Their Lives Were Shattered by a Coup. Now They’re Doing ‘Whatever it Takes’ to Survive.
As the Myanmar crisis enters its third year, young people are living in extremes. While some take up arms, others just want to live normal lives.
South Korean Troops Committed a Massacre 55 Years Ago. A Court Finally Found Them Responsible.
The South Korean government has been ordered to compensate a survivor $23,900, after being found responsible for slaughtering civilians during the war in Vietnam.
She Left Home to Work 5,000 Miles Away, But Was Killed and Abandoned in a Desert
Authorities are moving to investigate a rise in Filipino workers’ abuses in Kuwait, after the chilling murder of a domestic worker by her employer’s 17-year-old son this month.
Public Outcry as Student Killed in Motorbike Crash Blamed for Negligent Driving
As the deceased student’s family protests authorities’ decision to label him as a “suspect” of negligent driving, the case is being raised as yet another example of police impunity in Indonesia.
Bank Clerk Who Stole $600K, Got Plastic Surgery, and Went on the Run Caught After 26 Years
The woman withdrew wads of cash from bank branches around the city, before giving money to her family, ghosting her husband and starting a new life 1,700km away.
Student Shot Dead as Thailand’s Strange Trend of University Gang Violence Resurfaces
The shooting is believed to be part of long-running feuds between Thailand’s vocational colleges, which have seen youths assaulted and even killed by students from rival schools.
These Companies Are Quietly Helping Arm Myanmar’s Junta
New research identifies companies from around a dozen countries—many of which are from the West—that have contributed to the country’s arms industry.
New Calls for Festival Care After Two People Die at ‘Asia’s Burning Man’
Wonderfruit, a music festival known as Southeast Asia’s bohemian mecca, is facing allegations of mismanagement, and concerns about negligence
Monk Missing After Being Accused of Battering 17-Year-Old Girl With a Hammer
“I can’t even have a chance to touch you. You ignored everything I did for you,” read a note found at the scene of the crime written by the 56-year-old.
This Film Looks at Motherhood in the Harsh Winter
In the film “Graveyard of Horses,” a pregnant woman is left to fend for herself and her young daughter in the absence of her husband and while dealing with power blackouts, lost cattle, and wolves.
There’s Another Anna Delvey-Style Fraudster, and Her Web of Lies Is Unraveling
One of Tina Duong's more outlandish scams involved hiring 300 actors to play her friends and family to fool her husband at their lavish wedding.
Record Snowfall in Japan Kills 17 and Injures More Than 90
Among the dead, many had fallen while clearing snow from their roofs, while some were buried by thick snow that slid off their roofs.