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Indonesian charity’s top executives jailed for embezzling Lion Air crash humanitarian funds
Indonesian charity’s top executives jailed for embezzling Lion Air crash humanitarian funds 2023-01-24

Victims’ families say the sentences – three to three-and-a-half years – are too lenient.

Thai police seize 1.1 metric tons of crystal meth
2023-01-24

Thai police display packages of confiscated crystal methamphetamine for the press, announcing that they have seized more than a tonne of the drug in less than ...

Manila denounces gruesome slaying of Filipina maid in Kuwait
Manila denounces gruesome slaying of Filipina maid in Kuwait 2023-01-24

Jullebee Ranara’s burnt body was found dumped in the desert.

Philippines ‘vigilantly’ monitoring alleged harassment incident by Chinese in disputed waters
Philippines ‘vigilantly’ monitoring alleged harassment incident by Chinese in disputed waters 2023-01-24

The China Coast Guard forced a Filipino fishing boat from waters near the Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal), Philippine officials say.

Bangladesh nixes plan to use electronic voting machines in next poll
Bangladesh nixes plan to use electronic voting machines in next poll 2023-01-23

Planning Commission cites tight budget for why it cannot buy EVMs for use in next general election.

Thai anti-govt activists stage hunger strike
Thai anti-govt activists stage hunger strike 2023-01-23

Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phuphong had bail revoked after they called for the release of other activists.

Bomb explodes near senior journalist’s home in Indonesia’s restive Papua
Bomb explodes near senior journalist’s home in Indonesia’s restive Papua 2023-01-23

Press group condemns explosion near the house of Victor Mambor as an act of intimidation.

Military’s old ammunition stock concerns Philippine defense chief
Military’s old ammunition stock concerns Philippine defense chief 2023-01-23

Secretary Carlito Galvez credits non-lethal approach toward militant groups in new effort to end insurgencies.

Nauru’s government says it didn’t know diplomat rented luxury Bangkok property
Nauru’s government says it didn’t know diplomat rented luxury Bangkok property 2023-01-23

Thai police say the property in an exclusive compound was used by Chinese criminals to forge passports.

Ringing in the lunar new year
Ringing in the lunar new year 2023-01-20
US will not make Philippines choose sides over China rivalry
US will not make Philippines choose sides over China rivalry 2023-01-20

“That’s not our game,” U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink says after 10th Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Manila.

Presidential apology isn’t enough for families of victims of Indonesian rights abuses
Presidential apology isn’t enough for families of victims of Indonesian rights abuses 2023-01-20

“All we get are promises, and more promises,” says mother of teenager who was slain during anti-ethnic Chinese riots 25 years ago.

Indonesian mother grieves toddler son's death from tainted cough syrup
2023-01-20

Siti Surhardiyati's 2-year-old son was one of 200 alleged victims, and she and other families have launced a class-action lawsuit against the government and ...

Fiji’s new leader makes official trip abroad as tensions with military simmer
Fiji’s new leader makes official trip abroad as tensions with military simmer 2023-01-20

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is hoping visit to Kiribati will convince the island nation to return to a regional forum.

Myanmar junta chief, Thai official discuss military ties at beach resort
Myanmar junta chief, Thai official discuss military ties at beach resort 2023-01-19

Conflict along their 1,500-mile shared border, misfired shells, refugees entering Thailand likely on agenda.

Indonesia urges regional effort to address crisis of Rohingya stranded at sea
Indonesia urges regional effort to address crisis of Rohingya stranded at sea 2023-01-19

There has been “alarming rise” in deaths of persecuted Myanmar minority who fled via sea, U.N. says.

Critics pan Marcos administration’s efforts to quell high onion prices
Critics pan Marcos administration’s efforts to quell high onion prices 2023-01-19

Philippine senators call on the president to appoint an agriculture secretary to focus on crisis.

Marcos to Davos forum: Entered politics to cleanse family’s name
Marcos to Davos forum: Entered politics to cleanse family’s name 2023-01-19

A people-power revolt ousted his dictator father nearly 37 years ago.

Fiji resident: ‘Nobody can stop the water’
2023-01-19

Lavenia “Big Nana” McGoon, a longtime inhabitant of the largest Fijian island, fears that climate change will eventually force her family to move away.

New Zealand’s Ardern announces resignation as prime minister ahead of election
New Zealand’s Ardern announces resignation as prime minister ahead of election 2023-01-18

Jacinda Ardern raised the international profile of her remote South Pacific country but suffered waning popularity at home.

Rohingya settlement on Bangladesh-Myanmar border torched amid fighting between militant groups
Rohingya settlement on Bangladesh-Myanmar border torched amid fighting between militant groups 2023-01-18

At least one person died during clashes in and around a no-man’s land along the frontier.

Thai court orders fugitive businessman’s extradition to China
Thai court orders fugitive businessman’s extradition to China 2023-01-18

Teow Wooi Huat was accused by Chinese expats in Kuala Lumpur of cheating in an investment scheme.

Gunmen launch deadly attack on southern Philippine Muslim community
Gunmen launch deadly attack on southern Philippine Muslim community 2023-01-18

About 20 armed men attacked a group of former Moro National Liberation Front rebels.

Bangkok property leased by Nauru diplomat was base for passport forging
Bangkok property leased by Nauru diplomat was base for passport forging 2023-01-18

Constant activity at the residence in a high-end Bangkok compound attracted attention.

Manila Court acquits Nobel Laureate Ressa of tax evasion
Manila Court acquits Nobel Laureate Ressa of tax evasion 2023-01-18

Legal troubles are political harassment, says the Rappler news website’s co-founder and CEO.

Philippines’ Maria Ressa: ‘Today, facts win’
2023-01-18

The CEO of the Rappler news website is acquitted of tax evasion.

Indonesian stadium stampede victims’ kin have little hope of justice from trial
Indonesian stadium stampede victims’ kin have little hope of justice from trial 2023-01-17

Five people charged with criminal negligence are being tried for the October incident that caused 135 deaths.

China-owned nickel smelter in Indonesia resumes production after deadly riot
China-owned nickel smelter in Indonesia resumes production after deadly riot 2023-01-17

Weekend violence resulted in deaths of an Indonesian and a Chinese worker.

US: Bangladesh’s RAB has made ‘tremendous progress’ in reducing extrajudicial killings
US: Bangladesh’s RAB has made ‘tremendous progress’ in reducing extrajudicial killings 2023-01-17

Washington had sanctioned the elite security unit in December 2021 for gross human rights violations.

Indonesian police, match officials stand trial over deadly football stampede
2023-01-17

A handful of officials have been charged with negligence tied to the disaster at the stadium in Malang, East Java, in early October.

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