ASEAN IN FOCUS

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…

Indonesia flood rescuers hunt for missing after 43 killed

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian rescuers mounted a desperate search Friday for those missing after flash floods and landslides sparked…

UPDATED: Indonesia New Year flood death toll doubles to 18: official

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The death toll from floods that hit Indonesia's capital region jumped to 18, authorities said Thursday,…

At least 24 dead in Indonesia bus plunge

PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AFP) --At least two dozen people died and 13 others were injured after a bus plunged into a…

African swine fever kills nearly 30,000 pigs in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of pigs have died from African swine fever in Indonesia's North Sumatra province,…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies ‘genocidal intent’ in Rohingya case

  by Danny KEMP and Jan HENNOP Agence France Presse THE HAGUE Netherlands (AFP) -- Nobel peace laureate Aung San…

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