Zika Threatens Philippines, Indonesia And Vietnam
LONDON, United Kingdom — Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zika say that 2.6 billion people living in parts of Asia and Africa could be at risk of infection, based on a new analysis of travel, climate and mosquito patterns in those regions.
Myanmar Group Dismisses Offensive ‘Coffee’ Annan Post
YANGON — A Buddhist nationalist group in Myanmar says a Facebook post in which it appeared to criticize former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was fake.
Indonesia Screens For Zika as Singapore Infections Mount
JAKARTA — Indonesia is screening travelers from neighboring Singapore for the mosquito-borne Zika virus as the city-state reports a growing number of infections and its first case of a pregnant woman testing positive.
Cambodia Nabs 64 Chinese in Alleged Internet scam
PHNOM PENH — Cambodian police arrested 64 people from mainland China and Taiwan on Tuesday, accusing them of taking part in an internet scam, officials said.
Suicide Bomber Fails to Explode in Indonesian Church
JAKARTA — A would-be suicide bomber's explosives failed to detonate in a packed church in western Indonesia during Sunday Mass, and he injured a priest with an axe before being restrained, police said.
Singapore Debuts World’s First Driverless Taxis
SINGAPORE — The world's first self-driving taxis began picking up passengers in Singapore starting Thursday.
Malaysian Students Rally to Demand PM Najib’s Arrest
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian student activists have rallied to demand the arrest of Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been implicated in a U.S. government probe into a massive fraud in a Malaysian investment fund.
Myanmar Quake Wrecks Bagan Heritage Sites
BAGAN, Myanmar - It was a time of conquest and conversions. Above all, it was a time of construction, on a scale never seen before. Over 250 years, from the 11th century onwards, the rulers of Bagan built more than 10,000 magnificent religious monuments.
Myanmar Quake Shakes Up Bangkok
BANGKOK — People in tall buildings in Bangkok took to social media to describe their surprise at feeling tremors from a powerful quake which struck Myanmar at about 5.30pm on Wednesday.
Duterte Threatens to Pull Philippines From UN, Hits US
DAVAO, Philippines — The Philippines' brash-talking president threatened Sunday to withdraw his country from the United Nations and lashed out at U.S. police killings of black men in his latest outburst against critics of his anti-drug campaign, which has left hundreds of suspects dead.
