ASEAN IN FOCUS

Eleven injured as plane slides off Myanmar runway

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Eleven people were injured as a plane slid off a runway while landing at Yangon airport…

Myanmar frees two Reuters journalists after global outrage

  by Hla-Hla HTAY and Richard SARGENT Agence France Presse YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Two Reuters journalists jailed for their…

King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama X of Thailand

by Aidan JONES and Sippachai KUNNUWONG King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand, was crowned Saturday in a dazzling show…

Vietnamese woman in Kim Jong Nam murder case freed

by Nicolas Anil KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- A Vietnamese woman who had been accused of assassinating the North Korean…

Thailand set for coronation of King Rama X, first in 69 years

by Dene-Hern Chen Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn will be crowned this weekend in…

Indonesia detains Vietnamese fishermen after clash in South China Sea

https://youtu.be/X0LiUfRL368   JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has accused the Vietnamese coastguard of ramming one of its vessels to block…

Floods in Indonesia kill dozens, thousands displaced

  by Debbi Ernest Agence France Presse BENGKULU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Floods sparked by torrential rains have killed nearly 40…

Torrential rain triggers flooding, evacuations in Indonesia’s capital

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Torrential rain triggered flooding in parts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta overnight, the disaster agency said…

More than 50 feared killed in landslide at Myanmar jade mine

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- More than 50 people were feared dead after a landslide in northern Myanmar engulfed jade miners…

Thai Navy to remove bitcoin-rich couple’s sea home

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- The Thai Navy will begin removing a "seastead" home built by an American bitcoin investor and…

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