Prosecutor says ex-Malaysian PM abused his 'absolute power'
Apr 3, 2019
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak sat in the dock at the start of his corruption trial, with the chief prosecutor alleging he wielded "near absolute power" for nearly a decade
Facebook prohibits foreign-funded ads for Indonesia election
Mar 5, 2019
Facebook is prohibiting political ads for Indonesia's presidential and legislative elections that are purchased from outside the country
Gay Muslim comic gone from Instagram after Indonesia warning
Feb 14, 2019
An Instagram account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia has disappeared from the site following a frenzy of moral outrage online in the world's biggest Muslim nation
Malaysian ex-PM Najib combative ahead of 1MDB graft trial
Feb 11, 2019
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is hardly lying low ahead of his corruption trial on charges related to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund
Saudi woman fleeing alleged abuse heads for asylum in Canada
Jan 12, 2019
A Saudi woman fleeing alleged abuse by her family has left Bangkok for asylum in Canada
The Latest: Canada grants asylum to Saudi woman
Jan 11, 2019
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will grant asylum to a Saudi woman fleeing alleged family abuse
Australia considering resettlement for fleeing Saudi woman
Jan 9, 2019
A Saudi woman who fled her family, alleging abuse, has moved a step closer to her goal of gaining asylum in Australia after a U.N. agency granted her refugee status
The Latest: Father denies abusing fleeing Saudi daughter
Jan 9, 2019
Police in Thailand say the father of a young Saudi woman who fled her family to seek asylum abroad denies physically abusing her or trying to force her into an arranged marriage, two of the reasons she gave for her flight
Facebook rebuts Vietnam claims over alleged illegal content
Jan 9, 2019
Facebook is defending itself against allegations that it allows illegal content in violation of Vietnam's cybersecurity law
Thai, Saudi officials meet over case of young Saudi woman
Jan 8, 2019
Thailand's immigration police chief has met with officials from the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok, as Saudi Arabia tries to distance itself from accusations that it attempted to block a young woman's effort to flee from her family and seek asylum abroad