Showing 1 - 10 of 43
Myanmar rebels hit Rakhine police base, kill 3
Kyodo News, Published on 11/04/2019
» YANGON: Rebels attacked a police outpost in Myanmar's restive western state of Rakhine between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, killing three people and abducting seven others, state media reported Thursday.
2 Japanese men arrested in Cambodia for allegedly killing taxi driver
Published on 18/03/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Two Japanese men in their 20s were arrested in Cambodia late on Sunday on suspicion of killing a taxi driver in the country's north, a local police official said.
Singapore activist fined for organising pro-democracy event
Published on 21/02/2019
» SINGAPORE: A Singapore court on Thursday fined a civil rights activist for organising a seminar in 2016 in which a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was invited to speak via Skype.
Indonesian police foil terrorist plot
Kyodo News, Published on 13/12/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian counterterrorism police have foiled a plot by two suspects who were planning to carry out terrorist attacks during Christmas and New Year celebrations, the police said Thursday.
Indonesia ends identification of Lion Air plane crash victims
Published on 23/11/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities on Friday ended the process of trying to identify the 189 victims of last month's Lion Air jetliner crash in the Java Sea, with two-thirds of them being confirmed on the basis of recovered remains.
Indonesian child suicide bombers ‘indoctrinated every Sunday’
Kyodo News, Published on 15/05/2018
» JAKARTA: The seven children from three families who died in suicide bombings in Indonesia over past days were regularly indoctrinated with radical teachings by one of the fathers, who was the regional head of an Islamic State-linked radical group, police said Tuesday.
Suu Kyi calls for 'collective strength' to tackle challenges
Published on 02/04/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi over the weekend called for "collective strength" to overcome the challenges her country faces both at home and abroad as the democratically elected civilian government marked its second anniversary in power.
Cambodia arrests 100 Chinese for telecom fraud
Published on 13/03/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian police have arrested 100 Chinese for suspected involvement in telecom fraud, a senior police official said.
Scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple helps stage Myanmar event
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2018
» MANDALAY: Thousands of Buddhist monks gathered in Myanmar's second largest city on Sunday for an event partly organised by the scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple whose abbot is wanted for questioning on money-laundering allegations.
Myanmar soldiers jailed for killing civilians in rare trial
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» BANGKOK: A Myanmar military tribunal has sentenced six soldiers to 10 years in prison with hard labour for killing three civilians in war-torn Kachin state, officials said Saturday, in a move welcomed by rights groups.