South Korea Steps Up Cybercrime Fight, Eyes $300B ASEAN Trade
South Korea is taking a tougher stance on cybercrime networks in Southeast Asia while pushing to expand economic ties with ASEAN, senior officials said during a regional media briefing.
Political Prisoners Released in Myanmar Mass Amnesty
Excited families greeted relatives released from Myanmar's Insein Prison on Thursday as part of a mass amnesty granted by the country's military rulers ahead of next month's election.
Myanmar State Television Broadcasts Army Crackdown on Scam Centers
Myanmar’s military government has begun broadcasting extensive video on state television of its crackdown on online scam centers, showing buildings being bulldozed and over 1,000 foreigners detained.
Myanmar Shell Damages 4 Thai Homes, Prompts Military Warning Shot
Thai soldiers fired a warning shot toward Myanmar on Saturday after a mortar shell from clashes across the border landed in a Thai village, damaging several homes and prompting more than 100 people from Myanma
Myanmar’s Military Says It Detained Foreigners in Raid on a Second Major Online Scam...
Myanmar’s military government extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, detaining hundreds of foreigners
Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Manila Against Flood-Control Corruption Scandal
Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered Sunday in the capital in the largest rally so far to demand accountability for a flood-control corruption scandal that has implicated powerful members of Congress
Cambodia Evacuates a Village on Disputed Border with Thailand as Tensions Rise
Cambodia on Thursday evacuated hundreds of people from a village along its disputed border with Thailand, a day after one of its residents was reported killed when shooting between the two nations
Death Toll from Capsized Boat with Myanmar Migrants Climbs to 27 As More Bodies...
The death toll from a capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar rose to 27 on Tuesday, after rescuers in Thailand and Malaysia recovered more bodies at sea.
Typhoon Fung-wong Approaches Taiwan After Killing 18 in the Philippines
Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after causing floods, landslides, power outages and at least 18 deaths.
5 More Bodies Recovered After Migrant Boat Sinks off Malaysia
Malaysian rescuers searching for dozens of people still missing after a boat carrying migrants from Myanmar capsized last week recovered five more bodies on Monday, bringing the death toll to 12.
