Honda Airbag Rupture Kills Malaysian Woman
KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian woman has died after the airbag in her Honda City ruptured in a minor collision, a safety official said Monday.
Suu Kyi Says Trust Must Precede Peace in Myanmar (Photos)
BANGKOK — Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday there must be trust between conflicting groups in the country before there can be full peace.
Rohingya Voices Silenced on Occasion of Suu Kyi Visit
BANGKOK — Facing persecution and worse at home in Myanmar where even their name has become anathema, members of the Rohingya diaspora in Thailand found themselves denied a voice today.
High Hopes and Deep Doubts Await Suu Kyi in Thailand
BANGKOK — When Aung San Suu Kyi begins her three-day tour of Thailand today, Sein Htay will be among the hundreds of thousands of her countrymen here to hold great expectations.
Remnants of Ancient Underground City Discovered Beneath Angkor Wat
LONDON — An Australian archaeologist says he and colleagues have found evidence of previously undiscovered medieval urban and agricultural networks surrounding the ancient city of Angkor Wat.
Philippine Officials Confirm Canadian Hostage was Beheaded
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials confirmed Tuesday that Abu Sayyaf militants beheaded a Canadian man, the second Canadian hostage to be killed in two months after their demands for a large ransom were not met.
Minnesota Memorial Honors Soldiers of ‘Secret War’
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A new memorial on the Minnesota Capitol grounds honors soldiers of the "secret war" in Laos.
Debris in Madagascar, Australia to be Analyzed by MH370 Team
SYDNEY — Australian officials say debris discovered in Madagascar by a man who previously found a part from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be examined by investigators to see if it, too, came from the missing plane.
Myanmar’s Betel Chewers Swallowing Hard at High Prices (Photos)
THANPHYUYONE, Myanmar — It's as vital to life in Myanmar as cheese is to France or tea to Britain. For millions of people in the Southeast Asian country, the day is incomplete without chewing the juicy, teeth-staining parcels of betel leaf wrapped around areca nut and a slake of lime.
Myanmar Court Sentences BBC Reporter to Jail, Hard Labor
YANGON — A BBC reporter in Myanmar has been jailed for three months with hard labor after being convicted of assaulting a police officer while covering a student protest, his lawyer said Tuesday.
