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Canadian Found Dead by Thai Girlfriend in Phuket

(Phuket Gazette)

Myanmar Military Put on UN Blacklist for Sexual Violence

UNITED NATIONS — A new U.N. report puts Myanmar's armed forces on a U.N. blacklist of government and rebel groups "credibly suspected" of carrying out rapes and other acts of sexual violence in conflict for the first time.

Vietnam Seizes 3 Tons of Ivory Smuggled From South Africa

HANOI — Police in northern Vietnam have seized nearly 3 tons of ivory smuggled from South Africa in the latest action taken against the illegal trade

Pope’s Place as Refugee Champion Tested in Myanmar

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis heads to Myanmar and Bangladesh with the international community excoriating Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims as "ethnic cleansing" but his own church resisting the label and defending Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the only hope for democracy.
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Smoking Orangutan Riles Anger Against Zoo in Indonesia (Video)

JAKARTA — A video of an orangutan smoking has brought more criticism of a zoo in Indonesia infamous for past animal welfare troubles.
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China Defiant on South China Sea, Blames Foreign Meddling at ASEAN

Southeast Asian leaders stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in the disputed South China Sea, but Chinese Premier Li Qiang was defiant during annual summit talks

Nearly 80% of China-Laos Railway Project Completed

NANNING (Xinhua) — Nearly 80 percent of the construction of the China-Laos railway has been completed, said Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on Saturday.
Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, center, enters the court room as he attends his sentencing hearing in 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Bay Ismoyo / Associated Press

Jakarta Governor Given 2-Year Prison Sentence for Blasphemy

JAKARTA — An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison for blaspheming the Quran at a trial that undermined the country's reputation for practicing a moderate form of Islam.
Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, at center, of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and the first son of Prime Minister Hun Sen, smiles before the start of the international half-marathon in June 2016 in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. He is now 41. Photo: Heng Sinith / Associated Press

Is Hun Sen Grooming His Son to Lead Cambodia?

The eldest son of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has joined the inner circle of his father's ruling Cambodian People's Party, bolstering speculation he is being groomed to ...

What Trump’s Trade and Geopolitical Moves Mean for China

BEIJING — With his rejection of an Asian trade pact, U.S. President Donald Trump has tackled the first in a promised series of far-reaching policy changes that could inadvertently give China room to assert itself as a regional leader and worsen strains over the South China Sea and Taiwan.

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