Malaysia

Rohingya huddled in Bangladesh camps fear plan to move them on

More than 20 years after the first wave of Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar, fear is spreading through ...

Jun 02, 2015 06:43 PM EDT

Desperate Bangladeshi migrant families await calls for ransom

In Bangladesh's southernmost tip, families cling to scraps of paper with Malaysian and Thai hand pho...

May 31, 2015 05:18 AM EDT

Pentagon chief urges end to island-building in South China Sea

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday called for an immediate end to island-building by Chi...

May 27, 2015 06:22 PM EDT

China pressure suspected as Malaysia bars Hong Kong teen activist

Malaysia on Tuesday denied entry to a prominent teenage Hong Kong activist for a series of talks on ...

May 26, 2015 11:30 AM EDT

Malaysian police reveal grim secrets of jungle trafficking camps

Malaysian police forensic teams, digging with hoes and shovels, on Tuesday began pulling out bodies ...

May 26, 2015 11:10 AM EDT

Malaysia finds 139 graves in 'cruel' jungle trafficking camps

Malaysia has found 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human traffickin...

May 25, 2015 06:44 PM EDT

China lodges complaint with U.S. over spy plane flight

China said it had lodged a complaint with the United States over a U.S. spy plane that flew over par...

May 25, 2015 09:58 AM EDT

Malaysia, Indonesia to let "boat people" come ashore temporarily

Malaysia and Indonesia said on Wednesday they would offer shelter to 7,000 "boat people" adrift at s...

May 20, 2015 11:17 AM EDT

Migrants in 'maritime ping-pong' as Asian nations turn them back

A boat crammed with migrants was towed out to sea by the Thai navy and then held up by Malaysian ves...

May 16, 2015 09:25 AM EDT

Thai police arrest Rohingya man suspected of running deadly jungle camp

Thai police have arrested a man they believe is the key figure behind a brutal human trafficking net...

May 04, 2015 07:31 AM EDT

China 'extremely concerned' by ASEAN statement on disputed sea

China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it was "extremely concerned" after leaders of Southeas...

Apr 28, 2015 10:23 AM EDT

Search area for Flight MH370 to double if plane not found

Government ministers from Australia, China and Malaysia on Thursday said they would double the searc...

Apr 16, 2015 09:24 AM EDT

Obama says concerned China bullying others in South China Sea

U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington is concerned China is using its "sheer size and muscle" ...

Apr 10, 2015 09:18 AM EDT

Malaysian PM vows to keep up search for MH370, report offers no new clues

Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Sunday Malaysia remained committed to the search for the missing ...

Mar 08, 2015 07:41 AM EDT

Reunions and ransoms: a day online in Myanmar's Rohingya camps

In this teeming camp for displaced Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar, it's easy to overlook the in...

Feb 25, 2015 06:11 PM EST

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