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Duterte's Daughter Takes Oath as Philippine Vice President

Electoral triumph of Sara Duterte and Marcos Jr. has alarmed activists because of their failure to acknowledge massive human rights atrocities under their fathers

Court in Army-ruled Myanmar Gives Suu Kyi Colleague 21 Years

Zaw Myint Maung is a second vice president and spokesperson of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, which won a landslide victory in the 2020 general election but was prevented from returning to office for a second five-year term when the army seized power in February last year.

Thailand Drops Registration for Visitors, Outdoor Mask Rule

The requirement had already been dropped for Thais and will be dropped for foreign visitors on July 1.

India, ASEAN Seek to Boost Ties Amid US-China Rivalry

India and Southeast Asian foreign ministers are meeting in the Indian capital, and India and Singapore have called for strengthening ties amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a heightened rivalry between the United States and China that threatens peace and stability in the region.

Cambodian Ruling Party Sues Politician for Criticizing Vote

Son Chhay had charged that the National Election Committee was biased in favor of the governing party and that there had been vote-buying and intimidation of voters. His allegations were denied by the government.

Chinese destroyer on long-distance exercises in Sea of Japan

One of China's largest and most capable combat ships is conducting long-distance exercises in the Sea of Japan in a display of China's increasing naval reach

Sri Lanka PM Says He's Open to Russian Oil

Western nations largely have cut off energy imports from Russia in line with sanctions over its war on Ukraine

Seoul: North Korea Fires Suspected Artillery Pieces Into Sea

Suspected launches come days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for greater defense capability to cope with outside threats

India, China Growing Markets for Shunned Russian Oil 

India, an oil-hungry country of 1.4 billion people, has guzzled nearly 60 million barrels of Russian oil in 2022 so far, compared with 12 million barrels in all of 2021, according to commodity data firm Kpler

Victim of Pandemic, Hong Kong Floating Restaurant Towed Away

The parent company of Jumbo Floating Restaurant couldn't find a new owner and lacked funds to maintain it after months of COVID-19 restrictions

Thailand Urged to Let UN Evaluate Refugee Status of Rohingya

The Thai navy says it will follow standard procedures for the group detained Saturday. Human Rights Watch said Thailand was obligated to assess the people’s claims for refugee protection before trying to return them.

Cambodian Ruling Party Scores Big Win in Local Elections

The National Election Committee says Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party won 9,338 of the 11,622 commune council seats that were contested. The ruling party’s only serious competition and political rival, the Candlelight Party, won 2,119 council seats. It said the polls were neither free nor fair.

China, Cambodia Breaking Ground on Joint Port Project

Cambodian and Chinese officials will break ground this week on the expansion of a port facility that the U.S. and others worry will be used by Beijing as a naval outpost on the Gulf of Thailand, but the government has denied that any Chinese military presence will be allowed.

Muslim Nations Slam India Over Insulting Remarks About Islam 

Anger has been growing since last week after two spokespeople, Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, made speculative remarks that were seen as insulting Islam’s Prophet Mohammed and his wife Aisha

Philippine Volcano Spews Ash and Steam, Alarms Villagers

Officials say there’s no sign of an impending major eruption

Sri Lanka Holds Its Breath as New PM Fights to Save Economy 

It has been nearly three weeks since Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as prime minister of Sri Lanka with a daunting mandate to pull the crisis-weary country from the brink of an economic abyss that threatens to tear it apart. 

Satellite Images Suggest New Chinese Carrier Close to Launch

WHO: COVID Most Likely ‘Getting Worse’ in North Korea

WHO's emergencies chief appeals to North Korean authorities for more information about outbreak there

Journalist Detained in China Denied Phone Calls, Partner Says

Journalist Cheng Lei, an Australian who was born in China, was detained in August 2020 on charges of suspicion of sharing state secrets

Accusations Fly After Myanmar Bombing Kills 1, Injures 9

Myanmar’s military government and its main opposition the National Unity Government are trading accusations over the blast in the middle of the country’s largest city, Yangon, that killed one and wounded nine others.