Woman Found Guilty of Lese Majeste For Stepping on King Image
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Myanmar’s High Court Declines To Hear Suu Kyi’s Appeals
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Supreme Court has declined to hear special appeals from the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her convictions...
Cambodia Arrests 5 in Crackdown on Commercial Surrogacy
PHNOM PENH — Cambodian police have arrested five people on charges of providing commercial surrogate services, an official said Saturday.
Four Cambodian women and a...
Sumatran ‘Corpse Flower’ in Full Bloom at Michigan Garden
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Visitors are flocking to a Michigan botanical garden to get a whiff of the unpleasant-smelling "corpse flower" that's in full bloom for the first time in 18 years.
Phuket Boat Crash Victims Found
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Prof. Charged With Murder After Wife’s Body Found in Office
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong university professor was charged with his wife's murder on Wednesday, a day after her decomposing body was found...
Mass Rally to Promote Moderate Islam in Indonesia Canceled
JAKARTA — Organizers of an Indonesian movement to promote a moderate brand of Islam have canceled a mass rally after its youth supporters burned...
US Charges Malaysian Financier in Multibillion-Dollar Scheme
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced charges Thursday against a fugitive Malaysian financier and two former Goldman Sachs bankers accused in a money laundering...
Student Activists, Lecturer Testify in Lèse Majesté Case Involving Ancient King
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5 Month Jail Sentence for Cambodian Opposition Leader
PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian opposition leader was sentence to five months in jail Friday in the latest face off between the government and opposition as political tensions around challenges to Prime Minister Hun Sen's long-standing autocratic rule show no signs of easing.
