night killed at least 29 people including children,...
Myanmar’s Ruling Party Wins 6 of 13 by-Election Seats
YANGON — Myanmar's ruling party led by Aung San Suu Kyi has won at least six seats in by-elections to fill 13 of the...
Najib Heads Into Tough Race, Vows to Make Malaysia Great
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak unveiled a lavish election manifesto with cash benefits targeting rural ethnic Malays, his key voting bloc,...
Romanians, Nigerians Arrested in Cambodian Drug Bust
PHNOM PENH — Cambodian police say they have arrested two Romanians and three Nigerians after seizing nearly 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of methamphetamine from...
Redshirt Activist Kritsuda Reveals Details of Torture
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UN: Myanmar Violence Meant to Expel Rohingya
GENEVA — A report by the U.N. human rights office says attacks against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar point to a strategy to instill "widespread...
Authorities Block 2 Prachatai English Stories On Alleged Torture
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