UN Expert Has ‘Grave Concern’ About Myanmar Fighting
BANGKOK — A United Nations rights expert expressed grave concern Tuesday over reports that Myanmar's military has used heavy weapons and conducted aerial bombings...
New Ocean Floor Scan Hasn’t Found Signs of MH370
SYDNEY — The new scan of the Indian Ocean floor for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has searched nearly 80,000 square kilometers since January without finding any sign of the plane's wreckage.
Danish Citizen Jailed Under New Malaysian Anti-Fake News Law
KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian court on Monday sentenced a Danish citizen to a week in jail after he pleaded guilty to maliciously publishing false information, the first person to be punished under a controversial anti-fake news law.
UN Team, in Bangladesh, Vows to Work to End Rohingya Crisis
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh — A U.N. Security Council team visiting Bangladesh promised Sunday to work hard to resolve a crisis involving hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to the country to escape military-led violence in neighboring Myanmar.
Malaysia Vote Pits Former Strongman Against Tainted Protege
KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian election next month pits the country's pugnacious 92-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad against his protege, Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose premiership has been tarnished by a monumental graft scandal that involved USD$700 million landing in his own bank account.
ASEAN to Discuss Economic Ties, Rohingya Issue, Korea Summit
SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian leaders are expected to discuss economic cooperation and Myanmar's refugee crisis at a summit in Singapore.
Diplomats: Swiss Envoy to Germany to Be New UN Myanmar Envoy
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. diplomats say Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has selected Switzerland's Ambassador to Germany Christine Schraner Burgener to be the new U.N. special envoy for Myanmar.
Palestinian Killers Images Released in Malaysia, Manhunt Still On
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police on Monday released composite images of two suspects who gunned down a Palestinian engineer and said they appeared to be European or Middle Eastern, fueling suspicion that the slaying was an Israeli assassination.
Myanmar Policeman Testifies to Entrapment Orders
YANGON — The prosecution of two Myanmar journalists accused of violating a state secrets law by acquiring official documents given to them by police has...
Kachin’s Stranded in Jungle, Running Low on Basic Aid
BANGKOK — Community leaders from the Christian ethnic Kachin community have called for urgent medical attention for about 2,000 civilians, including pregnant women and the elderly, trapped in the jungle where they fled to escape clashes between the Myanmar's army and the Kachin guerrillas in the country's north.
