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Mahathir applies to form new party to take on Malaysian PM
Published on 09/08/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday formally applied to form a new party to take on his successor Najib Razak, who has been under the heat over corruption allegations involving a state fund he oversees.
Myanmar officials suggest poll postponement: Suu Kyi party
AFP, Published on 13/10/2015
» YANGON - Myanmar election authorities on Tuesday suggested postponing landmark November polls, a spokesman for Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party said, throwing doubt over the timing of the first credible elections in generations.
Japan gives Philippine B310bln for road-building
Kyodo News, Published on 25/05/2015
» Japan and the Philippines on Monday concluded a grant agreement worth up to 1.12 billion yen (309.6 million baht) to develop roads and other infrastructure in conflict-affected areas of Mindanao island.
China to join Asean meeting on South China Sea
Published on 26/03/2015
» BEIJING — China announced Thursday it will participate in a multilateral meeting next week to discuss issues related to conduct in the South China Sea.
Asean looks to African Union for peacekeeper model
Kyodo News, Published on 16/03/2015
» Defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will study the African Union’s model in their quest to set up an integrated peacekeeping force of the 10-member regional grouping, Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Monday.
ADB: Cambodia on verge of being middle-income nation
Kyodo News, Published on 10/03/2015
» The head of the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday that Cambodia now ranks among the world's fastest-growing economies but still faces challenges.
Asean ministers rap China land grabs
AFP, Published on 29/01/2015
» KOTA KINABALU - Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Wednesday expressed concern at Chinese land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea, as the Philippines urged them to stand up to Beijing.
Japan sets B25bn for Ebola, foreign aid
Kyodo News, Published on 09/01/2015
» TOKYO — The Foreign Ministry said Friday it plans to earmark 90.9 billion yen (about 24.8 billion baht) in aid to Ebola-hit West Africa and other humanitarian assistance measures in Japan's supplementary budget for the year through March 31.
Two Thais plead guilty to insulting royals in play
AFP, Published on 29/12/2014
» Two Thais accused of defaming the monarchy in a university play pleaded guilty on Monday amid an intensifying junta crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
Letters sought for Japan quake victims
Kyodo News, Published on 09/12/2014
» Hoping to ring in a brighter New Year’s, a group based in western Japan is calling on people from Thailand and other countries to send heartening — or genki — letters to people in the northeastern Tohoku region still suffering from the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.