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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…

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,…

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