Hundreds leave Papua villages in separatist standoff

Hundreds more people have left villages in Papua that were at the center of clashes with separatists, Indonesian police said yesterday. It was the second evacuation from the

Suu Kyi blames world conflicts partly on illegal immigration

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the world is facing instability and conflict in part because illegal immigration spreads terrorism in a speech yesterday that comes

Japan exports climb on surging demand for cars, machinery

Japan’s exports grew 14 percent over a year earlier in October on strong demand for vehicles, electronics and machinery. However, customs data released yesterday showed even faster

Singapore | Growth could top 3pct in 2017, Prime Minister Lee says

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says his country is expected to exceed expectations this year by recording economic growth above 3 percent. Addressing his People’s

5 militants, Indian soldier killed in Kashmir fighting

At least five suspected militants and an Indian air force commando were killed Saturday in a fierce gunbattle in disputed Kashmir, police said. Indian troops cordoned

Cambodia | Cut ties with gov’t, says exiled opposition leader

exiled leader of Cambodia’s political opposition said last week the international community should cut ties with Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government after the court-ordered dissolution of the

Philippines | Court convicts bomber in congressman’s death

A Philippine court has convicted a man for a daring 2007 motorcycle bombing that killed a Muslim rebel-turned-congressman and three other people and wounded 10, including two legislators.

Thailand could be joining region’s economic boom

An economic boom that’s reverberated across Southeast Asia has finally crossed over to Thailand. The economy, which has lagged its neighbors this decade, is projected to

Malaysia | Mahathir says current government ‘must go’

The man who led Malaysia through the final two decades of the 20th century and has waded back into its politics in recent months said yesterday the

Afghanistan | Suicide bomber kills 14 at political meeting

A suicide bomber killed 14 people at a political gathering in the Afghan capital yesterday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Kabul police spokesman Basir

The Buzz | Japan rail operator says sorry, as train leaves 20 seconds early

They put a high premium on punctuality in Japan. A politician once had to drop out of an election after he delayed a bullet train by pushing

Thailand | Bangkok firefighters on front line of city’s snake scourge

When the latest distress call came into Phinyo Pukphinyo’s fire station in Bangkok, it was not about a burning home or office building. Instead, the caller needed

INDIA | Hundreds of New Delhi students march to demand cleaner air

Hundreds of students marched yesterday in India’s capital to demand action to improve the city’s toxic air. New Delhi has been wrapped in a choking haze

Australians endorse gay marriage, ensuring Parliament bill

Nearly two-thirds of Australians supported gay marriage in a postal survey that ensures Parliament will consider legalizing same-sex weddings this year, although the form any law would

US considers individual sanctions for Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said yesterday that his country was deeply concerned by “credible reports” of atrocities committed by Myanmar’s security forces and called for

The Buzz | Singapore’s home sales rose in October after a slowdown

Singapore’s home sales rose in October after a slowdown in September caused by the ‘Hungry Ghost’ period that’s considered inauspicious by Chinese homebuyers. Developers sold 758 units last month,

India | City rounds up beggars ahead of Ivanka’s visit

Authorities in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad are rounding up beggars ahead of a visit by Ivanka Trump for an international conference. Over the past

Trump: Asia trip ‘tremendously successful’

Wrapping up his extensive tour of Asia, President Donald Trump yesterday hailed "tremendous amounts of work" on trade and said nations around the globe have been put on notice

Seoul: N. Koreans fired 40 shots at defector, hit him with five

Four North Korean soldiers fired about 40 rounds at a comrade fleeing into South Korea and hit him five times in the first shooting at the jointly controlled area

Korean Crisis | Seoul: North fire at soldier trying to defect to South

North Korean soldiers shot at and wounded a fellow soldier who was crossing a jointly controlled area at the heavily guarded border to defect to South Korea

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