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Aid workers' homes attacked
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2014
» YANGON - Buddhist-led mobs are throwing stones at the offices of international aid organisations in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, according to aid workers, residents and a government official.
Thai satellite spots possible wreckage
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2014
» A Thai satellite has detected about 300 objects floating in the Indian Ocean near the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner.
Most Myanmar log exports 'illegal'
Associated Press, Published on 26/03/2014
» YANGON — Most of Myanmar's log exports in recent years have been illegal according to international trade data, an environmental watchdog group said on Tuesday, in a sign that an export ban due to begin next week is likely to have little effect.
Myanmar census bars name Rohingya
Associated Press, Published on 30/03/2014
» YANGON - Enumerators fanned out across Myanmar on Sunday for a census that has been widely criticised for stoking religious and ethnic tensions, after the government denied members of a long-persecuted Muslim minority the right to identify themselves as ''Rohingya.''
Sam Rainsy cancels Phnom Penh rally
Associated Press, Published on 30/03/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's opposition party held a symbolic march Sunday to avoid possible clashes with authorities, after the government banned it from meeting in one of the capital's public parks. Hundreds of security officers, armed with shields and batons, stood by to observe the peaceful rally.
Taiwan masses slam China trade deal
Associated Press, Published on 30/03/2014
» Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the streets around Taiwan's Parliament on Sunday to voice their opposition to a trade pact with China, part of a nearly 2-week-old protest that is challenging the president's policy of moving the democratic island economically closer to China.
'Grandmaster' wins 7 film awards
Associated Press, Published on 28/03/2014
» MACAU - "The Grandmaster" won best picture, best director for Wong Kar Wai and five other honors at the Asian Film Awards.
Bitcoin exchange website goes offline
Associated Press, Published on 25/02/2014
» TOKYO — The website of major Bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox is offline amid reports it suffered a debilitating theft, a new setback for efforts to gain legitimacy for the virtual currency.
Myanmar blasted for Rohingya policies
Associated Press, Published on 25/02/2014
» An independent human rights group said Tuesday it has obtained official documents directly implicating the Myanmar government in abusive and discriminatory policies targeting the country's long-persecuted minority Rohingya Muslim community.
Philippines sets organ donation record
Associated Press, Published on 28/02/2014
» MANILA - Health officials say the Philippines has broken India's record of gathering the most number of organ donor pledges in an hour at a single site. The feat awaits the Guinness World Records' official confirmation.