US Intelligence Not Shocked North Korea Upgrading Missile Bases
WASHINGTON North Korean efforts to upgrade and expand a long-range missile base come as no surprise to U.S. intelligence officials, who have long been wary of promises by Pyongyang to…
Cambodian Court’s Appeals Review a ‘Ploy’ to Weaken Political Opposition
Cambodia's Supreme Court began on Wednesday to hear an appeal against the 2017 conviction in a defamation case brought against CNRP leader Sam Rainsy, now living in exile outside Cambodia,…
Scientists Pool Oceans of Data to Plot Earth’s Final Frontier
LONDON For experts in the field of ocean mapping, it is no small irony that we know more about the surfaces of the moon and Mars than we do about…
ROYAL CORONATION RITUALS FOR THAI MONARCH TO FOLLOW GENERAL ELECTION: PM
BANGKOK, Thailand is yet to organize ceremonies for the royal coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn after the general election scheduled for next year, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.In a press…
Sources: Clues in Marriott Hack Implicate China
Hackers behind a massive breach at hotel group Marriott International Inc. left clues suggesting they were working for a Chinese government intelligence gathering operation, according to sources familiar with the…
Thailand Considers Same-Sex Partnership Bill
BANGKOK Thailand's government is considering a proposed Life Partnership Bill, which would guarantee same-sex couples rights similar to couples in traditional marriages, including the use of one's spouse's surname, property…
Food Scandals Push Vietnamese to Seek Solutions
HO CHI MINH CITY Bich Ngoc loves Instagram food shots like any other self-respecting millennial, but not just for their photogenic allure: She gets on social media to check if…
LAOS SET TO CHECK ALL HYDRO-POWER DAMS NATIONWIDE BY 2021
VIENTIANE, Laos, Lao Minister of Energy and Mines, Khammany Inthirath, told the National Assembly that, inspection teams have completed checks on 20 dams, with another 50 yet to be carried…
Lao Dam Collapse Creates Hardship for Student Far From Floodwaters
Laos' worst flooding in decadesthe rupture of a dam in July that inundated 12 villages and killed at least 43 people, leaving hundreds more missing � is still reverberating far…
Boat Carrying Rohingya Muslims Lands in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
A boat carrying 20 men believed to be Rohingya Muslims has landed on Indonesia's Sumatra island, the latest in a growing wave attempting to flee persecution in Myanmar.Myanmar authorities have…