Heavy Flooding in Southern Myanmar Displaces More Than 14,000 People
GRANT PECK BANGKOK — Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000 people and disrupted traffic on...
Myanmar Guerrilla Group Claims It Killed a Businessman Who Helped Supply Arms to the...
GRANT PECK BANGKOK — A guerrilla group claimed responsibility Wednesday for this week’s fatal shooting of a businessman accused of being an arms dealer...
Indonesian President Declares Operation of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway
JAKARTA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared the official operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) at Halim Station in Jakarta...
China-Laos Railway Adds Extra EMU Train To Serve Growing Number of Passengers
VIENTIANE, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) has procured another electric multiple unit (EMU) train, which arrived in the Lao...
China Welcomes Cambodian PM Hun Manet On His 1st Official Trip Abroad
BEIJING (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet made China his first official foreign visit after succeeding his father, Hun Sen, who ruled Cambodia...
Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and...
GRANT PECK and TIAN MACLEOD JI, BANGKOK (AP) — The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi says he has always...
Fire In Vietnam’s Capital Kills At Least 56 When It Engulfs An Apartment Building
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam's capital killed at least 56 people, including at least four children,...
A Drone Attack on Myanmar Police Compound Reportedly Kills 5, Including Army Battalion Commander
BANGKOK (AP) — A drone attack on a police headquarters in a major border town in eastern Myanmar has killed at least five officials including...
Southeast Asian Leaders Are Besieged By Thorny Issues As They Hold An Asean Summit...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders led by Indonesian host President Joko Widodo are gathering in their final summit this year, besieged by...
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...
