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Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni greets government officers Nov. 2, 2017, as he watches the boat races during a water festival in Phnom Penh. Photo: Heng Sinith / Associated Press

Cambodia Moves to Outlaw Insulting King

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's Cabinet has endorsed a law making insulting the king a criminal offense punishable by monetary fines and ...
Myanmar's State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the media during a joint press conference with Japan's foreign minister Jan. 12, 2018. Photo: Hein Htet / Associated Press

Petrol Bomb Thrown at Suu Kyi’s Yangon Home; No Injuries

YANGON — A crude petrol bomb was tossed Thursday morning into the residential compound of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but she was ...

Chinese Clubs Spend Less but Want More Asian Success

KUALA LUMPUR — Chinese Super League clubs may have reined in the massive spending that made headlines in recent years in the 2018 winter transfer window, but the country's leading clubs still have ambitions to win the 2018 Asian Champions League that begins Feb. 12.

Morality Push May Outlaw Sex Outside Marriage in Indonesia

JAKARTA — Riding a tsunami of moral conservatism and anti-gay prejudice, Indonesia's Islamic political parties appear on the cusp of a major victory: outlawing all sex outside marriage.

5 Previously Unreported Mass Graves Discovered in Myanmar

BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh — The faces of the men half-buried in the mass graves had been burned away by acid or blasted by bullets. Noor Kadir finally recognized his friends only by the colors of their shorts.

Vietnam Names US-Based Exile Group a Terrorist Organization

HANOI — Vietnam declared a California-based exile group a terrorist organization Wednesday a month after 15 local members were convicted in a failed bombing of the country's largest airport.

US Declares Laos Casino Operators a Criminal Network

WASHINGTON — The United States is declaring the Zhao Wei network that operates a casino in Laos to be a transnational criminal organization.

Cambodian Court Denies Bail for Australian Who Filmed Rally

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's Supreme Court has rejected an application for bail for an Australian filmmaker who was charged with endangering national security last year for flying a camera-loaded drone over an opposition party campaign rally.

Police Witness: Kim Jong Nam Met American Before His Murder

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — A police witness said Monday that the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader met with an unidentified Korean American man on a Malaysian resort island four days before he was murdered, as the trial of two women accused of killing him resumed.

Read 50-Year-Old Stories of the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive

Early on the morning of Jan. 31, 1968, as Vietnamese celebrated the Lunar New Year, or Tet as it is known locally, Communist forces launched a wave of coordinated surprise attacks across South Vietnam. The campaign – one of the largest of the Vietnam War – led to intense fighting and heavy casualties in cities and towns across the South.

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