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

China hosts Japan, S. Korea ministers in bid to smooth row

The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea met in Beijing yesterday as they seek to encourage progress on North Korean denuclearization at a time of tense

Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell

An Australian appeals court yesterday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, in a

Thailand to set up center to combat ‘fake news’

  Thailand’s government announced a plan to set up a center to combat unverified news on social media platforms, rejecting concerns that it might be used to

Philippines | Still-unknown disease prompts culling of pigs

The Philippine agriculture chief said this week that an unspecified number of pigs has died or been culled in backyard farms in recent weeks and a crisis

Taiwan’s Tsai expresses thanks over approval of F-16V sale

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen thanked the United States yesterday for approving the sale of 66 advanced F-16V fighter jets and urged rival China to respect Taiwan’s

Sri Lanka | General accused of war abuses named army chief

Sri Lanka’s president yesterday appointed a general accused of grave human rights abuses in the final stages of Sri Lanka’s long civil war as the country’s

1MDB | Judge postpones 2nd corruption trial of former Malaysian PM

The second trial of Malaysian’s ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund was delayed yesterday by a week to

Restrictions continue in Kashmir despite security ease

Restrictions continued in much of Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday, despite India’s government saying it was gradually restoring phone lines and easing a security lockdown that’s been in

North Korea | Kim expresses ‘great satisfaction’ over weapons tests

North Korea said Saturday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test-firing of an unspecified new weapon, seen as an attempt to pressure Washington and Seoul

Philippines | Defense secretary calls for shift of gaming centers

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has called for online gaming operations that carry out activities close to military camps to be relocated on security concerns.

South Korea | Moon calls for talks to end trade row with Japan

South Korean President Moon Jae-in offered an olive branch to Japan to end an ongoing trade dispute yesterday, saying Seoul will “gladly join hands” if Tokyo wants

Japan | New emperor remorseful in first war anniversary speech

Emperor Naruhito expressed “deep remorse” over Japan’s role in World War II in his first appearance at the annual ceremony marking the end of the

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