Once Seen as Reformer, Malaysia Leader Faces Legitimacy Test
KUALA LUMPUR — In 2013 elections, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's face and reformist message were front and center. Five years later, with another election looming, Najib's visibility has plunged.
North and South Korea Discuss How to Cooperate in Asian Games
Sports officials from the rival Koreas met at a border village on Monday to discuss how to cooperate in the Asian Games being held in Indonesia in August
US, North Korea Offer Dueling Accounts of Talks Breakdown
HANOI — In open dispute, the U.S. and North Korea offered contradictory accounts Thursday of why the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong...
About 1,300 People From Myanmar Flee Into Thailand After Clashes Broke Out in a...
About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas.
Indonesia Orangutan Sanctuary Says Villagers Encroaching
JAKARTA — A conservation group says nearly a fifth of the forest in an orangutan sanctuary on the Indonesian part of Borneo has been taken over by people, threatening efforts to rehabilitate the critically endangered great apes for release into the wild.
Ai Weiwei Puts Human Face on Migrant Crisis in ‘Human Flow’
VENICE, Italy — The United Nations says there are 65 million forcibly displaced people around the world – a number so huge it can be overwhelming to contemplate.
Heavy Flooding in Southern Myanmar Displaces More Than 14,000 People
GRANT PECK BANGKOK — Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000 people and disrupted traffic on...
Cambodia Shutters Independent Radio, Boots out US NGO
PHNOM PENH — Two independent Cambodian radio stations that allowed rare criticism of the government said Wednesday they are being forced to shut down, further limiting opportunities for political activity and expression ahead of next year's general election.
US Firm: Chinese Hackers Infiltrate Cambodia Ahead of Polls
BEIJING — Last month, the daughter of a jailed Cambodian opposition party leader received an email from a well-seeming activist at a reputed Cambodian non-profit. For weeks, the sender nudged Monovithya Kem to open an attachment described as containing interview questions.
Quakes Cut Power, Topple Homes on Indonesia Island; 3 Dead
SEMBALUN, Indonesia — Multiple strong earthquakes cut power across the Indonesian island of Lombok, toppled buildings and killed at least three people as the...
