Asia-Pacific
Cambodian exodus from Thailand jumps to nearly 180,000
The number of Cambodians fleeing Thailand over fears of a clampdown on illegal migrant workers rose to nearly 180,000 Tuesday, as the two countries were...
Earthquakes hit near Japan’s Fukushima
Two moderate earthquakes struck off Japan’s eastern coast near Fukushima Monday but officials said there was no immediate risk to the stricken power...
Pakistan: Dozens killed in strikes on ‘terrorists’
Pakistani jets pounded insurgent hideouts in the country’s northwest Sunday, killing as many as 150 militants in an aggressive response targeting...
Seven arrested for defaming India’s prime minister in student mag
Police in southern India have arrested seven people, including four students, and charged them with defaming the country’s new prime minister in...
Singapore grapples with smartphone addiction
Psychiatrists in Singapore are pushing for medical authorities to formally recognise addiction to the Internet and digital devices as a disorder, joining...
Thai junta promises interim government by September, gives free World Cup TV to fans
Thailand’s junta will form an interim government by September to oversee political reforms that will be followed by elections in about one year,...
Southeast Asia hub of global pirate attacks
Southeast Asia has become the world’s hotspot for pirate attacks after an international clampdown slashed the number of hijackings off the coast...
First U.S. drone strikes this year kill 16 militants in Pakistan
The first US drone strike in Pakistan this year on Wednesday killed at least 16 militants, as Washington resumed the controversial program after a brazen...
Death in the long grass: Myanmar’s snake bite menace
Myanmar may be best known for the giant constrictor, the Burmese python, but the Southeast Asian nation has a host of other snakes whose names would strike...
South Korea police raid church tied to fugitive sunken ferry firm boss
South Korean police raided a religious commune today seeking the arrest of a businessman linked to the ferry that sank and killed more than 300 people...
China announces roundup of alleged cult members
China on Wednesday announced the roundup of hundreds of alleged cult members following an attack in which a group of adherents beat a woman to death in...
China police kill man who took 50 students hostage
A convicted criminal who took 50 elementary school students and a teacher hostage was shot and killed by police in central China on Tuesday, the Public...
Hong Kong woman pleads not guilty to abusing maid in landmark case
In a landmark case on Tuesday a Hong Kong woman pleaded not guilty to 20 charges of abusing her Indonesian domestic helper.
'Tortured' maid's ex-boss denies charges in Hong Kong court
A Hong Kong woman accused of torturing her Indonesian maid on Tuesday denied all the charges against her.
You’re not human, South Korean ferry crew told as trial begins
Fifteen crew members from the sunken South Korean ferry appeared in court Tuesday to enter pleas on charges that they were negligent and failed to save...
Japan PM vows efforts to resume commercial whale hunt
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe told parliament Monday he would boost his efforts toward restarting commercial whaling, despite a top UN court’s...
Malaysia spent $8.6 million on food, fuel for agencies in MH370 search
Malaysia has so far spent approximately RM27.6 million (US$8.6 million) on search-and-recovery operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
China says Vietnamese vessels rammed its ships more than 1,000 times
China has accused Vietnam of ramming its ships more than 1,000 times in a disputed part of the South China Sea.
Cheer up, Thailand! Junta aims to return happiness
The military junta that seized power here last month has no plans to restore civilian rule any time soon.
S. Korea to donate warship to Philippines amid sea tensions
South Korea will donate a corvette warship to the poorly-equipped Philippine navy.
China spending over $145 billion to beef up military: U.S.
China’s military spending exceeded $145 billion last year as it advanced a program modernizing an arsenal of drones, warships, jets, missiles and...
Malaysia truly Asia’s weakest link, says Bloomberg
Putrajaya’s one-party policy and its 40-year-old pro-Malay affirmative action programme will spell trouble for the country’s economy, effectively turning...
Thai junta’s spin doctors prescribe ‘national happiness’
With free meals, music concerts and dancing soldiers, Thailand’s junta is waging a propaganda offensive to encourage “national happiness”...
China sentences 81 on terrorism charges, nine of them to death
Chinese authorities sentenced 81 people on terror-related charges — nine of them to death — and made 29 new arrests in a huge crackdown in the far...
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