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A MOTHERS ANGUISHED CHOICE TO FLEE MYANMAR AND LEAVE ONE CHILD BEHIND
Izhar was driven to Penang Island, where her husband was working on a building site... READ MORE›
REPORTING ON LIFE DEATH AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
I came to see Southeast Asia as a land of great people and bad governments, of remarkable graciousness but distressing levels of impunity... READ MORE›
BURMESE WORKERS CONFESS TO KOH TAO MURDER OF HANNAH WITHERIDGE AND DAVID MILLER
Thailand beach murders Burmese workers confess to Koh Tao murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller... READ MORE›
AMNESTY DEMANDS INQUIRY INTO ALLEGATIONS OF TORTURE OF SUSPECTS
Richard Bennett, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific Programme Director, said: "The Thai authorities must initiate an independent, effective and transparent investigation into mounting allegations of torture and other ill-treatment by police... READ MORE›
AL-SHABAB ATTACKS CID HEADQUARTERS IN MOGADISHU
Al-Shabab attackers set off two car bombs outside a police base in Somalia's capital before gunmen stormed inside, leaving at least 10 people dead, police said... READ MORE›
BURMESE MEN ACCUSED OF KILLING BRITISH BACKPACKERS APPEAL FOR WITNESSES
Separately, Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo hand-wrote an open letter during a court hearing on the adjoining island of Koh Samui on Tuesday... READ MORE›
WORLD'S OTHER REFUGEE CRISIS IS ABOUT TO BEGIN, AGAIN
Starting late in the year, when monsoons recede and seas grow calmer, tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar make a grim decision... READ MORE›
BRITISH BACKPACKER MURDER TRIAL IN THAILAND DESCENDS INTO CONFUSION OVER DNA EVIDENCE
But Colonel Somsak told the defence and reporters that he was not in charge of the crucial DNA evidence gathered from the victims themselves... READ MORE›
THAI PM DEFENDS INVESTIGATION INTO BRITONS MURDER
While Prayuth was in Burma he was lobbied by the country's president, Thein Sein, to ensure the suspects were treated fairly... READ MORE›
BURMAS ROHINGYA: ONE WOMANS JOURNEY TO MARRIAGE ON A SMUGGLING BOAT
Burmas Rohingya one womans journey to marriage on a smuggling boat... READ MORE›
MALAYSIA WARNS OF PLANNED TERRORIST ATTACK
Authorities in Malaysia's capital have credible information about a planned terrorist attack amid concern about growing support for Islamic State among Muslim extremists across south-east Asia... READ MORE›
CHEVRON SEEKS BUYERS FOR MYANMAR GAS ASSETS WORTH $1.3 BILLION
Chevron's net daily natural gas production in Myanmar last year averaged 117 million cubic feet, making up 2.2 percent of the company's annual gas output in 2015... READ MORE›
MALAYSIA WARNS OF PLANNED TERRORIST ATTACK
Authorities in Malaysia's capital have credible information about a planned terrorist attack amid concern about growing support for Islamic State among Muslim extremists across south-east Asia... READ MORE›
CAMBODIA REFUGEE DEAL HITS ANOTHER SNAG
Bangkok Australia's controversial 55 million agreement to send refugees from the tiny Pacific island of Nauru to impoverished Cambodia has hit another snag... READ MORE›
FAMILIES OF TWO BRITISH STUDENTS MURDERED IN THAILAND BACK POLICE
Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, both 21-year-old bar workers from Burma, are accused of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in September... READ MORE›
BUDDHIST MONKS SUE BURMA MINISTER OVER 'USE OF CHEMICALS ON PROTESTERS'
The Justice Trust said on Monday that it was supporting the monks in their case against Lt Gen Ko Ko, the home affairs minister... READ MORE›
THAILAND BACKPACKER DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL BEGINS
Read more The suspects could face the death penalty if they are convicted of the murders... READ MORE›
CAMBODIA REFUGEE DEAL HITS ANOTHER SNAG
Bangkok Australia's controversial 55 million agreement to send refugees from the tiny Pacific island of Nauru to impoverished Cambodia has hit another snag... READ MORE›
HOW THE CRUELTIES OF THE JUNTA HAVE MADE BURMA BEAUTIFUL
Adventures in unseen Burma One of the world's most beautiful countries is opening up to visitors... READ MORE›
POLICE DENY BURMESE SUSPECTS HAVE WITHDRAWN CONFESSIONS
Mr Miller, from Jersey, died from drowning and a blow to the head, while Miss Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth, died from head wounds... READ MORE›
'STEP UP OR STEP ASIDE,' AUSTRALIA AND INDONESIA WARNED
Former Indonesian foreign minister Hassan Wirajudan played a critical role in establishing the Bali Process to deal with people smuggling... READ MORE›
WITH GUESTS ARRIVING, MYANMAR ACCUSED OF BACKSLIDING ON MUCH-PRAISED REFORMS
With guests arriving myanmar accused of backsliding on much-praised reforms... READ MORE›
'I PUT MY $67M WINNING LOTTERY TICKET THROUGH THE ...
Trains will be designed to travel at speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour, according to State Railway of Thailand governor Wutthichart Kalayanmitr... READ MORE›
THAILAND'S JUNTA CHIEF URGES FUGITIVE WHISTLE-BLOWER PAWEEN PONGSIRIN TO COME HOME
Police have said that Mr Paween can testify via video-link from Melbourne in a trial of some of the defendants in Thailand next week... READ MORE›
PROMISED ELECTIONS REMAIN DISTANT 2 YEARS AFTER THAI MILITARY COUP
I find this draft constitution illiberal, said Kasit Piromiya, a senior Democrat member and former foreign minister... READ MORE›
MUSLIM POLITICIANS, VOTERS BARRED FROM MYANMAR 'FREE AND FAIR' ELECTION
And although the NLD seems certain to emerge as the largest party, Ms Suu Kyi is also barred from being elected president by the new parliament... READ MORE›
THAI PM STANDS BY INVESTIGATION INTO MURDERS OF BRITISH TOURISTS
'SPECIAL ATTENTION' Myanmar President Thein Sein met Prayuth on Thursday and urged him to offer the suspects as much protection as possible... READ MORE›
THAILAND CHARGES 72 WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING AHEAD OF REPORT
Bangkok Prosecutors in Thailand charged 72 people on Friday accusing them of involvement in a multinational human trafficking syndicate... READ MORE›
JOURNALIST ALAN MORISON TO QUIT PHUKETWAN POST LEGAL VICTORY
Days after a Thai court threw out defamation charges against Alan Morison, the Australian journalist has announced he is quitting Phuketwan, his award-winning digital news site... READ MORE›
DUO RETRACT CLAIM THEY KILLED BRITS
5 million people from Burma work in Thailand, most as domestic servants or in low-skilled manual labour industries like construction, fisheries or the garment sector... READ MORE›