Chinese Premier Announces New Aid for Close Ally Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced a large development assistance package for Cambodia on Wednesday, oversaw the signing of 18 agreements on aid and cooperation, and attended the inauguration of a highway constructed with Chinese support.
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Urge More Progress in Myanmar Crisis
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers acknowledged Thursday that their efforts to bring peace to Myanmar haven't succeeded and agreed to increase their determination to end violence in the country, where a military takeover last year set off a crisis that threatens to destabilize the region.
Myanmar Protesters Defy Curfew; Media Outlets Ordered Shut
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Demonstrators in Myanmar’s biggest city came out Monday night for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 p.m. curfew,
Myanmar Accused at UN Court of Genocide Against Rohingya
THE HAGUE (AP) — Myanmar was accused Monday of genocide at the U.N.'s highest court for its campaign against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority, as lawyers asked the International Court of Justice to urgently order measures "to stop Myanmar's genocidal conduct immediately."
US Official Urges ASEAN to Stand up to China in Sea Row
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) — A senior U.S. official on Thursday urged Southeast Asian nations meeting this weekend in Bangkok to put up a stiffer resistance to China's militarization of the disputed South China Sea.
Police Say Body of British Tourist Missing in Cambodia Found
PHNOM PENH (AP) — The body of a British backpacker missing for more than a week in Cambodia was found at sea Thursday about 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the island where she disappeared, officials said.
Widodo Begins 2nd Term Pledging to Make Indonesia Developed
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo was sworn in Sunday for his second and final five-year term with pledges to champion democracy...
China, Singapore Agree to Step Up Belt & Road Cooperation
CHONGQING (Xinhua) — China and Singapore on Tuesday announced that the upgraded version of the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement will take effect on Oct. 16.
Cambodian Judge Orders New Probe in Reporters’ Spying Case
PHNOM PENH (AP) — A court in Cambodia on Thursday ordered a new investigation and postponed a verdict in the espionage trial of two...
20 Killed, 70 Hurt in Protests in Indonesia’s Papua Province
JAKARTA (AP) — At least 20 people were killed Monday, including three shot by police, in violent protests by hundreds of people sparked by...





















































