Brunei sultan calls for 'stronger' Islam, as sharia laws to enter force

Apr 3,2019
Brunei's sultan called for Islamic teachings in the country to be strengthened as strict new sharia punishments, including death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, were due to come into force on Wednesday.
Brunei to impose death by stoning for gay sex and adultery
Mar 28
Adultery and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict Sharia law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism.
Thai political parties form anti-junta coalition
Mar 27
Several anti-junta parties formed a coalition in Thailand on Wednesday, vowing to thwart a military-backed party in a bid to end years of junta rule following the country's first vote since a 2014 coup.
Thai junta party takes shock lead in first general election since 2014 coup
Mar 25
Thailand's ruling junta took an unexpected lead in the country's first election since a 2014 coup with more than 90 percent of ballots counted, election authorities said late Sunday, putting it on course to return to power at the expense of the kingdom's pro-democracy camp.
Voting begins in Thailand
Mar 24
People in Thailand are heading to the polls to choose 500 members of the lower house of Parliament.
Fast and furious: Vietnam's elephant race draws cheers, and critics
Mar 16
Mahout Y Hoi Bya sits atop his elephant, whacking him with a large stick to urge him toward the finish line at the Buon Don race in Vietnam's central highlands. 
Indonesians search for trapped miners
Mar 05
Rescue efforts continue at a collapsed mine on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia.