Voting Opens in Malaysia By-Election for PM-in-Waiting Anwar
PORT DICKSON, Malaysia — Voting has begun in a by-election is expected to see charismatic Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim win a parliamentary seat and...
Vietnam Jails Activist for Using Facebook to Abuse Freedoms
HANOI — A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced an activist to five years in prison after finding him guilty of abusing democratic freedoms...
Malaysia Set to Abolish Death Penalty
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's new government said it will abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move...
Japan Urges Myanmar to Conduct Credible Rohingya Probe
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Myanmar's leader Tuesday that a credible investigation into alleged human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims is...
Malaysia Plans New Taxes to Help Pay off Snowballing Debt
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said Tuesday the government plans to introduce new tax measures to help raise funds to...
Malaysian PM Rallies for Successor, Former Foe Anwar
PORT DICKSON, Malaysia — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is campaigning for his designated successor and former foe Anwar Ibrahim, urging voters to support...
At Mass Grave Above Indonesian City, Many Questions Linger
PALU, Indonesia — From the mountain range, the bay was a sparkling blue and the small city huddled around it a mosaic of bright...
Vietnam Nominates Communist Party Chief to Become President
HANOI — The ruling Communist Party of Vietnam has decided to nominate its general secretary as the sole candidate for the presidency, succeeding late...
Volcano Erupts on Same Indonesian Island as Earlier Quake
JAKARTA — A volcano erupted Wednesday on the same central Indonesian island struck last week by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, but no evacuations...
Wife of Malaysian Ex-PM Grilled a Third Time Over Graft
KUALA LUMPUR — The wife of Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak is being grilled by the anti-graft agency for a third time over...
