KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA is set to backtrack on its decision to allow upstart budget airline AirAsia to build its own airport, raising serious questions over government policymaking.
JAKARTA - AN INDONESIAN cult head accused of leading his followers in wild orgies and giving sermons in his underpants was arrested on Thursday and could be charged with 'lewd acts', police said.
BANGKOK - THAILAND promised a transparent investigation on Thursday into allegations of army abuse of Rohingya boat people, but said the probe would be led by the shadowy military unit at the heart of the scandal.
BANGKOK - THAILAND said on Thursday it would grant the UN access to 66 boat people convicted of illegally entering the country following allegations that Thai officials had earlier abused asylum seekers beached on its shores.
But Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya stopped short of allowing the UN High Commissioner for Refugees access to all Rohingya refugees who have ended up in Thailand after fleeing Bangladesh and Myanmar in rickety boats.
