American Man Recaptured After 5-Day Indonesia Manhunt
BALI, Indonesia — Authorities have recaptured an American man who escaped from an overcrowded and understaffed prison on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, police said Sunday.
Trump Sets Aside Human Rights to Court Asian Leaders
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is prioritizing strategic interests over human rights by inviting a pair of internationally criticized leaders from Southeast Asia, where the U.S. is vying with China for influence. The White House said rights concerns in the Philippines and Thailand may be aired in private.
UN Researcher Calls for Cambodia to Speed up Trials
PHNOM PENH — The U.N.'s specially appointed researcher on human rights in Cambodia expressed concern Thursday over the country's use of pre-trial detention and...
US to Return 3 Bells Seized From Philippines a Century Ago
MANILA — The United States is to return three church bells seized by U.S. troops as war trophies from the Philippines more than a...
US Jury Finds Oregon Man Guilty of Abusing Cambodian Orphans
PORTLAND, Oregon — A U.S. jury found a Christian missionary from Oregon guilty Wednesday of multiple sex abuse charges for molesting children living at an unlicensed Cambodian orphanage that he operated in Phnom Penh over a period of years.
Lingering War Ghosts Continue To Haunt Vietnamese Due to U.S. Cluster Bombs
HANOI - On their way home from school in Vietnam's northern Son La province, two boys unknowingly picked up a strange metal object which...
Cambodia Opposition Braces for Dissolution Amid Crackdown
PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian opposition leader said Wednesday that he expects his political party to be dissolved in a Supreme Court ruling this week, a move that would further descend the nation into authoritarianism ahead of next year's general election.
Malaysia Appoints Ethnic Indian as New Attorney General
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's king has approved the appointment of an ethnic Indian lawyer as the new attorney general, amid protests from Islamic groups that the job must be held by a Muslim.
ASEAN Leaders Condemn Armed Attack on Aid Convoy in Myanmar
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders condemned an armed attack on an aid convoy that the regional group had arranged for displaced...
Indonesia Rescues 20 Muslim Rohingya Adrift Off Aceh
KUALA IDI, Indonesia — Indonesian fishermen rescued a wooden boat carrying 20 hungry, weak Rohingya Muslims on Tuesday after it was found adrift off...