Myanmar
Verdict Due In Major Thai Human Trafficking Trial
A Thai general is among more than 100 defendants facing a verdict Wednesday in a sprawling 2015 human trafficking case...
Arrested Myanmar Journalists Slam Army Over Free Speech
Three Myanmar journalists who are facing jail for their reporting accused the army on Tuesday of trying to silence the...
Cornered By Poverty, Stalked By Violence
Hemmed in by Myanmar security forces and menaced by abductions and killings, Rohingya Muslims in a conflict-scarred...
Refugee Fears Over Australia-US Resettlement Plan
The abrupt departure of American officials from an Australian Pacific island refugee camp has fanned fears among...
Three Killed In Rakhine Explosion
Three people, including two teenage boys, were killed by an explosion in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state on Saturday, a...
China To Open First Overseas Military Base In Djibouti
Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility...
ADB Warns Climate Change ‘disastrous’ For Asia
A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic...
Myanmar Farmers Stage Week-Long Protest Over Land Grabs
Hundreds of Myanmar farmers entered a seventh day of protest over land grabs on Wednesday, demanding the government...
Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm...
Bangladesh Arrests Suspect In Murder of Rohingya Leaders
Bangladesh police have arrested a man suspected of murdering two Rohingya leaders in the country's southeast where tens...
Thai Seafood Giant Commits To Major Fishing Reforms
Thai Union, one of the world's largest seafood conglomerates, said Tuesday it will overhaul its fishing practices to...
US Pressures Myanmar To Accept UN Rights Probe
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Monday ramped up pressure on the Myanmar government to accept a UN fact-finding mission...
Rohingya Refugees May Stay In Bangladesh ‘for Some Time’
Nearly half a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in squalid Bangladeshi camps face staying "for some more...
Myanmar Workers In Thailand Victims of A Broken System
With only meagre belongings stuffed into backpacks and duffel bags, tens of thousands of Myanmar migrants have streamed...
Designers Put Ethical Twist On Local Fashion
With Myanmar emerging as a manufacturing hub for mass-produced clothes, a crop of young designers are using home-grown...
Bangladesh Eatery Bans Foreigners Fearing Extremist Attack
An upscale Bangladeshi restaurant has banned foreign guests, fearing a repeat of last year's deadly terrorist attack in...
Rohingya Man Killed In Myanmar Buddhist Mob Attack
A Rohingya Muslim was stoned to death and six others wounded by a mob of Buddhists in the capital of Myanmar's Rakhine...
Indonesia Turns To Police Boot Camp For Sporting Glory
A police boot camp complete with shooting lessons may not seem like a natural training ground for sportsmanship, but...
Dynamite Fishing, Drugs, Threaten Myanmar’s ‘sea Gypsies’
With a swift breath the teenage boy dives into the turquoise waters of southern Myanmar, a spear clutched in his hand,...