Philippines | All nine aboard medical evac plane killed in crash

All nine people on board a small medical evacuation plane were killed yesterday when the aircraft crashed into a resort area south of the Philippine capital

Sri Lanka court orders reburial of suicide bomber’s remains

A Sri Lankan court on Friday ordered police to exhume the remains of an Easter Sunday suicide bomber from a public cemetery after hundreds of people, including relatives

Duterte wants to use South China Sea ruling to warm China relations

The Philippines and China will advance plans for joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, a senior envoy announced before a meeting between

South Korean court sends Park, Samsung heir cases to new trials

South Korea’s top court yesterday sent back jailed ex-President Park Geun- hye’s corruption case to a lower court for separate trials on the charges on which

Court upholds death for two Burmese in British murders

Thailand’s Supreme Court on yesterday upheld the conviction of two Myanmar migrants sentenced to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a resort island in 2014.

Malaysia ex-PM used ‘elaborate’ plan to loot fund: prosecutor

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s second corruption trial started yesterday with a prosecutor alleging he pilfered billions of dollars from the 1MDB state investment fund

245 rescued from burning ferry in Philippine waters; 3 dead

Fishing boats and passing ships rescued 245 people from a burning ferry overnight in southern Philippine waters, and the coast guard was still searching yesterday though

Japan’s move to lower South Korea trade status takes effect

Yuri Kageyama, Tokyo Japan’s downgrading of South Korea’s trade status took effect yesterday, a decision that has already set off a series of reactions hurting their relations.

1MDB | Prosecution rests in first case against Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib

Malaysian prosecutors yesterday wrapped up their case against former Prime Minister Najib Razak in his first corruption trial, paving the way for his second court case to begin. Prosecutors

Thai palace shares photos of king, newly named royal consort

Thailand’s royal palace has released photos of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his recently anointed royal consort, though the official website hosting the images became inaccessible within

Sri Lanka | Islamic clerics seek clarity on face veil ban

Islamic clerics in Sri Lanka asked Muslim women yesterday to continue to avoid wearing face veils until the government clarifies whether they are once again

Afghanistan | Young women barely remember Taliban but fear a return

Two yellow burqas are on display at a television station in Kabul, bright versions of the blue ghostlike garments some women in the capital still wear.

Family of Thai Muslim who died in army custody seeks justice

Relatives of a Muslim man who died after interrogation in Thai army custody say they’ll pursue justice in his case to see if his death was

Offbeat | Indonesian walking 700 kilometers backward to save forests

An Indonesian man is walking more than 700 kilometers backward from his village in eastern Java to the country’s capital to raise awareness about deforestation. Medi Bastoni

Indonesia to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo

Indonesia’s president announced yesterday that the country’s capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on

N. Korea tests new ‘super-large’ multiple rocket launcher

North Korea said yesterday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a “newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher,” another demonstration of its expanding weapons

Rohingya refugees rally to mark second anniversary of exodus

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees marked the second anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar into Bangladesh by rallying, crying and praying yesterday as they demanded

UN envoy challenges Malaysia’s claim to near zero poverty

A U.N. special rapporteur challenged Malaysia’s claim to have nearly ended poverty, saying an estimated one in six people in the Southeast Asian country are still considered poor.

Diplomatic Row | S. Korea cancels Japan intelligence deal amid trade dispute

South Korea will stop exchanging classified intelligence on North Korea with Japan amid a bitter trade dispute, an official said yesterday, a surprise announcement that is

Australian prison chaplain nervous about cardinal inmate

A chaplain at an Australian prison for pedophiles has described the prospect of ministering to a cardinal who until recently was regarded as the third highest-ranking Catholic

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