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The maids sought Cambodian government help in March amid complaints of abusive working conditions.

Prime Minister Hun Sen orders their return, angered by a poem criticizing him.

With no support network, orphans stick together in their bid to defect.

More than 200 officials have been dismissed or warned over bribes or embezzlement since March.

Immigration system 'traps women in a cycle of exploitation and abuse,' rights groups say.

Lawyer: Adem Karadag claimed he was tortured to gain confession.

Some had been working at a casino accused of beating and illegally detaining workers.

Rights groups call for release of female activists and journalists across Southeast Asia.

Oueth Ang faces life in prison if he is convicted of killing Kem Ley.

Oueth Ang faces life in prison if he is convicted of killing Kem Ley.

They were fleeing poverty and lack of freedom in their native Rakhine state.

Lawmakers overwhelmingly pass resolution that also calls on the government to protect Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

Cambodian authorities detain eviction protesters as world leaders prepare to gather for summit talks.

Cambodian authorities detain eviction protesters as world leaders prepare to gather for summit talks.

Move comes as the junta clamps down on scam operations.

Report to parliament in Dhaka comes after Indonesia-based think-tank reveals existence of new insurgent group.

One of the two women who escaped says she is still in fear of her captors.

Initiative seeks to reunite Chinese parents with their missing children.

In November, China forcibly repatriated 600 North Koreans, who likely face severe punishment.

The appeals court will first rule on the pursuit of pornography charges, ruling later on a reinvestigation of charges of espionage.

Cambodia needs US$1.1 billion to finish 362 ‘ghost buildings’ in the seaside resort of Sihanoukville.

Opponents say they fear more competition for jobs, rise in crime rates.

A group of ethnic Hmong girls from Laos, forcibly repatriated from Thailand in 2005, has resurfaced in Thailand, deepening a mystery that raised international ...

Illicit maritime crossings through the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea have resumed after a two-year lapse, UNHCR says.