Indonesian Teen Rescued After 49 Days at Sea
An Indonesian teenager survived 49 days adrift at sea after his wooden fish trap slipped its moorings and ...
Vietnam Jails Activist For Anti-Government Facebook Posts
A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an activist to 27 months in prison for Facebook posts that judges say insulted the ruling Communist Party and government.
Cambodia Pardons Australian Filmmaker Convicted of Espionage
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has pardoned Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, who was sentenced last month to six years in jail on an espionage charge...
Malaysian Death Sentences Commuted for 3 Mexican Brothers
KUALA LUMPUR — The deaths sentences against three Mexican brothers convicted of drug trafficking in Malaysia have been commuted to prison terms, a lawyer...
Vietnamese President Quang Dies of Illness
HANOI — Official media say Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang has died at age 61 due to illness.
Indonesia Imposes Moratorium on New Palm Oil Plantations
JAKARTA — Indonesia's president has signed a moratorium on new palm oil development and ordered a review of existing plantations, an official said Thursday,...
Canada Declares Myanmar Treatment of Rohingya to Be Genocide
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada's Parliament has unanimously adopted a motion declaring crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be genocide.
The motion Thursday also...
UN Chief Urges Pardon for 2 Journalists Jailed in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he hopes Myanmar's government will pardon "as quickly as possible" two Reuters journalists jailed on charges...
Malaysia’s Ex-PM Pleads Not Guilty to New Corruption Charges
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Thursday to 25 fresh charges of abuse of power and money laundering...
Vietnam Jails Teacher to 14 Years Over Attempted Subversion
HANOI — A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced a former primary schoolteacher to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty on charges...
