Southeast Asia News

Umar Patek, an Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks, arrives to his trial in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 13.

Nikon has released the first two models in the new Nikon 1 series, the Nikon 1 J1 and Nikon 1 V1.

Egco Group Plc, Thailand's first independent power producer, is committed to expanding renewable energy to 300 megawatts over the next several years from 46 MW now.

Wild welcome Aung San Suu Kyi stands in her car so crowds can see her as she campaigns for the first time in Kaw Hmu, in the southern constituency she hopes to represent.

Groups opposed to a rare-earths refinement plant in Malaysia plan to appeal against the atomic regulator's decision to grant Australian miner Lynas a temporary operating licence.

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the government is looking for 2 million rai of land to use as areas to hold flood water - given the likelihood that wet-season flooding this year could be as severe as last year.

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III in Dumaguete with Secretary Dinky Soliman helping rebuild homes.

He says Honolulu's historic, cultural and family ties with the Philippines are deep and strong.

The couples from both local and foreign countries dived 12 meters beneath the Andaman Sea to attend a traditional Thai wedding ceremony, mixed with obvious modern adaptations.

Three-quarters of the country, including popular tourist destinations such as the northern city of Chiang Mai and the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, has been gravely affected.

Malaysians expressed a collective sigh of relief when Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of sodomy charges in early January.

Conflicting reports continue to emerge from the Philippines on whether Jemaah Islamiyah leader Zulkifli Abdul Hir @ Marwan has been killed in an air strike.

In an obscure part of southwest China, a refugee crisis from one of the world's longest running and least known conflicts in Myanmar is slowly unfolding, largely ignored by the outside world and denied by China.

In this Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 file photo, Shin Gambira, a prominent Buddhist monk who was one of hundreds of political prisoners freed in Myanmar, attends a ceremony of "Pray for Peace and Religious Unity" at a church in Yangon, Myanmar.

KUALA LUMPUR: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Irian Jaya in Indonesia at 1.34 pm Friday, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said.

"An extravaganza"a "A fabulous event" a "Like nothing Siem Reap has ever seen before"a All phrases used to describe Emotions, a fashion showcase by Eric Raisina that will mix images, projection, art, dance, furniture and fashion.

When local police arrived in riot gear to evict the Vuon clan, family members were ready with homemade land mines and improvised shotguns.

The argument began over the seemingly minor offense of eating on the subway, which is banned in Hong Kong.

People evacuate goods from their temporary stalls while fire fighters attempt to reach a blaze at Quang Ngai City Market.

RANGOON: Last September Burma's economic planners came up with an ingenious scheme to lower the value of the national currency, the kyat, which had pushed up to a level hurting exports, such as beans and rice, and discouraging investment in garments and textiles.