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Anti-doping lab in Thailand shut down
Associated Press, Published on 21/11/2019
» MONTREAL: The only authorised anti-doping laboratory in Southeast Asia has been forced to suspend operations, leaving a gap in coverage for much of the region.
Malaysia says it won't host any more events involving Israel
Associated Press, Published on 16/01/2019
» PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's foreign minister said Wednesday that the government will not budge over a ban on Israeli athletes in a para swimming competition and has decided that the country will not host any events in the future involving Israel.
Activists demand Thailand release refugee footballer
Associated Press, Published on 22/12/2018
» SYDNEY: Human rights groups and former football players have called on Fifa and the Australian government to intervene to stop a Melbourne-based refugee and semi-professional footballer from being extradited from Thailand to Bahrain.
Indonesia police kill 11 in crime fight ahead of Asian Games
Associated Press, Published on 17/07/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police have killed 11 suspected petty criminals and shot dozens more in a heavy-handed campaign to free the capital, Jakarta, of street crime before next month's Asian Games.
At Trump-Kim summit, don't expect N.Korea to foot the bill
Associated Press, Published on 04/06/2018
» TOKYO: When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump hold their summit at an exclusive venue in Singapore, one of the priciest destinations in Asia, they will no doubt run up quite a bill. And if past precedent is any indication, expect Pyongyang to pay as little of it as possible.
The 'Garlic Girls': Korean curlers a global sensation
Associated Press, Published on 23/02/2018
» GANGNEUNG, South Korea: Forget Lindsey Vonn and Adam Rippon. The real rock stars of the Pyeongchang Olympics are a humble group of Korean curlers who have no idea they've become a global sensation.
North Korea's Olympic ambition falters
Associated Press, Published on 20/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Kim Jong Un wants to turn his country into an international sports power - think East Germany in the 1970s and 80s. The North Korean leader is pouring resources into training and infrastructure, athletes are getting more recognition than ever and the country now even has an all-sports television channel, though it's not clear how many citizens are able to actually watch it.
What would South Koreans ask a North Korean?
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» YEONGCHANG, South Korea: The Koreas share a border, a culture and a language. But 70 years after they were separated, North and South are about as divided as divided gets.
Kim’s sister begins unprecedented South visit
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: In a stunning turn of events, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister arrived in South Korea on Friday to be her brother’s special envoy to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
N.Korea stages Olympics-eve military parade
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over an extravagant military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Thursday, grabbing the spotlight on the eve of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea to thumb his nose at Washington while making a point of showing off his new-found restraint toward Seoul.