Indonesia president calls for calm as Papuan mob burns parliament
Thousands of ethnic West Papuan activists have set fire to a provincial parliament in a protest sparked by accusations that the security forces arrested...
Myanmar rebels coordinate northern attacks
Rebel armies in Myanmar have killed at least 15 people, mostly soldiers, in attacks on a military academy and other government targets in the...
US agrees to sell protest-breaking vehicle to Thailand
The US State Department has approved the possible sale to Thailand of 60 eight-wheeled Stryker armoured personnel carriers in a deal estimated to be...
Myanmar’s Rohingya talks fail to find deal
Myanmar held repatriation talks with Rohingya representatives in a Bangladesh refugee camp, amid speculation that it is only an attempt to ease international pressure...
Thailand fails to address rights abuse: HRW
Thailand’s government is failing to restore human rights after five years of military dictatorship, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha...
Vietnam calls on China to remove oil drillship
Vietnam has asked China to remove an oil drillship that is operating near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea after Beijing reportedly...
Myanmar sanctions too weak: UN envoy
A US travel ban on Myanmar's army chief and three other generals over the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya in Rakhine State is insufficient,...
NGOs condemn Cambodian security crackdown
Cambodia has been called on to free those arrested for commemorating the third anniversary of the killing of government critic Kem Ley. On July 10,...
Amnesty demands UN probe into Philippine drug slaughter
Amnesty International has called for the United Nations to investigate the deaths of thousands of mostly poor Filipinos. Three years after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte...
Expect Papuan misery to increase
The looming 50th anniversary of a so-called referendum that condemned the two Papuan provinces to exploitation by Indonesia has coincided with a rising tide...
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Mekong nations face severe drought made worse by dams
The four lower Mekong River basin countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam should expect severe to extreme drought – compounded by dams –...
Singapore and Vietnam fintech lead investor funding in 2019
Vietnam and Singapore commanded the lion’s share of money raised for the first nine months of 2019, making up 87% of the US$1.14 billion...
4 Malaysian nationals caned over gay sex
Four Malaysian nationals on Monday were caned for having gay sex, which is a violation of the Islamic laws.Human rights group Amnesty International said...