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Vietnam, Philippines seal deals on South China Sea security
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam and the Philippines agreed on Tuesday to boost cooperation among their coastguards and to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea, in an announcement during a state visit to Hanoi by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Indonesia Q4 GDP up 4.9% on exports
Reuters, Published on 04/02/2022
» BENGALURU: Indonesia's economy grew 4.9% in the final quarter of 2021 as exports from the resource-rich economy surged amid a rise in global commodity prices while an easing of Covid-19 restrictions improved domestic consumption, a Reuters poll showed.
Indonesian forces prepare to storm rebel-held Papua villages
Reuters, Published on 11/11/2017
» JAKARTA: Indonesian security forces in the eastern province of Papua are preparing to storm five villages that they say are being held by an armed rebel group, police officials said on Saturday.
China Sept imports soar, exports also rise
Reuters, Published on 13/10/2017
» BEIJING: China's imports and exports grew at a faster pace in September than in the previous month, suggesting the world's second-biggest economy is still expanding at a healthy clip despite widespread forecasts of an eventual slowdown.
Papuan separatists to petition UN against Indonesian rule
Reuters, Published on 06/09/2017
» GENEVA -- The people of West Papua are facing a "slow motion genocide" and demand independence from Indonesia, separatist leaders told Reuters after a march in Geneva, adding they would press their case with a petition to the United Nations in New York.
Philippines environment chief ousted
Reuters, Published on 03/05/2017
» MANILA -- In less than 10 months, Regina Lopez ordered the closure of more than half the mines in the Philippines, cancelled dozens of contracts for future projects and banned open-pit mining.
Indonesia tense ahead of US vice-president's visit
Reuters, Published on 14/04/2017
» JAKARTA - Washington has billed Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Indonesia next week as a booster for the Strategic Partnership between the world's second- and third-largest democracies, but a raft of bilateral tensions could sap the goodwill from his trip.
Myanmar police reject lawsuit against minister
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2015
» YANGON — Police in Myanmar have rejected a lawsuit filed by two Buddhist monks against Myanmar's home minister and police chief over use of white phosphorous against protesters in 2012, saying they are protected by law.
Monks to sue Myanmar for using chemicals on protesters
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2015
» YANGON -- Buddhist monks have prepared a lawsuit against Myanmar's interior minister, accusing police of using poisonous chemicals to break up a protest in 2012, the monks and a human-rights organisation said on Monday.
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.