Cambodians Vote in Polls with Main Opposition Party Silenced
PHNOM PEHN — With the main opposition silenced, Cambodians were voting in an election Sunday virtually certain to return to office Prime Minister Hun Sen and his party who have been in power for more than three decades.
Bangladesh PM Urges Myanmar to Take Back Rohingya Muslims
KOLKATA, India — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called for international pressure on Myanmar to take back hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have sought shelter in her country to escape military-led violence.
Woman Found Guilty of Lese Majeste For Stepping on King Image
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US Aircraft Carrier Makes Da Nang Port Call as America Looks To Strengthen Ties...
BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier and two guided missile cruisers were visiting Vietnam on Monday, a rare port call that comes as...
Commemorating LGBT Pride Month Amid Thailand's Political Chaos
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Indonesia Returning Yacht at Center of Malaysia Graft Probe
Indonesia is returning a luxury yacht allegedly bought with funds stolen from a Malaysian state investment company after a ...
Trump Partner Eyes Indonesia Power, Sees Faults in Democracy
JAKARTA — President-elect Donald Trump's billionaire business partner and possible political proxy in Indonesia nurses big leadership ambitions in the vast but perennially lagging Southeast Asian nation, which he says isn't developed enough to have a successful democracy and needs strong leadership.
Vietnam Jails Activist For Anti-Government Facebook Posts
A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an activist to 27 months in prison for Facebook posts that judges say insulted the ruling Communist Party and government.
Cambodian Opposition Says ‘Sham’ Election was Death of Democracy
The ruling party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen congratulated itself Monday on its election victory, while the opposition party unable to contest the polls said they marked the death of ...
