China Blames Philippines for Stirring up Trouble
BEIJING — China blamed the Philippines for stirring up trouble and issued a policy paper Wednesday calling the islands in the South China Sea its "inherent territory," a day after an international tribunal said China had no legal basis for its expansive claims.
International Tribunal Finds No Historic Basis for Chinese Claims Behind ‘Nine-Dash Line’
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government welcomed a ruling that rejects China's 'nine-dash line' claiming much of the South China Sea.
Singapore Court Jails 4 Bangladeshis Linked to ISIS
SINGAPORE — Four Bangladeshi workers who allegedly planned attacks linked to the Islamic State group in their own country were sentenced Tuesday to jail terms of up to five years.
Wife of Alleged Cambodian Killer ‘Shocked’ by Accusations
PHNOM PENH — The man who allegedly shot dead a Cambodian government critic over what he claimed was a money dispute is too poor to have loaned the victim USD$3,000 (105,000 baht), his wife said Tuesday.
Cambodian PM Promises Vigorous Probe into Critic’s Killing
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia's prime minister said Monday that authorities will conduct a vigorous investigation to uncover any conspiracy behind the shooting death of a government critic, and urged the opposition not to use the assassination to incite people.
Sydney Schanberg, Reporter of ‘Killing Fields,’ 82
NEW YORK — Sydney H. Schanberg, a former correspondent for The New York Times awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the genocide in Cambodia in 1975 — and whose story of the survival of his assistant inspired the film "The Killing Fields" — has died. He was 82.
Aung San Suu Kyi: Falling Star or Beacon of Hope
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — For nearly 30 years, Aung San Suu Kyi starred as arguably the world's most prominent and revered political prisoner, a courageous champion of human rights and democracy in her military-ruled nation.
Myanmar Decries Placement on US Human Trafficking Blacklist
YANGON — Myanmar called sad and regrettable a move by the United States to place the country on a list of the world's worst human trafficking offenders, while rights groups welcomed it as long overdue.
Cambodia Confirms Angkor Boat 800 Years Old
PHNOM PENH — Tests have confirmed that a wooden boat found buried in a dry riverbed near Cambodia's famous Angkor Wat temple complex is from the early 13th century, an official at the agency overseeing the archaeological site said Monday.
Philippine’s Duterte Ready to Clash With Catholic Church on Birth Control
DAVAO, Philippines — The Philippine president-elect said Monday he would aggressively promote artificial birth control in the country even at the risk of getting in a fight with the dominant Catholic church, which staunchly opposes the use of contraceptives.
