- June 30th, 2025
In a dramatic plea before an appellate court, Truong My Lan, a 68-year-old Vietnamese property magnate, appealed to spare her life after being sentenced to death for orchestrating one of the largest fraud cases in global history. The founder of...
Millions of Indonesians will head to polling stations in what analysts describe as a significant political event for the world’s third-largest democracy. The elections will shape Indonesia’s political landscape for the next five years, as voters elect 545 regional leaders,...
A Malaysian court on Wednesday cleared former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Treasury Secretary-General Irwan Serigar Abdullah of corruption charges linked to the infamous 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. The court’s decision to drop the charges, reportedly tied to...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, expressed aspirations for deeper economic and technological cooperation with the United States during a high-profile business summit on Wednesday. He called for the U.S. to officially recognize Vietnam as a market economy and to...
In a chilling case that has gripped Malaysia, a 53-year-old part-time pastor was charged in the Magistrates Court in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (Nov 26) with the murder of his 77-year-old mother. Deanesh Narayanan Nair is accused of killing his...
Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven employees of a backpacker hostel following the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported on Tuesday (Nov 26). The tragedy has cast a shadow over Vang...
The Laos government expressed profound sorrow on Saturday following the tragic deaths of six foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, a popular backpacker destination. The fatalities, suspected to be caused by methanol poisoning, have sent shockwaves across the international travel community,...
In a devastating turn of events, 19-year-old Australian traveler Bianca Jones succumbed to methanol poisoning on Thursday, November 21, after consuming contaminated alcohol in Laos. The tragedy marks the fourth death of a foreign national linked to tainted liquor in...
The Malaysian government’s decision to enforce stricter border control measures along the Sungai Golok river has sparked widespread concern among residents and students who rely on this route for daily cross-border education. Beginning December 1, Malaysians crossing into Thailand illegally,...
In a small corner of central Vietnam, where a museum and memorial mark one of America’s most infamous wartime atrocities, a curious sight greets visitors: a cooler of strawberry ice cream for sale near the ticket booth. The incongruity of...
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