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Ethnic Karen Guerrillas in Myanmar Leave a Town That Army Lost 2 Weeks Ago...

Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy

Skepticism, Worry Amid Preparation for Rohingya Repatriation

YANGON — Myanmar says it's ready for a gradual repatriation of Muslim Rohingya refugees chased out by the Buddhist-majority country's military. Bangladesh says it's preparing for the transfer, but it might need more time.

Police: Kim Jong Nam Told Friend He Feared for His Life

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — A police investigator testified Tuesday that the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader told a friend in Malaysia that his life was in danger six months before he was killed at an airport.
Defense Ministers from left to right, Brunei's Second Minister, Brunei, Halbi Nin Haji Mohd Yusof, Cambodia's Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh, Indonesia's General Ryamizard Ryacudu, Laos' Lieutenant-General Chansamone Chanyalath, Malaysia's Haji Mohamad Bin Sabu, Singapore's Ng Eng Hen, Thai General Prawit Wongsuwan, Myanmar's Lieutenant-General Sein Win, Philippines' Delfin N. Lorenzana, Vietnam's General Ngo Xuan Lich and ASEAN Deputy Secretary General Hoang Anh Tuan during a group photo for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting on Friday in Singapore. Photo: Don Wong / Associated Press

Southeast Asian Navies to Hold Drills With China Next Week

SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian navies are heading to their first joint exercises with China in its southern waters next week, and defense officials agreed...
Police remove the wreckage of a burned car Tuesday after rioting outside Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Subang, Malaysia. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

21 Held in Melee Over Malaysian Temple Land Dispute

SUBANG JAYA, Malaysia — Malaysian police said Tuesday that 21 people have been arrested over rioting that broke out amid a dispute over the...

Groundbreaking Held For Cambodia’s Second Expressway, Linking Capital To Vietnam

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the country’s second expressway,...

Singapore Post Expected for Trump National Security Adviser

PALM BEACH, Florida — A top national security adviser to President Donald Trump is the latest official heading out in an ongoing shuffle within...

Pacific Ministers Commit to Move Ahead With Pact Without US

HANOI — The Pacific Rim trade ministers meeting in Vietnam committed Sunday to move ahead with the Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact after the United States pulled out.

Indonesia’s Navy Fired Warning Shot at Vietnamese Vessels

JAKARTA — Indonesia's navy said it fired a warning shot at two Vietnamese fishing vessels that were discovered in Indonesian waters over the weekend in the second clash between the two countries in the South China Sea in two months.

Army Supporters, Buddhist Nationalists March in Myanmar City

YANGON — People marched in Myanmar's largest city on Sunday to support the military, which has come under heavy criticism over violence that has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.

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