Thailand preps for USS Abraham Lincoln visit
PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Thousands of American service members are about to descend on eastern Thailand, as the…
USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore on its way home from Middle East
BATAM, Indonesia (AP) — The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sailed past Singapore early on Sunday as…
USS Abraham Lincoln heads to Thailand after lengthy deployment at sea
BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will make a stop in Thailand after its…
Thailand’s prime minister meets security chiefs after coordinated attacks in southern provinces
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand ’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, already facing a flood crisis in the country’s north,…
Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross in rare Myanmar contact
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the International Committee of the…
Chinese dissident recounts daring escape to South Korea
HONG KONG (AP) — A roughly 40-hour sea journey on a dinghy with a dying phone. Detention in…
Canada moves to ban social media accounts children under 16
TORONTO (AP) — Canada introduced legislation on Wednesday that could bar children younger than 16 from having social…
Thailand’s ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra released early from probation
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra formally completed all his obligations related to a prison…
Thailand scraps stalled maritime territory deal with Cambodia
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s government on Tuesday terminated a 2001 Memorandum of Understanding with Cambodia that was meant…
Toxic rare earth mining is poisoning the Mekong, threatening global food supplies
CHIANG SAEN, Thailand (AP) — Perched on the bow of his long-tail fishing boat, 75-year-old Sukjai Yana untangled…
Beijing strengthens Southeast Asia ties as Chinese diplomat meets Myanmar leader
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s top diplomat on Saturday visited Myanmar’s capital and met with the leader of its…
Countries face energy triage as the Iran war escalates
BANGKOK (AP) — The escalating war with Iran is pushing parts of the world into energy triage, forcing…