Southeast Asia
11 Dead In Vietnam Bus Crash
A truck driving in the wrong direction on a one-way road smashed into a bus in Vietnam's central highlands on Sunday...
Make-Up Artists Showcase Peacock Beauty In Malaysia
Women donned peacock-style headgear and brightly coloured make-up in Malaysia at an event showcasing creative...
UN Rights Investigator On Surprise Philippine Visit
The United Nations' special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings condemned Friday the use of violence to combat illegal...
Five Thais Charged With Royal Defamation For Facebook ‘shares’
Five men were charged with violating Thailand's draconian royal defamation law for sharing Facebook posts written by an...
Myanmar Coal Plant Growth Could Kill 280,000
Myanmar's plans to grow the country's desperately needed but polluting coal-fired power plants could kill more than a...
China’s Xi Hails Ties With Philippines As Duterte Cools On US
China's President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed the "dialogue" between Beijing and Manila over their border dispute in...
Army Called As 10,000 ‘try To Steal’ Huge Jade Boulder In Burma
A mining company in Burma called in the army after 10,000 'scavengers' were accused of trying to steal a huge jade...
Myanmar Police Hunt Scavengers Who Found Huge Jade Boulder
Police are hunting five gem scavengers who discovered a huge jade boulder at a mine in northern Myanmar after a senior...
Thai Schoolgirl Learns To Smile Again After Teacher Assault
There were moments when Naruedee Jotsanthia thought she'd never smile again. The Thai schoolgirl says she was left...
The Illegal Abortions Killing Myanmar’s Women
Thiri's heart started pounding and her whole body shook after she swallowed the final dose of pills that would end her...
Indonesian Men Face 15 Years Jail ‘for Holding Gay Party’
A group of men arrested in Indonesia for holding a 'gay party' could face up to 15 years in prison, it has emerged....
Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To White House In ‘friendly’ Call
US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to Washington in a "friendly"...
Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To Washington
US President Donald Trump invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to Washington in a "friendly" call in...
Philippines’ Duterte Gives China Free Pass Over Sea Row
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte failed to condemn China's push to control most of the disputed South China Sea on...
Southeast Asia Faces ‘massive’ Drugs Menace
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Southeast Asian leaders Saturday they were facing a "massive" illegal drug...
Philippine Police Chief Backs ‘secret Cell’ Detention
The Philippines' police chief has defended the detention of a dozen people inside a closet-sized secret cell in a case...
Southeast Asian Leaders Wrestle Over China At Summit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faced pushback on Saturday at a regional summit in his efforts to weaken Southeast...
China Set For Win At Southeast Asian Summit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is on Saturday set to weaken Southeast Asian resistance to Chinese expansionism in...
Ghana’s Missing Goal Sniffer’ Domiciled In Thailand
In Daniel Omaboe, the cry of most Ghanaians has been answered in terms of who could be our next firebrand striker, as...