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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi erupts again with ash plumes reaching miles away

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, has erupted for a second straight day, sending a column of ash and volcanic material up to 11 miles into the sky early Saturday and blanketing villages with debris

The Independent UK

Dangerous Mekong River pollution blamed on lawless mining in Myanmar

Fishing communities in Laos feel effect of pollution from gold, rare earth mining in rebel-controlled areas of Myanmar.

Al Jazeera

Thailand returns two Cambodian troops in advance of key border talks

Cambodia demands return of more soldiers held by Thailand as border tensions simmer between the two countries.

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Thai-Cambodian Cyberwarriors Battle On Despite Truce

Thailand and Cambodia may have reached a ceasefire to halt their bloody border clashes, but cyber warriors are still battling online, daubing official websites with obscenities, deluging opponents with spam and taking pages down.

International Business Times

Puppet Ban In Indonesian Capital Threatens Buskers

In the sweltering streets of Jakarta, buskers carry towering, hollow puppets and pass around a bucket for donations.

International Business Times

Cambodians return to scenes of destruction after fleeing border fighting with Thailand

Thousands of displaced people in Cambodia and Thailand are returning home after a nearly week-long clash

The Independent UK

Thai Family Mourns Soldier Son Killed Just Before Truce

The clock was pointing towards peace when Private First Class Theerayuth Krajangthong was cut down on the Thai frontier -- among the last casualties before a midnight ceasefire with Cambodia.

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Displaced Cambodians Return Home After Thailand Truce

As Cambodia and Thailand's ceasefire held Tuesday, Lat Laem hared back home -- one of the first evacuees to return to the frontier since deadly cross-border clashes sent more than 300,000 people fleeing.

International Business Times

On huge river island in India’s Assam, annual floods threaten local arts

Women making clay pots using their feet, men-only performances past midnight – some unique art forms being washed away.

Al Jazeera

Thai-Cambodia Evacuees Hail Truce News With Mixed Emotions

Counting down the minutes to midnight when a truce with Cambodia is due, Thai evacuee Jeanjana Phaphan is full of a fragile hopes and doubts that peace will prevail.

International Business Times

Thais And Cambodians Refuse To Quit Homes On Clash Frontier

Under the drumbeat of artillery fire near Thailand's border with Cambodia, farmer Samuan Niratpai refuses to abandon his buffalo herd -- stubbornly risking his life to tend his livestock.

International Business Times

‘Like my other half’: man mourns wife and children killed buying snacks amid Thailand-Cambodia clashes

Komsan Prachan’s family had nipped into a convenience store at a petrol station when rocket hit in Sisaket province

The Guardian - UK

'We Are Neighbours': Fleeing Thais And Cambodians Call For Peace

As Cambodia and Thailand traded deadly strikes, fleeing civilians on both sides described their cross-border neighbours as "siblings" and "friends" -- swapping calls for peace against the backdrop of artillery barrages.

International Business Times

Cambodians flee border with Thailand as clashes continue for third day

An estimated 38,000 civilians in Cambodia and almost 140,000 in Thailand reported to have fled fighting on the border.

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Death toll in Thailand-Cambodia border clashes hits 32, over 130 injured

Cambodia reports additional 12 deaths as fears grow of a larger conflict breaking out between the neighbours.

The Guardian - UK

‘At least here I can’t hear the blasts’: Thai evacuees flee Cambodian border clashes

Deadliest fighting in more than a decade has driven more than 130,000 stunned Thai from their homes seeking safety

International Business Times

Cambodian Evacuees Sheltering In Temple Pray For End To Thai Clashes

In the leafy grounds of a Buddhist pagoda, hundreds of Cambodians fleeing deadly clashes with Thailand take refuge in the open air, most sitting on the ground while a lucky few doze in hammocks.

International Business Times

Thai Woman Herds Cats Under Fire In Cambodia Clashes

When the first salvo of Cambodian artillery screamed across her village, Thai seamstress Pornpan Sooksai's thoughts turned to her five beloved cats: Peng, Kung Fu, Cherry, Taro and Batman.

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The Independent UK

Nepal is a tea-loving country. Coffee could change that

Several of eastern Nepal’s tea plantations in the mountains of east Nepal, famous for the tea, are joined by coffee plantations now

International Business Times

Fear And Relief In Thai Shelter As Cambodia Clashes Rage

Sitting on plastic mats in a sports hall, desperate evacuees told AFP of fleeing in terror from thunderous artillery bombardments as Thailand and Cambodia clash.

The Independent UK

Indonesia arrests 2 foreigners for smuggling cocaine to Bali

Indonesian authorities say they have arrested two foreigners accused of smuggling cocaine to the tourist island of Bali

The Independent UK

Indonesian police arrest 44 people suspected of starting forest fires

Indonesian officials say 44 people have been arrested on suspicion of starting some of the forest and peatland fires that are spreading health-damaging haze in the region

Marie Claire

Make Bali's Southern Coast Your Next Vacation Destination

White (and pink!) sand, turquoise water, and resorts that redefine luxury.

The Independent UK

Indonesian ferry fire kills 3 people as more than 500 rescued from sea

Photos and videos show terrified passengers, mostly wearing life jackets, jumping into the sea as orange flames and black smoke billow from burning vessel

The Independent UK

Forest fire haze from Indonesia detected in Malaysia

Haze from forest and peatland fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island has reached Malaysia, officials said Sunday

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