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Thailand struggles with teen pregnancy
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2013
» When Mallika told her parents she was pregnant at 17, they pulled her out of school and ordered her to marry the baby's father. But the marriage didn't happen and the one-time aspiring singer now cares for her baby girl alone.
Myanmar mine 'must pay' for land grab
Reuters, Published on 12/03/2013
» YANGON - People whose land was seized to allow the expansion of a copper mine in northwestern Myanmar, prompting protests that were crushed by police, should be compensated before the project goes ahead, according to an official report published on Tuesday.
Singapore police to cooperate with FBI
Reuters, Published on 13/03/2013
» WASHINGTON - Singapore's police have pledged to share with the FBI evidence they collected in the death of Shane Todd, an American engineer found hanged in his Singapore apartment in June, Singaporean foreign minister, K Shanmugam, said on Tuesday.
Singapore expected to order F-35s
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2013
» Singapore is in the "final stages of evaluating" the F-35 to upgrade its air force, a process US sources say should turn quickly into orders for several dozen of the stealthy warplanes that have been beset by cost overruns and delivery delays.
Malaysia shortlists new jet fighters
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2013
» LANGKAWI - Malaysia has shortlisted five manufacturers as it seeks to buy 18 combat aircraft by 2015 to replace its ageing fleet of Russian-made MIG-29s, the defence minister said on Thursday.
THAI reports net loss in Q4
Reuters, Published on 25/02/2014
» Thai Airways International Plc reported a third consecutive quarter of red ink on Tuesday because of foreign-exchange losses, increased costs and a low number of passengers relative to seats.
Armed men seize Crimea airports
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2014
» SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE — Armed men took control of two airports in the Crimea region on Friday in what Ukraine's government described as an invasion and occupation by Russian forces, stoking tension between Moscow and the West.
12 Years a Slave' makes history
Reuters, Published on 03/03/2014
» LOS ANGELES — The slavery drama "12 Years a Slave" won the Academy Award for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industry's highest honor in 86 years of the Oscars.
Putin: No need to use force now
Reuters, Published on 04/03/2014
» MOSCOW/KERCH, UKRAINE — President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia saw no need to use military force in the Crimea region of Ukraine for now, in remarks apparently intended to ease East-West tension over fears of war in the former Soviet republic.
Malaysia plane probe narrows on mid-air disintegration
Reuters, Published on 10/03/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board are narrowing the focus of their inquiries on the possibility that it disintegrated mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday.