Philippines Evacuates People Near Mayon Volcano
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops, police and rescue workers began forcibly evacuating residents near Mayon Volcano on Friday as its increasing unrest indicated...
Groundbreaking Held For Cambodia’s Second Expressway, Linking Capital To Vietnam
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the country’s second expressway,...
Thailand Cuts Power to Myanmar Border Towns’ Notorious Casinos, but They Keep Operating
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai state enterprise that has been exporting electricity to neighboring Myanmar has cut off power to two border towns with...
A Boat Carrying 180 Rohingya Refugees Vanished. A Frantic Phone Call Helped Untangle the...
KRISTEN GELINEAU reported from TEKNAF, Bangladesh
The wind had whipped the waves to nearly three times the woman's height when her panicked voice crackled over...
Myanmar, China Hold Border Trade Fair in Nay Pyi Taw
NAY PYI TAW - The fourth Myanmar (Lashio)-China (Lincang) border trade fair kicked off in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday. The fair...
Cambodia’s Top Opposition Party Barred From July Elections, Leaving Hun Sen’s Party Unchallenged
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s top opposition party was barred Thursday from participating in elections set for July after the Constitutional Council refused to overturn a decision not to register the party over a paperwork issue.
Fire Destroys Main Post Office in Philippine Capital, a Nearly 100-Year-Old Neoclassical Landmark
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive fire tore through Manila's historic post office building overnight, slightly injuring one person and razing the nearly 100-year-old...
UN Expert: Myanmar Military Imported $1 Billion in Weapons Since 2021 Coup
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China and other countries...
Top Cambodian Opposition Party Denied Registration For July Elections, Will Appeal Ruling
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's National Election Committee refused on Monday to register the opposition Candlelight Party, the sole credible challenger to the...
ASEAN Leaders Condemn Armed Attack on Aid Convoy in Myanmar
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders condemned an armed attack on an aid convoy that the regional group had arranged for displaced...
