Malaysia Expands Search for Missing New Zealand Swimmer
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's coast guard said Thursday it has expanded its search for a New Zealander who went missing four days ago while swimming off the country's southern coast.
Malaysia Anti-Graft Agency Arrests Former Leader Najib Razak
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's anti-graft agency said it arrested former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday over the multimillion-dollar looting of a state investment...
Phnom Penh Post Sold by Aussie Owner to Malaysian Investor
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The newspaper widely considered the last independent media voice in Cambodia has been sold by its Australian publisher to a Malaysian investor.
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...
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...
Thais Help Boat With Presumed Rohingya Refugees on its Way
BANGKOK — A boat with 56 people claiming to be Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar has been helped back to sea by Thai fishermen and navy craft after being damaged in a storm and stopping temporarily in southern Thailand.
Malaysian Sultan Strikes Equestrian Gold at SEA Games
KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian sultan has made more history in the Southeast Asian Games by winning the equestrian endurance race.
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, the first...
Malaysia to Charge 2 Women With Murder for Kim Jong Nam Death
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's attorney general says the two women accused of killing the half brother of North Korea's leader with a nerve agent in a Kuala Lumpur airport terminal will be charged with murder on Wednesday.
New Constitution Could Give Free Rein to Military Abuses, Rights Group Says
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre
Reuters
BANGKOK — A proposal by Thailand's junta for a provision in the constitution exempting the military from prosecution would allow the armed forces to commit abuses with impunity, a rights group said on Wednesday.
Reuters
BANGKOK — A proposal by Thailand's junta for a provision in the constitution exempting the military from prosecution would allow the armed forces to commit abuses with impunity, a rights group said on Wednesday.
US Urges Humanitarian Access to Strife-Hit Rakhine
WASHINGTON — The United States called Wednesday for restoration of full humanitarian access in a strife-hit region of western Myanmar where the United Nations says more than 150,000 people, including 3,000 malnourished children, are being denied aid.
