ASEAN IN FOCUS

Malaysia bares first 3 cases of coronavirus adding to Southeast Asian countries with confirmed infections

  (Eagle News) – Malaysia confirmed its first three cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday, Jan. 25, saying the patients…

Top UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

  by Danny KEMP Agence France Presse THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The UN's highest court ordered Myanmar on Thursday…

Ten missing after migrant boat capsizes off Indonesia

PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Ten people were missing after a boat carrying 20 migrant workers capsized off the coast of…

Malaysia says, It won’t be ‘garbage dump’ as it returns waste

BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to mostly wealthier nations, with the…

Seven killed, three missing in Indonesia bridge collapse

BENGKULU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Seven people drowned and three others are missing after a bridge collapsed on Indonesia's Sumatra island,…

China’s Xi stands with Myanmar despite Rohingya genocide accusations

  by Hla-Hla HTAY and Dene-Hern CHEN Agence France Presse NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) -- China's Xi Jinping doubled down on…

Treason trial opens for Cambodia opposition leader

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha stood trial for treason Wednesday, more than two years after…

Flood-hit Jakarta residents sue over deadly disaster

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Jakarta's governor has been hit with a lawsuit filed by residents of the sprawling city after…

Indonesia deploys fighter jets, warships to patrol islands near disputed South China Sea

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has deployed fighter jets and warships to patrol islands near the disputed South China…

Cambodia building collapse death toll hits 36 as rescue called off

KEP, Cambodia (AFP) -- The search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed building in southern Cambodia drew to…

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