At Least 10 Dead as 6.4 Quake Hits Indonesia Island
JAKARTA — A shallow, magnitude 6.4 earthquake early Sunday killed at least 10 people and injured 40 on Indonesia's Lombok Island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali, officials said.
Cambodian Elections a Choice Between Hun Sen or Boycott
BANGKOK — Cambodians voting in the general election on Sunday will have a nominal choice of 20 parties but in reality, only two serious...
2 New Yorker Artists Bring Colors, Smiles to Rohingya Camps
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh — With his blond dreads tied in a ponytail and baggy jeans caked with paint smudges, Max Frieder first arrived at the...
Indonesia Graft Buster Returns to Work After Acid Attack
JAKARTA — An anti-corruption investigator almost blinded by an acid attack urged Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to set up a fact finding team...
Questions Raised as Villages Dig out From Laos Dam Collapse
SANAMXAY, Laos — Authorities and the builder are investigating why a dam in southeastern Laos collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 24 people...
Exiles Seek Global Scrutiny of Cambodian Political Crackdown
WASHINGTON — Kem Monovithya, a Cambodian political activist, was visiting Switzerland in September when she got a phone call from her father. Kem Sokha,...
German Court Convicts Vietnamese Man in Kidnapping Case
BERLIN — A Berlin court has convicted a Vietnamese man of involvement in a kidnapping case that has strained relations between Germany and Vietnam.
The...
Laos Dam Disaster Kills 19: State Media
PAKSE, Laos — Rescuers were searching Wednesday for villagers left missing when part of a newly built dam broke in southeastern Laos, flooding the surrounding countryside and killing at least 19 people.
Flooding From Laos Hydroelectric Dam Leaves Hundreds Missing
BANGKOK — Massive flooding from a South Korean-constructed hydroelectric dam in Laos left several people dead and hundreds missing, state media said Tuesday. Rescue...
Hundreds Missing After Hydroelectric Dam Collapses in Laos
BANGKOK — A hydroelectric dam collapsed in southeastern Laos, leaving an unknown number of people dead and hundreds missing, state media said Tuesday. Rescue...
