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Visitors gather at a display booth for Google at the 2016 Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing. Photo: Andy Wong / Associated Press

More Than 1,000 Google Workers Protest Censored China Search

SAN FRANCISCO — More than a thousand Google employees have signed a letter protesting the company's secretive plan to build a search engine that...
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she leaves her court hearing Thursday at the Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Photo: Yam G-Jun / Associated Press

Judge Finds Conspiracy to Kill Kim With VX, Women to Testify

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — Two women accused in the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother were told Thursday to make their...
An undated image of policemen in Indonesia. Image: News Zone / YouTube

Amnesty Condemns Indonesia Police Killings Ahead of Games

JAKARTA — Amnesty International says Indonesian police fatally shot dozens petty criminals in a deliberate campaign of "unnecessary and excessive" force ahead of the...
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, right, receives the party form from former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, as Mahathir rejoin United Malays National Organization's (UMNO) in 2009 in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Photo: Lai Seng Sin / Associated Press

New Malaysian Govt Repeals Law Banning ‘Fake News’

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's new government has repealed a widely criticized law prohibiting "fake news," in a move hailed as a landmark moment for...

Sup With Sek Loso’s Five-Day Facebook Live Meltdown?

BANGKOK — The glazed eyes and unshaven beard leap from the tiny screen as one of the nation’s top rockers speaks nostalgically of small...
Chinese retired professional basketball player Yao Ming watches during the match of Philippines against Kazakhstan during their men's basketball match at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Aaron Favila / Associated Press

Clarkson, Yao Ming Keen Observers at Asian Games Basketball

JAKARTA — Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson watched from the bench, not quite able to make it to the Asian Games in time to...

2 Alleged Insurgents Killed in Deep South Clash

YALA — Two suspected militants were killed in a clash with security forces Thursday in Yala province while five others were captured, an army general said.

Buriram Grandma Fined For Selling Moonshine, Not Sweets

BURIRAM — A woman selling 5-baht fermented rice sweets in Buriram won widespread sympathy after she was fined for violating alcohol laws. But after...
Police inspect the crime scene July 29 in front of the Buddha Mountain in Chonburi province.

Cambodia to Hand Over Phuket Club Owner Wanted For Murder

BANGKOK — A well-known figure from Phuket’s nightlife scene accused of executing a couple in Chonburi will be extradited from Cambodia, police said Thursday.
Suwit Thongprasert, or Buddha Issara, at the Criminal Court on May 24.

Freed on Bail, Buddha Issara Checks Into Hospital

BANGKOK — A former monk accused of forging royal seals on his merchandise failed to appear for a court hearing Thursday on another set of charges related to the assault of police officers when he commanded anti-government street protests four years ago.

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