Goldman Made Millions in Malaysia. Malaysia Hopes to Claw Some Back. - The New York Times

Goldman Made Millions in Malaysia. Malaysia Hopes to Claw Some Back. - The New York Times: Goldman Sachs earned $600 million in fees helping sell bonds for the state investment fund at the center of the 1MDB scandal. Now Malaysia wants some restitution.

Mahathir Mohamad, Leading Malaysia Again at 92, Is on a Mission - The New York Times

Mahathir Mohamad, Leading Malaysia Again at 92, Is on a Mission - The New York Times: Facing a mountain of national debt accumulated under his predecessor, the prime minister has no time for apologies, mincing words or President Trump.

Can there be a peaceful solution in the South China Sea?

Can there be a peaceful solution in the South China Sea?: FIVE years ago, Mischief Reef was fully underwater at high tide – a ring of submerged coral in the middle of the ocean, approximately 125 nautical miles from the Philippine island of Palawan. A further

UN says people smuggling worth $7bn a year

UN says people smuggling worth $7bn a year: THE global people smuggling industry is worth between $5.5 and $7 billion according to new analysis from the United Nations.

Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong-un could meet after North Korean leader says he’s willing | South China Morning Post

Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong-un could meet after North Korean leader says he’s willing | South China Morning Post: Japan wants the talks to push the emotive issue of citizens abducted by the North decades ago, which has seen little movement despite a whirlwind of diplomacy in recent months

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party wins landslide victory in local polls after Trump-Kim summit | South China Morning Post

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party wins landslide victory in local polls after Trump-Kim summit | South China Morning Post: It was the first election since President Moon Jae-in took office – who helped bring together the cold war foes for Tuesday’s unprecedented meeting

Japan power firm TEPCO mulls scrapping Fukushima No 2 nuclear plant | South China Morning Post

Japan power firm TEPCO mulls scrapping Fukushima No 2 nuclear plant | South China Morning Post: Decommissioning it would mean all 10 of the company’s reactors in Fukushima, which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, would be dismantled

Govt ups efforts to nab 'fake news' spreaders | Bangkok Post: learning

Govt ups efforts to nab 'fake news' spreaders | Bangkok Post: learning: เรียนศัพท์ภาษาอังกฤษพร้อมความหมายของคำเหล่านี้ authenticity,ความจริง, ความถูกต้อง,brief,แจ้งให้ทราบ, รายงาน, สรุป,counter,ตอบโต้,crackdown,การใช้กำลังเข้าปราบปรามของเจ้าหน้าที่ กับ Bangkok Post Learning Channel

Philippine Catholic priests: 'They are killing us' | Philippines News | Al Jazeera

Philippine Catholic priests: 'They are killing us' | Philippines News | Al Jazeera: Three Catholic priests killed, one severely injured, in separate attacks in the country since December.

Mike Pence's shameless suck up to the boss at Southern Baptist Convention (opinion) - CNN

Mike Pence's shameless suck up to the boss at Southern Baptist Convention (opinion) - CNN: The vice president's embarrassing political messaging for his boss, Donald Trump, at the Southern Baptist Convention was a tragically missed opportunity to do some good at a meeting that had already struck a welcome blow for women's equality, writes Jay Parini. Fortunately, some in the faith were not buying it.

Man charged with threatening to kill Sens. Sanders, Harris - POLITICO

Man charged with threatening to kill Sens. Sanders, Harris - POLITICO: The defendant also threatened to harm participants at a gun control rally.

Opinion | To Be Poor and Ignored During Ramadan - The New York Times

Opinion | To Be Poor and Ignored During Ramadan - The New York Times: American Muslims give generously to charity abroad but too often forget our struggling neighbors.

In Britain, Austerity Is Changing Everything - The New York Times

In Britain, Austerity Is Changing Everything - The New York Times: After eight years of budget cutting, Britain is looking less like the rest of Europe and more like the United States, with a shrinking welfare state and spreading poverty.

Conservative Religious Leaders Are Denouncing Trump Immigration Policies - The New York Times

Conservative Religious Leaders Are Denouncing Trump Immigration Policies - The New York Times: Some of the religious leaders are the same evangelicals and Roman Catholics who helped President Trump to build his base. “It’s terrible to see families ripped apart,” Franklin Graham said.

In Name of Free Speech, States Crack Down on Campus Protests - The New York Times

In Name of Free Speech, States Crack Down on Campus Protests - The New York Times: Protests of conservatives speakers at colleges has prompted new policies that penalize disruptions, putting academia on the front lines of the left-right culture wars.

U.S. Insists Sanctions Will Remain Until North Korea Denuclearizes - The New York Times

U.S. Insists Sanctions Will Remain Until North Korea Denuclearizes - The New York Times: “We are going to get the complete denuclearization,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. “Only then will there be relief from sanctions.”

Opinion | Why Are Hong Kong’s ‘Localists’ on Their Own? - The New York Times

Opinion | Why Are Hong Kong’s ‘Localists’ on Their Own? - The New York Times: They are singled out for rebuke by the Chinese government, hounded by the local authorities — and disavowed by mainstream democrats.

Opinion | The Disaster Awaiting Yemen After Al Hudaydah Falls - The New York Times

Opinion | The Disaster Awaiting Yemen After Al Hudaydah Falls - The New York Times: The risks of mass starvation are greater than ever, even if the Saudi-Emirati offensive ends fast.

Trump’s America goes full Charles Dickens - The Washington Post

Trump’s America goes full Charles Dickens - The Washington Post: GOP lawmakers won’t help “dreamers” because they can’t stand up to Trump

What is Trump trying to hide by blaming Canada? The answer may be frightening. - The Washington Post

What is Trump trying to hide by blaming Canada? The answer may be frightening. - The Washington Post: Trump may well be mounting an all-out assault on global trade organizations and rules as a matter of policy.

In latest show of independence, Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity to sit out Virginia Senate race - The Washington Post

In latest show of independence, Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity to sit out Virginia Senate race - The Washington Post: The Koch network's main political arm said it is sitting out the contest for the U.S. Senate seat in Virginia, a swing state.

There’s no defending Trump’s North Korea performance - The Washington Post

There’s no defending Trump’s North Korea performance - The Washington Post: The president did not simply overlook the astonishing brutality of North Korea’s regime. He heaped praise on it.

Republican senators lash out at each other inside private luncheon - The Washington Post

Republican senators lash out at each other inside private luncheon - The Washington Post: Heated confrontations erupted inside a Senate Republican luncheon on Wednesday as lawmakers traded unusually personal and sometimes profane attacks on one another.

‘He’s a tough guy’: Trump downplays the human rights record of Kim Jong Un - The Washington Post

‘He’s a tough guy’: Trump downplays the human rights record of Kim Jong Un - The Washington Post: The president’s praise for the North Korean leader echoed past assessments of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

North Korea’s dispersed and hidden weapons complex highlights the challenge of denuclearization - The Washington Post

North Korea’s dispersed and hidden weapons complex highlights the challenge of denuclearization - The Washington Post: Warheads are still in bunkers and nuclear fuel is being produced for more bombs even as Trump declares there is no longer a threat.

Inside the converted Walmart where the U.S. is holding nearly 1,500 immigrant children - The Washington Post

Inside the converted Walmart where the U.S. is holding nearly 1,500 immigrant children - The Washington Post: After a U.S. senator was turned away earlier this month, the secretive shelter — the largest of its kind in the nation — opened its doors Wednesday to a small group of reporters.

Republicans in Primaries Absorb Lesson: Cross Trump at Their Peril - The New York Times

Republicans in Primaries Absorb Lesson: Cross Trump at Their Peril - The New York Times: After a series of contests in which loyalty to President Trump was a clear litmus test to voters, Republicans are reckoning with his transformation of the party.

Republicans embrace the ‘cult’ of Trump, ignoring warning signs - The Washington Post

Republicans embrace the ‘cult’ of Trump, ignoring warning signs - The Washington Post: Ambitious Republican candidates agree: Success in the primaries demands the full support of the president. But many experts and some GOP politicians see peril in the general elections this November.

'Fewer people' are using Facebook for news - BBC News

'Fewer people' are using Facebook for news - BBC News: Fear of fake news and the toxic nature of debates are turning people away from news on social media, a study says.

'Mudik': Indonesia’s annual mass exodus - National - The Jakarta Post

'Mudik': Indonesia’s annual mass exodus - National - The Jakarta Post: Mudik is Indonesias biggest annual mass exodus and, arguably, one of the biggest transportation challenges the predominantly Muslim nation faces.