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Khieu Samphan, at left, former Khmer Rouge head of state, and Nuon Chea, at right, who was the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologist and No. 2 leader, sit in the court hall at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh in an October 2013 file photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Photo: Mark Peters / Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia via AP

Verdicts on Khmer Rouge Leaders May Be Tribunal’s Last Gasp

PHNOM PENH — The tribunal judging the criminal responsibility of former Khmer Rouge leaders for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians will...
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech Wednesday outside 10 Downing Street in London. Photo: Matt Dunham / Associated Press

May Wins Cabinet Backing for Brexit Deal But Pitfalls Remain

In a hard-won victory, British Prime Minister Theresa May persuaded her fractious Cabinet to back a draft divorce agreement with ...

Korat ‘Death Bus’ Driver Convicted, Gets 4 Years

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A court Wednesday convicted and sentenced the driver of a tour bus that crashed and killed 18 people in Nakhon Ratchasima province earlier this year.

Gun, Noose, Suicide Lead Theories About Pattaya Morning Horror

PATTAYA — Police say a Norwegian man found hanged from atop a highrise in Pattaya city center this morning most likely committed suicide.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, right, meets Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday in Singapore. Photo: Bernat Armangue / Associated Press

Pence Says Myanmar’s Handling of Rohingya ‘Without Excuse’

SINGAPORE — Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rebuffed criticism over her government's treatment of its ethnic Rohingya Muslims. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence...

Thai Michelin Stars Break Out of Bangkok

The first restaurant outside of Bangkok, the first Southern Thai cuisine restaurant and the first restaurant whose kitchen is headed by an Indian woman won Michelin stars when the awardees for the culinary guide were announced Wednesday.

Norwegian Found Hanged in Full View in Pattaya

PATTAYA — Residents of Pattaya city were shocked to find a man hanging from the side of a tall building Wednesday morning.
‘Emergency room services 24 hours a day,’ reads the sign outside the Praram 2 Hospital. Photo: Praram 2 Hospital / Facebook

Hospital Accused of Turning Dying Woman Away Faces Criminal Prosecution

BANGKOK — Praram 2 Hospital admins face criminal prosecution over substandard services after it was accused of refusing to treat a patient whose daughter said her face was melting from acid poured on her head.
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia and Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony for the 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Singapore. Photo: Bullit Marquez / Associated Press

Mahathir Slams Myanmar’s Suu Kyi for Handling of Rohingya

SINGAPORE — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed sharply criticized Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday for her handling of an ethnic crisis...

Past Explorers’ Exploits Key to Tham Luang Rescue Maps

Less known than the heroic divers and volunteers who rescued 13 people trapped inside the Luang Cave were the cartographers whose painstaking effort made the maps used to find and retrieve them.

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