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SE Asia 6 years ago

Cambodian surrogates freed after agreeing to keep babies

The women were charged in November with human trafficking and acting as intermediaries for surrogacy agents after they were discovered in a raid on a house in the capital Phnom Penh.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Suu Kyi tries to save face with Myanmar reporters' release

Global attention on the reporters and the damage already done to the country's reputation were "potentially costly" to the government, said independent analyst Richard Horsey.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar were released from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Vietnam suspect gets mental health check after losing release bid

Doan Thi Huong is on trial for the 2017 Kuala Lumpur airport assassination of Kim Jong Nam. Her Indonesian co-accused was released this week after prosecutors dropped a murder charge, but authorities Thursday refused to do the same for Huong.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Vietnamese woman in N. Korea murder case loses bid for release

Doan Thi Huong broke down in tears as a prosecutor announced the attorney-general had rejected a request to free her and her trial would continue. She has been on trial for a year and a half over the 2017 assassination of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur airport.