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.
Myanmar Court Rules Reuters Reporters Can Face Full Trial
YANGON — A judge in Myanmar has ruled that the prosecution of two Reuters journalists charged with illegally possessing official information can go to full trial.
Pompeo Points to Vietnam as Example of Improved Relations
HANOI — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday extolled improved relations with Vietnam as a model for rapprochement with North Korea.
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.
Profiles of the 7 Doomsday Cult Members Executed in Japan
TOKYO — Japan executed the leader and six followers of a doomsday cult Friday for a series of deadly crimes including a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway that killed 13 people in 1995.
Malaysia’s Najib Charged With Breach of Trust, Graft
KUALA LUMPUR — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged in court Wednesday with criminal breach of trust and corruption, two months after a multibillion dollar graft scandal at a state investment fund led to his shock election defeat.
Malaysia Appoints Youngest-Ever Minister
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad completed his cabinet Monday, with the appointments of another 13 lawmakers, including a 25-year-old touted as the country's youngest minister and a science minister who will focus on green technology and climate change.
Research Warns Indonesia Gay Bashing is Fueling HIV Epidemic
Disowned by his father and ill-equipped to deal with the stigma of HIV/AIDS, a young man who died in the central Indonesian city of Yogyakarta early this year had "effectively committed suicide" by stopping anti-viral medication, according to a doctor familiar with the case.
Malaysia Investigating Marriage of Man to 11-Year-Old Girl
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian authorities are investigating the marriage between an 11-year-old Thai girl and a 41-year-old Malaysian Muslim that has sparked public outrage and calls for child brides to be banned.
Bali Airport Closed as Agung Volcano Gushes Column of Ash
DENPASAR, Indonesia — The Indonesian tourist island of Bali closed its international airport Friday, stranding thousands of travelers, as the Mount Agung volcano gushed a 2,500-meter (8,200-feet) column of ash and smoke.
