A drone attack on Rohingya fleeing Myanmar has killed dozens of people, including families with children, several witnesses said, describing survivors wading through piles of corpses to identify their dead …
Hundreds of Rohingya killed while fleeing Myanmar Read More
Singapore hanged a convicted drug dealer on Friday, authorities said, in the state’s second execution. A 45-year-old man was executed in Changi Prison for trafficking 36.93g of pure heroin, more …
Drug trafficker hanged in Singapore Read More
A Thai court will decide the fate of the opposition’s continued march on Wednesday, in a case that has raised fears of another power struggle between the in charge of …
Thai politics on edge as court decides fate of anti-establishment party Read More
A day before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina suddenly fled to Bangladesh amid deadly protests, the army chief held a meeting with his commanders and decided that the army would not …
Bangladeshi army refused to suppress protest, sealing Hasina’s fate Read More
Leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the Southeast Asian rebel group blamed for the deadly Bali attacks, have announced the disbandment of the group, according to a report released today by …
Southeast Asian rebel group Jemaah Islamiyah to be disbanded Read More
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said today that China’s largest coast guard vessel has anchored in Manila’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea and is was intended …
Chinese ‘monster ship’ anchors in Philippine waters Read More
Myanmar’s ethnic minority militias have been fighting in a village with local militias, one of their leaders said today. The army surrounded Lashio, a town in northern Shan State where …
Myanmar ethnic fighters making way into key northern town Read More
At least 12 people have died and 18 are missing after heavy rains washed away an illegal gold mine over the weekend on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said …
12 dead from landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, 18 missing Read More
The Philippines and Japan signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) allowing them to station their troops on each other’s soil, an important step in their defense relationship amid growing tensions …
Philippines and Japan sign defence pact Read More
An Indonesian court has acquitted a former government official of human trafficking charges after people were found in cages near his palm oil plantation, a decision rights activists say the …
Indonesian court acquits former official in grisly palm oil slavery case Read More