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Singapore proposes Asean leaders assert unity
Kyodo News, Published on 06/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore has proposed that Asean leaders adopt a vision statement at their April summit to demonstrate a unified front as a big-power tussle for regional influence tests the 50-year-old group's cohesiveness.
Detained Kem Sokha rejects new opposition movement
Reuters, Published on 20/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's detained opposition leader Kem Sokha has declined to join a new movement, founded by prominent exiles following a ban on the main opposition party, his lawyer said on Saturday.
JD.com widens SE Asian presence with Tiki deal
Business, Published on 17/01/2018
» BEIJING: Chinese online retailer JD.com Inc has made an investment in Vietnamese e-commerce firm Tiki.vn, expanding its Southeast Asia business amid growing competition in the region from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Amazon.com Inc.
SET, Vietnam shares outperform other SE Asian peers
Published on 11/01/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index rose, while Vietnamese shares extended gains to a fresh 10-year closing high on Thursday.
Singapore arrests 17, seizes millions in Shell oil 'heist'
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2018
» SINGAPORE: Seventeen men have been arrested and millions of dollars in cash seized as part of an investigation into a suspected oil theft at Shell's biggest refinery, Singapore police said on Tuesday.
Indonesia sees rise in arrivals
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 22/02/2017
» JAKARTA: Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia rose 10.7% to 11.52 million people last year but those from some countries, including Japan, decreased due to concerns over terrorism as well as prevailing economic conditions, according to official data.
Myanmar court hands death sentence to Rohingya attacker
Published on 14/02/2017
» YANGON - A district court in Myanmar has handed the death sentence to a Muslim Rohingya man who was captured during last year's attacks on border police posts in the country's northern Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh, an official confirmed on Tuesday.
Asean 'abandons' joint statement on ruling
Kyodo News, Published on 14/07/2016
» Asean has decided not to issue any joint statement on an international tribunal's ruling this week that rejected China's sweeping claims in the South China Sea, an Asean official source said Thursday.
DO NOT USE / DUP: Madonna makes surprise visits to Manila children's shelters
Published on 24/02/2016
» MANILA — Madonna made surprise visits to two Manila shelters for orphans and street children, taking selfies with kids a day before the pop star begins her two-night concert stint in the Philippine capital.