4 dead, 40,000 flee homes as floods hit Malaysia | CNN
CNN — Rescue efforts are underway in parts of Malaysia after seasonal floods killed at least four people and displaced more than 40,000. Among the deaths confirmed Saturday by state…
Fire at Indonesian fuel storage station kills at least 16 | CNN
CNN — At least 16 people were killed in a fire at a fuel storage station in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, CNN affiliate CNN Indonesia reported on Friday. The…
Vietnam names new president as corruption crackdown shakes up top leadership | CNN
Hanoi, Vietnam CNN — Vietnam’s National Assembly on Thursday named Vo Van Thuong as the country’s new president, in a reshuffle of the country’s top leadership amid a sweeping anti-graft…
Indonesian security forces in standoff with rebels holding New Zealand pilot hostage | CNN
CNN — Indonesian security forces say they have surrounded armed rebels holding a New Zealand pilot captive in the restive Papua region but will refrain from taking any action that…
4 dead after Cessna plane crash on Philippine volcano | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — All four people aboard a light aircraft that crashed in the Philippines at the weekend have been confirmed dead, authorities in the Southeast Asian country said…
Duangphet Phromthep, one of 12 boys rescued from a Thai cave in 2018, dies in UK | CNN
London CNN — Duangphet Phromthep, one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded Thai cave after a weekslong operation that drew global attention in 2018, has died in the…
New Zealand hostage pilot appears in photos with armed West Papua rebels | CNN
CNN — Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a series of images showing a pilot from New Zealand who was taken hostage more than a week ago.…
Voice of Democracy, one of Cambodia’s last independent media outlets, has been shut down | CNN Business
CNN — One of Cambodia’s last remaining independent media outlets has been shut down by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of national elections in July, in a move condemned by…
Philippine Coast Guard says Chinese ship aimed laser at one of its vessels | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — The Philippine Coast Guard has accused a China Coast Guard ship of pointing a “military grade” laser at some of its crew, temporarily blinding them, aboard…
She used hidden cameras to help students cheat exams. Now she’s wanted by Interpol | CNN
CNN — Think “international manhunt” and the image that likely springs to mind is that of a hardened criminal like a murderer, bank robber or billion-dollar fraudster – not the…
