Myanmar Buddhists Seek Tougher Action Against Rohingya
YANGON — Several hundred Buddhist nationalists, including monks, rallied in Myanmar's largest city on Wednesday to urge stronger action against insurgents from the Muslim Rohingya minority for attacks on police last week.
Northeast Development Worker Detained, Released
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Thai Junta's New Bill the First to Define Right/Wrong Sexual Acts
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The Interrupted Lives of the 'Khon Kaen Model' Families
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Rights Group: Rohingya Insurgents Massacred Myanmar Hindus
BANGKOK — Amnesty International said Wednesday that Myanmar's army was not the only group that has slaughtered civilians in the country's volatile west. In a new report, it accused ethnic Rohingya insurgents of carrying out at least one brutal massacre when the long-running conflict in Rakhine state exploded last year.
Thai Govt to Publish 'Twelve Values' Children's Books
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Rohingya Refugee Influx Inspires Bangladeshi Aid; Worry
DHAKA, Bangladesh — They had seen the images of Rohingya Muslim refugees arriving hungry and exhausted after traveling days without food to reach Myanmar's border with Bangladesh. They had heard the stories of gunshot wounds and midnight escapes from angry mobs and soldiers.
Singapore Hangs a Man for Drug Trafficking. It Will Hang a Woman on Friday...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore executed a man Wednesday for drug trafficking and is set to hang a woman Friday — the first...
Indonesians, Filipinos Protest Trump’s Immigration Policy
JAKARTA — Indonesian and Filipino students on Saturday protested President Donald Trump's immigration policy outside the U.S. embassies in their capitals.
UN Council to Commemorate Myanmar Crackdown on Rohingya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is planning to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Myanmar's violent crackdown that led about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims...
