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BANGKOK (AP) — Residents of two villages in northwestern Myanmar said government soldiers burned down hundreds of houses this week, apparently while searching for members of an armed militia opposed to military rule.

MANILA, Philippines — Boxing star Manny Pacquiao has created a firestorm in his home country after saying people in same-sex relationships "are worse than animals."

PHUKET — Police have determined that a Russian tourist found dead in Phuket province yesterday committed suicide, although they are still searching for the ladyboy who was seen with him prior to his death.

(16 July) Police arrested a suspect as he was sleeping in a building that was reportedly the target of his burglary attempt in Pitsanulok...

BANGKOK — The BTS Skytrain remains inaccessible to all commuters four years after a historic legal victory for disability activists.

KOH TAO — Surat Thani provincial police said Friday they had ordered officers on Koh Tao island to reopen an investigation into the death of a Belgian tourist previously ruled a suicide.

CHONBURI — A 19-year-old student who nearly died during a university hazing ritual last week is set to leave hospital in the next several days, though doctors will continue to monitor his brain activity for any sign of damage, his father said Thursday.

YANGON (AP) — Protesters in Myanmar on Thursday marked two months since the military seized power by again defying the threat of lethal violence and demonstrating against its toppling of the country's democratically elected government.

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin made a speech at the High-Level Forum "Green Silk Road for Harmony with Nature" during the 3rd Belt and...

SINGAPORE — The No. 1 player in the world is No. 1 after three rounds at the HSBC Women's World Championship. Two strokes behind American...