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Malaysia trade minister calls on parliament to pass TPP bill
Published on 26/01/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's trade minister warned Tuesday that the country will lag behind Vietnam if it does not accede to the Trans-Pacific Partnership as parliament began a session to debate and vote on the controversial free trade pact.
Cambodia, Philippines ink tourism, sports agreements
Published on 14/12/2016
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia and the Philippines signed several cooperation agreements Wednesday amid a state visit by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, including those on tourism, sports exchanges and combating transnational crime.
Japan investment to change the face of train travel in Yangon
Published on 31/12/2016
» YANGON - Tourists visiting Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, could be set to lose one of the star attractions of the former capital, as Japan invests in upgrading the railway which encircles the city.
US urges Asean to criticise N.Korea 'strongly'
Kyodo News, Published on 25/04/2017
» SINGAPORE - The United States is urging Asean to issue a statement strongly criticising North Korea during its leaders' summit in Manila this week, according to Asean diplomats.
Philippines' war on drugs: detentions, legal cases surge
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2017
» FOCUS: The Philippine government's war on drugs, implemented starting nearly a year ago upon the assumption into power of President Rodrigo Duterte, has not only resulted in the deaths of thousands of defiant suspected drug personalities, but also left jails swelling with more inmates and more legal cases piling up, authorities recently said.
Halal industry chief urges Japan to use Malaysia as gateway
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Halal Industry Development Corporation is urging Japanese firms to use Malaysia as a gateway to Muslim markets across the region and in the Middle East.
Indonesian motorcycle sales projections lowered
Kyodo News, Published on 19/07/2017
» JAKARTA - The Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association has lowered its motorcycle sales target for 2017 to 5.75 million units from 6.2 million units in the wake of lackluster results in the first half of the year.
7.5 yrs jail for female would-be suicide bomber
Kyodo News, Published on 28/08/2017
» JAKARTA -- A Jakarta court has sentenced a 28-year-old woman convicted of planning to carry out a suicide bombing at the Indonesian presidential palace in December to seven years and six months in prison, her lawyer said late Sunday.
Rohingya insurgents declare truce to facilitate aid delivery
Published on 10/09/2017
» YANGON/DHAKA: Rohingya Muslim insurgents in Myanmar's Rakhine state declared a temporary ceasefire on Sunday and urged the government to reciprocate to allow for humanitarian assistance to reach vulnerable civilians trapped in the conflict zone.
'VX traces found' on accused Kim Jong Nam killers
Kyodo News, Published on 05/10/2017
» SHAL ALAM, Malaysia: A government chemist told a Malaysian court Thursday that traces of the deadly VX nerve agent were found on two women now on trial on charges of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.