Pacific

Japan’s plan to discharge water from Fukushima nuclear plant faces Pacific opposition

A regional leader says a Pacific islands delegation will meet Japan’s prime minister to voice its concerns.

Thai chief peace negotiator wants more Deep South groups involved in talks
Thailand

Thai chief peace negotiator wants more Deep South groups involved in talks

After the appointment of a new Malaysian facilitator, discussions with BRN rebels are expected to resume in February.

UMNO expels, suspends senior party members, including former cabinet ministers
Malaysia

UMNO expels, suspends senior party members, including former cabinet ministers

Ex-Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin was thrown out, former Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein was suspended for six years.

Thai Olympic Committee mum after Cambodia says kickboxing name dispute was settled
Region

Thai Olympic Committee mum after Cambodia says kickboxing name dispute was settled

Thailand had threatened to boycott SEA Games event it calls “Muay Thai” but that host calls “Kun Khmer.”

Dissident: ‘They keep texting my friends and relatives to get me to go back to China’
Thailand

Dissident: ‘They keep texting my friends and relatives to get me to go back to China’

Hu Junxiong has found a meaningful task in Thailand, tending a memorial to Chinese who died in World War II.

Thai chief peace negotiator wants more Deep South groups involved in talks
Thailand

Thai chief peace negotiator wants more Deep South groups involved in talks

After the appointment of a new Malaysian facilitator, discussions with BRN rebels are expected to resume in February.

Children attend school in Dhaka, Aug. 24, 2022. Bangladesh’s High Court has ruled that mothers can be listed as the sole legal guardian on education forms.
Bangladesh

Bangladesh High Court recognizes mothers as standalone guardians for educational issues

2023-01-27

The high-profile verdict could end discriminatory rules in the conservative South Asian nation, advocates say.

Relatives of drug war victims hold photographs of their slain loved ones with placards calling for justice, during a protest to mark President Rodrigo Duterte's final year in office, in Manila, June 30, 2021.
Philippines

Philippines rejects ICC decision to reopen drug war inquiry, says will appeal

2023-01-27

International court had said it wasn’t satisfied with Manila’s probe.

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Filipino workers: Oil company abandoned us in Hurricane Ida

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Kicking up a fuss

Kicking up a fuss

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Fiji resident: ‘Nobody can stop the water’

Indonesian army major gets life for role in murder of Papuan civilians
Indonesia

Indonesian army major gets life for role in murder of Papuan civilians

Rights activists welcomed the conviction as progress in holding members of security forces accountable for abuses.

A Myanmar security officer walks past burned Rohingya houses in Ka Nyin Tan village of suburb Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state of western Myanmar on Sept. 6, 2017.
Bangladesh

Complaint filed in Germany alleges atrocity crimes by Myanmar junta

If accepted, the case would ‘fill gaps’ left by current accountability mechanisms.

Soldiers march during the 121st founding anniversary of the Philippine Army, at Taguig city in Metro Manila, March 20, 2018.
Philippines

Philippine police file murder charges against Duterte’s former military aide

Officials examine the wreckage of a Philippine Air Force plane that crashed in a rice paddy in Bataan province, killing two pilots, Jan. 25, 2023.
Philippines

2 Philippine Air Force pilots killed in training flight crash

In this April 26, 2022 photo, the four structures with blue roofs at the top of the photo have been identified by analysts as surface-to-air missile sites on Woody Island in the South China Sea.
South China Sea

China puts missile bases on disputed South China Sea islands, analysts say

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In 2023, expect more violence in Thailand’s insurgency-hit Deep South

In 2023, expect more violence in Thailand’s insurgency-hit Deep South

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Ringing in the lunar new year

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