Travel
Aussie nun who angered Duterte forced to leave Philippines
Nov 3, 2018
An Australian nun who angered the Philippine president by joining anti-government protests has called on Filipinos to unite and fight human rights abuses ahead of her forced departure from the country
Indonesian airline whose plane crashed a low-cost high flyer
Oct 29, 2018
Indonesian airline whose plane crashed a low cost high flyer
Philippine island once called 'cesspool' reopens to tourists
Oct 26, 2018
Boatloads of tourists sailed Friday to Boracay island, which Philippine officials reopened to visitors after a six-month closure to clean waters the president had called a "cesspool" due to years of overcrowding, partying and neglect
Brit, Canadian face 10 years in jail for spraying Thai wall
Oct 19, 2018
Police say a Briton and Canadian face up to 10 years in prison on charges of spraying paint on an ancient wall in northern Thailand
Thailand keeping 'The Beach' of movie fame closed for rehab
Oct 4, 2018
Thailand extending closure of a beautiful bay made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach" until it recovers from years of environment damage caused by too many tourists
21 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia
Sep 8, 2018
Officials say 21 people were killed when a tourist bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia's main Java island
Thai cave boys feted by prime minister in trip to capital
Sep 6, 2018
It was show time Thursday for the 12 boys and their 25-year-old soccer coach who were trapped for almost three weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand as they spoke at a public exhibition in one of Bangkok's largest malls
2-day memorial ends for Chinese victims of Thai boat tragedy
Aug 23, 2018
A two-day memorial observance in Thailand for a group of 47 Chinese visitors who died when their tour boat sank in bad weather has concluded with a candlelight ceremony
Thailand holds ceremony in honor of 47 Chinese boat victims
Aug 22, 2018
Thailand holds religious ceremony in honor of 47 Chinese tourists who died last month when their boat sank in rough weather off the resort island of Phuket
Quakes cut power, topple homes on Indonesia island; 3 dead
Aug 20, 2018
Multiple strong earthquakes cut power across the Indonesian island of Lombok, toppled buildings and killed at least 3 people as the tourist hotspot was trying to recover from a earlier temblor that killed hundreds