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Myanmar jails 5 journalists for 2 yrs
dpa, Published on 16/10/2014
» YANGON — Five Myanmar journalists were handed two years in prison each for reporting on allegations that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians had formed an alternative government.
Illegal wildlife at China chamber
dpa, Published on 07/10/2014
» PHNOM PENH — A police raid on the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia uncovered a cache of illegal wildlife parts and live animals, a report said Tuesday.
Migrants struggle to get unpaid wages
dpa, Published on 05/10/2014
» Bao Da Liang was looking forward to a decent income to send home to his family in China when he first came to Singapore in April 2013 to work on construction sites.
2 shot in border-temple skirmish
dpa, Published on 01/10/2014
» A Thai soldier was wounded and a Cambodian shot three times when fighting broke out near a disputed border-area temple this week, a media report said Wednesday.
Facebook post gets Malay year in jail
dpa, Published on 09/09/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian man on Tuesday was sentenced to one year in prison for uploading an offensive comment about the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on his Facebook page three months ago, his lawyer said.
2 charged for trafficking Cambodians
dpa, Published on 08/09/2014
» PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian court charged two men for trying to smuggle 23 people into Thailand to work, a report said Monday.
Woman jailed for calling city 'stupid'
dpa, Published on 02/09/2014
» JAKARTA – An Indonesian woman may stand trial for calling the city of Yogyakarta "stupid and uncultured" on the Internet, police said Tuesday.
Surrogate law official 'by year-end'
dpa, Published on 15/08/2014
» Thailand will sign into law a ban on commercial surrogacy by the end of the year, the Ministry of Public Health said Friday.
Dog thief jailed in Vietnam
dpa, Published on 08/08/2014
» HANOI — A dog thief in southern Vietnam was sentenced to one year in jail, authorities said Friday, for a crime usually only punished by fines or vigilante beatings.
Gammy's doctor performed '100s'
dpa, Published on 07/08/2014
» The Thai doctor responsible for a recent high-profile surrogacy case has carried out hundreds of the procedures, Health Ministry officials said Thursday.