Elusive Phuket Croc Caught After 10-Day Hunt
PHUKET — Because jellyfish, sharks and boating accidents are enough already, the appearance of a stray crocodile in the waters set off a scramble.
Cambodians Vote in Polls with Main Opposition Party Silenced
PHNOM PEHN — With the main opposition silenced, Cambodians were voting in an election Sunday virtually certain to return to office Prime Minister Hun Sen and his party who have been in power for more than three decades.
At Least 10 Dead as 6.4 Quake Hits Indonesia Island
JAKARTA — A shallow, magnitude 6.4 earthquake early Sunday killed at least 10 people and injured 40 on Indonesia's Lombok Island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali, officials said.
3 Year Old Among Family of 7 Killed in Nan Landslide
NAN — A household of seven died when a landslide demolished a row of houses Saturday morning in northern Thailand.
A mass of mud engulfed...
Bad Week in Social Media Gets Worse; Twitter Hammered
NEW YORK — Cracking down on hate, abuse and online trolls is also hurting Twitter's standing with investors.
The company's stock plunged Friday after it...
Cambodian Elections a Choice Between Hun Sen or Boycott
BANGKOK — Cambodians voting in the general election on Sunday will have a nominal choice of 20 parties but in reality, only two serious...
Suicide of Rape Victim Leads to Arrest of Village Headman
TAK — A former village headman was arrested Friday as the prime suspect in the rape of a Hmong woman who allegedly committed suicide...
Asian Shares Mostly Higher, Defying Facebook-Led Tech Slump
BANGKOK — Asian shares were mostly higher early Friday as investors shrugged off Facebook's nearly USD$120 billion overnight plunge in market value, the biggest-ever...
2 New Yorker Artists Bring Colors, Smiles to Rohingya Camps
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh — With his blond dreads tied in a ponytail and baggy jeans caked with paint smudges, Max Frieder first arrived at the...
Indonesia Graft Buster Returns to Work After Acid Attack
JAKARTA — An anti-corruption investigator almost blinded by an acid attack urged Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to set up a fact finding team...
