World Criticism Doesn’t Have Suu Kyi or Myanmar on the Ropes
BANGKOK — Myanmar's government looks as if it's under siege from an international community concerned about the condition of its nascent democracy, with widespread...
China Criticizes US, Japan, Australia For ‘Fanning’ Tensions
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized the United States, Japan and Australia for a joint statement on the South China Sea that he said was only "fanning the flames" of regional tensions just as countries have agreed to cool them down.
Malaysia Vote Pits Former Strongman Against Tainted Protege
KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian election next month pits the country's pugnacious 92-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad against his protege, Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose premiership has been tarnished by a monumental graft scandal that involved USD$700 million landing in his own bank account.
Cambodian Surrogate Moms Charged With Human Trafficking
PHNOM PENH — Thirty-three pregnant Cambodian women hired to act as surrogate mothers were formally charged with surrogacy and human trafficking offenses.
Amid Loss of Leaders, Unknown Militant Rises in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Unlike many of his slain comrades, the touted new leader of the Islamic State group in the southern Philippines lacks the...
Duterte Calls Trudeau’s Drug War Comments Insulting
MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he was angered and insulted on Tuesday by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments about the Philippine government's war on drugs, which has earned widespread condemnation for leaving thousands of suspects dead.
Duterte Authorizes Bounty Hunt for Rebels
MANILA — The Philippine president has offered a nearly USD$500 bounty for each communist rebel killed by government forces to save on anti-insurgency costs and says insurgents are easier to hit than birds because they have bigger heads.
US Criticizes China’s Militarization of Disputed Waters
BEIJING — The Pentagon criticized what it called China's "continued militarization" of island outposts in the disputed South China Sea, where the Chinese air force landed long-range bombers for the first time, putting entire Southeast Asia within their range.
Trump, Kim Shake Hands to Open Momentous Summit
SINGAPORE — President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un kicked off a momentous summit Tuesday, with Trump declaring the two would have a "great discussion" and Kim saying they had overcome "obstacles" to get to this point.
Vietnam Arrests Phone Exec, Gov’t Official Over Fund Losses
HANOI — A former chairman of one of Vietnam's largest mobile phone operators and a senior Communications Ministry official have been arrested for alleged economic mismanagement, the latest to fall in a widening crackdown on corruption by communist authorities.
