Myanmar Military Led ‘Extreme’ Violence Against Rohingya: US
UNITED NATIONS — A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar's military targeted Rohingya civilians indiscriminately and often with "extreme brutality" in a coordinated campaign to drive the minority Muslims out of the country.
Wild Boars to Play Friendly at Youth Olympics in Argentina: IOC
BANGKOK — The Wild Boars football team and their families will make their first trip abroad next month to attend the the Summer Youth Olympics in Argentina, Thailand’s International Olympic Committee announced Monday.
Singapore Fines Uber, Grab for ‘Anti-Competitive’ Merger
SINGAPORE — Singapore's competition watchdog has fined ride-hailing giant Uber and its regional rival Grab 13 million Singapore dollars ($9.5 million) for a merger in Southeast Asia that the agency says has driven up fares and reduced competition in the market.
71 Killed as Dengue Deaths Spike
BANGKOK — Dengue deaths among Thais are up over 30 percent from last year, the health ministry said Sunday.
Southwestern Monsoons to Thunder Across Thailand All Week
BANGKOK — Get ready for a week of thunderstorm sound and fury as heavy storms soak the kingdom.
Heavy rain Monday morning was exacerbating the...
In a First, Hong Kong Bans Pro-Independence Political Party
HONG KONG — Authorities in Hong Kong on Monday took an unprecedented step against separatist voices by banning a political party that advocates independence for the southern Chinese territory on national security grounds.
Mystery Around Disappearance of Chinese Star Fan Bingbing
BEIJING — X-Men star Fan Bingbing's Beijing management office is dark and abandoned. Her birthday passed almost unremarked in China's hyper-adrenalized social media environment.
Get Ready for ‘Bongzilla’ and Selfies at Las Vegas Pot Museum
LAS VEGAS — A glass bong taller than a giraffe. Huggable faux marijuana buds. A pool full of foam weed nuggets.
Iran Summons Western Diplomats Over Deadly Parade Attack
TEHRAN, Iran — Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire on an annual Iranian military parade in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and wounding over 60 in the deadliest terror attack to strike the country in nearly a decade.
Maldives Election Begins Amid Cries of Unfairness
Huge crowds flocked to closely guarded polling station on Sunday to vote in the Maldives' third multiparty presidential elections, widely seen as a referendum on the island nation's young democracy.
