Body in found in Thai freezer
Fake passports are big business in Thailand. Source: Wikimedia
Three men holding US and British passports have been charged after a sliced-up body was discovered...
Philippines: no travel ban yet versus countries with new virus strain
The Philippine government was not keen on imposing a travel ban on other countries despite the more deadly strain of coronavirus, a Cabinet official...
Indonesia denies Papua chemical weapons attack
Indonesia has denied allegations in Australia’s Saturday Paper that illegal chemical weapons were used in a military operation in remote Nduga regency in Papua...
‘Traitors’ executed in Marawi
Executed civilians have reportedly been found in a ravine outside the besieged Philippine city of Marawi amid ongoing battles with a terror group that...
Obama to be first US president to visit Laos
President Barack Obama will be the first US head of state to visit Laos when he attends an Asean summit in the landlocked country...
Junta drops activist charges
Southern Thailand has been riven by violence since 2004. Source: Flickr
The Thai junta has dropped its controversial defamation lawsuits against three prominent activists, with...
Gay crackdown boosts HIV: HRW
A crackdown against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups in Indonesia is leading to a rise in HIV infections and causing a public...
Heroin smuggler freed from Bali
Convicted smuggler Renae Lawrence has flown back to Australia, more than a decade after she was caught at a Bali airport with 2.7kg of...
Papuan suspect tortured with snake
A screaming suspect has been threatened with having a live snake forced in his mouth during a police interrogation by the Indonesian colonial authorities...
NGOs call Myanmar to stop wars
Karen National Union troops. Myanmar’s rebel armies outnumber the government forces if combined. Source: YouTube
A total of 22 humanitarian and development groups have called...
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Vaccine negligence undermining Asia Pacific’s coronavirus response
Many countries from the RCEP trade partnership – comprised of the ten ASEAN countries, plus South Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand– are...
Hundreds tried for treason in Cambodia
One hundred thirty-seven Cambodians are facing treason charges allegedly for plotting an attack against the government in 2019.
A report by Al Jazeera on Thursday...
Indonesia mass vaccination begins; younger generation first in line
Indonesia began with its mass vaccination program on Wednesday which focused on the younger working-age population and not the elderly.
According to reports, Indonesian President...