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China makes South China Sea proposals, slams US 'provocation'
dpa, Published on 23/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Sunday put forward a five-point proposal to ease rising tensions in the South China Sea, even as Beijing admitted to building military facilities in the area.
UK drone targets, kills two British ISIS fighters
dpa, Published on 08/09/2015
» London - Britain's military killed two British citizens in a drone attack against Islamic State fighters in Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.
Convicted teen blogger remanded
dpa, Published on 02/06/2015
» SINGAPORE - A 16-year-old teen blogger in Singapore, who was convicted of distributing an obscene image and offending religious sentiment, was remanded in custody for three weeks on Tuesday.
Government making new friends amid chilly relations with West
dpa, Published on 08/04/2015
» Diplomatically spurned by the US and Western European countries over its military coup in May, Thailand's ruling junta is looking elsewhere for friends.
Fireworks death called 'not a big deal'
dpa, Published on 03/11/2014
» PHNOM PENH — A faulty fireworks blast that killed one man during a coronation anniversary event for the Cambodian king last week was described by the country's defence minister as "not a big deal," it was reported on Monday.
$856m invested on World Cup security
dpa, Published on 24/05/2014
» BRASILIA - Brazil has spent more than 850 million United States dollars on security for the 2014 FIFA World Cup scheduled to start next month, officials said on Friday.
Asia military expenditure up '187%'
dpa, Published on 23/05/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday expressed concern over the rise of national defence spending, and called for a focus on diplomacy in resolving conflicts.
Images show new debris field
dpa, Published on 26/03/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has received new satellite images showing a possible debris field with more than 100 objects in the Indian Ocean where a missing passenger plane is believed to have crashed, Transport Minister says.
Indonesians pose as bombers
dpa, Published on 21/03/2014
» SINGAPORE - Bitterness over a bombing by Indonesian marines in Singapore nearly 50 years ago flared up again when two soldiers posed as the bombers at a defence forum, news reports said Friday.
Malaysian opposition leader convicted
dpa, Published on 21/02/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court on Friday convicted an opposition leader of sedition for questioning the decision of an eastern state ruler five years ago.