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Singapore Bans Former Goldman Sachs Exec with 1MDB Links

SINGAPORE — Singapore regulators placed a lifetime ban Wednesday on a former Goldman Sachs banker who faces criminal charges in the United States and...

Facebook Purges More Myanmar Accounts for Misrepresentation

BANGKOK — Facebook has announced its third and biggest purge of military-linked accounts in Myanmar, where critics have charged that the social network did too...
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in 2015 in Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Hasan Jamali / Associated Press

53 Journalists Killed Worldwide so Far in 2018, Report Says

NEW YORK — The number of journalists killed worldwide in retaliation for their work nearly doubled this year, according to an annual report by...

Sun, Snow and Shirtless: Asia’s Sports Photos of 2018

From scorching tennis courts in a summer Down Under, to the ice and snow of Pyeongchang, the surf and sand of Australia's Gold Coast...

Cambodia’s Biggest Hydropower Dam Now Producing Electricity

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's largest hydropower project officially began producing electricity Monday as the country tries to increase its energy capacity to reduce energy...
Miss El Salvador Marisela de Montecristo displays her costume Monday during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press

Week’s Asia Photos: Thailand Hosts Miss Universe as Enemies Shake Hands

Officers from North and South Korea shake hands at the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two countries during an on-site inspection of guard posts...
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, sees King Norodom Sihamoni off in September in front of the National Assembly in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Heng Sinith / Associated Press

Cambodian Lawmakers Pass Measure to Ease Political Ban

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's Parliament passed legislation Thursday that could allow the lifting of a five-year ban on political activity by some top opposition...
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, at left, and Reuters journalists Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were named TIME's Person of the Year for 2018 in two of four separate covers. Image: Time Magazine / Courtesy

Jailed Myanmar Journalists Join Khashoggi, ‘Guardians’ as Time Person of 2018

Time magazine on Tuesday recognized journalists, including slain Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi and two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar as its 2018 Person of the Year in what it said was an effort to emphasize the importance of reporters' work in an increasingly hostile world.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in May arrives at Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Office in July in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

Malaysian Ex-PM Slapped With New Charge Over 1MDB Scandal

KUALA LUMPUR — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged Wednesday with tampering with the final audit report into a defunct state investment...
British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte pose for photographers at the start of a meeting Tuesday in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: Peter Dejong / Associated Press

May in the Netherlands as She Fights to Save Brexit Deal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Top European Union officials on Tuesday ruled out any renegotiation of the divorce agreement with Britain as Prime Minister Theresa...

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