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3 years on, Rohingya refugee repatriation to Myanmar still uncertain
Kyodo News, Published on 24/08/2020
» The plight of Rohingya refugees living in squalid camps in Bangladesh continues as efforts to repatriate them to Myanmar have virtually stalled, with the world's attention focused on the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan skies lit up to brighten mood
Kyodo News, Published on 01/06/2020
» Simultaneous fireworks displays coloured the night skies in Tokyo and other parts of Japan on Monday, with fireworks makers hoping the sight would cheer up the nation as it struggles with the coronavirus pandemic.
Abe lifts emergency in Osaka, nearby areas
Kyodo News, Published on 21/05/2020
» TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday lifted the state of emergency in the western Japanese prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, as the spread of the novel coronavirus has slowed enough to justify the gradual easing of curbs on economic activity.
Malaysia extends national lockdown by 2 weeks to curb virus
Kyodo News, Published on 25/03/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced Wednesday a two-week extension of a national lockdown as part of stepped-up measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
15 years after tsunami, painful memories endure
Kyodo News, Published on 23/12/2019
» PHUKET: Although 15 years have passed since the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed almost a quarter of a million lives, memories of that day still haunt many people on Thailand's Andaman Coast who were touched by the tragedy.
Thai community spreads language, culture in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 23/12/2019
» TOKYO: In an eastern downtown area of Tokyo, known for its Thai community, classes are being held in a six-story building promoting Thai language and culture.
High-speed train hits truck on crossing in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2019
» YOKOHAMA, Japan: A man died and more than 30 people were injured when a high-speed train hit a truck and derailed in Yokohama on Thursday, police and rescuers from the city near Tokyo said.
Chinese project in Cambodia raises alarms of military build-up
Kyodo News, Published on 12/08/2019
» While Cambodia welcomes an ongoing influx of Chinese tourists, investment and development, the world at large increasingly suspects that China is launching a military build-up in the country for stronger Chinese influence in Southeast Asia.
Asean foreign ministers discuss S. China Sea, Rohingya
Kyodo News, Published on 31/07/2019
» Foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations began their annual series of meetings in Bangkok on Wednesday, with South China Sea tensions, the Rohingya refugee crisis and Korean Peninsula issues on the agenda.
Trump doesn't condemn N. Korea over missile launches
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday did not condemn North Korea for launching two new short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.