Myanmar’s generals blame anyone but themselves
Every statement that comes out of Myanmar about the alleged Rohingya genocide in 2017 refers to the threat of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army...
Thailand tightens visa requirements for Taiwanese nationals
Thailand is set to tighten this month the requirements in obtaining visas for Taiwanese nationals.
Late last month, the Thailand Trade and Economic Office in...
Accusation of China’s control over Philippines’ power grid ‘baseless’
China has dismissed fears that it can allegedly control the Philippines’ power grid, saying that the latter’s accusations were “baseless.”
Speaking at a news briefing...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to face Rohingya genocide charges at UN court
Myanmar’s state counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, will lead a delegation to the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend a case accusing the quasi-democratic...
Duterte withdraws suspension of rice imports
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday withdrew his earlier pronouncement to stop the further entry of rice commodities into the Philippines, and instead sought for...
Thailand to impose curfew on 4 provinces
The government of Thailand is stepping up its security measures in the southernmost provinces but the move was said to have nothing to do...
Philippine SEC to probe into P700-M stock theft
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to probe into the multi-million theft by a stock trader which led to the closure...
Malaysia fugitive Low set to lose Cyprus passport
High-profile Cambodian government figures and the fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho are due to lose their secretly acquired Republic of Cyprus passports.
Cyprus...
15 dead in Yala, Thailand attack
Fifteen people have been killed while four others were injured in an attack by suspected Muslim rebels on a security point in Yala, Thailand.
An...
Indonesian mass murderer dies
Anwar Congo, the former leader of an Indonesian death squad that killed thousands of suspected communists in the Sumatran city of Medan during the...
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Suu Kyi defends Myanmar’s generals in genocide case
Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has denied that the military acted with “genocidal intent” against the Rohingya in late 2017 in her...
Tesco gets offer for Thai, Malaysian stores
Retail giant Tesco could gain around US$9 billion by selling off its Asean businesses, according to a former supermarket chief.
Shares in the supermarket...
Indonesia called to release Papua prisoners
At least 110 political prisoners are being held in Indonesian-controlled Papua after numerous arrests for raising the outlawed Papuan national flag, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Police...