Indonesian maid’s death highlights failure to protect helpers
by Sam Reeves / with Kiki Siregar in Jakarta Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Trafficked…
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ASEAN IN FOCUS
Five dead, 15 missing in Indonesia landslide
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least five people have been killed and 15 are still missing after a landslide cascaded…
6 years ago
US intelligence claims Duterte, Hun Sen threat to SE Asia democracy; Palace says US report “myopic”, “speculative”
(Eagle News) – Malacanang hit a US intelligence community report that branded President Rodrigo Duterte as one of the…
6 years ago
Two ethnic groups sign up to Myanmar’s ‘broken’ peace process
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) -- Two armed ethnic groups will sign on to a ceasefire in Myanmar on Tuesday in a…
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UK’s Johnson meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) -- Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar's capital on Sunday to press…
6 years ago
Reuters says Myanmar held journalists for probing Rohingya massacre
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Two Reuters journalists detained for two months by Myanmar authorities were arrested over their investigation of…
6 years ago
Eight countries push UN to take up Myanmar Rohingya crisis
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Britain, France, the United States and five other countries asked the UN Security Council on Wednesday…
6 years ago
Indonesian militant jailed over Philippines arms smuggling
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian court on Tuesday jailed an Islamist militant for ten years for buying a…
6 years ago
China activity on reclaimed reef has eroded trust: ASEAN
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) - China's continued reclamation in the South China Sea has eroded trust among claimants and could raise regional tensions,…
6 years ago
Rohingya women find peace in ‘widows’ camp’ barred to men
by Annie BANERJI and Redwan AHMED Agence France-Presse BALUKHALI, Bangladesh (AFP) -- It is known as "widows' camp" -- a…
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