Philippine cybersex crackdown nets 62-year-old's arrest
Police have arrested a 62-year-old American in a widening crackdown on $1 billion-a-year child cyber porn and torture industry in the Philippines.
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Lindsay Murdoch
Lindsay Murdoch is a three-time winner of the Walkley Award, Australia's top award for journalistic excellence. Lindsay is a former correspondent based in Singapore, Jakarta and Darwin. In 1999 he covered the tumultuous events in East Timor, and in 2003 he covered the Iraq war while embedded with US Marines.
Massive cache of child porn seized in Philippines raid
A Queensland man has been arrested after authorities in the Philippines rescued four girls through information partly provided by Australian Federal Police.
Police crack down on anti-Muslim radicals in Myanmar
Police in Myanmar have moved to arrest ultra-nationalists backed by Buddhist monks amid a resurgence of mob-violence aimed at the country's Muslim minority.
Thailand demands Facebook take down 131 'illicit' pages
Thai authorities have given Facebook a four-day deadline to remove web pages they deem violate Thai laws.
Double bombing targets shoppers in Thailand's south, injuring dozens
At least 56 people, including children, were wounded when two huge bombs exploded at a busy supermarket in Thailand's south.
Cambodia builds detention 'hotel' for cashed up prisoners
The underworld's upper-crust will be officially able to buy their way out of the jails and into the luxury of a privately run facility.
Cambodia vows to crack down on orphanages amid child sex abuse claims
More than 35,000 children and young people are living in the country's residential care institutions, including some run and financed by Australians.
Terrorism ruled out after two killed in bomb blasts in Manila
Blasts ripped through shops and pavement stalls on Saturday night in the historic Quiapo district near the Golden Mosque, a well known landmark in the city.
Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya jets out of Thailand days before trial
Thai police have issued an arrest warrant for Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya on charges of causing death by reckless driving.
Trips abroad expose Aung San Suu Kyi's Rohingya Muslim dilemma
When Suu Kyi travels abroad she faces awkward questions about her silence on the plight of Rohingya Muslims.
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