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Mass graves of suspected Rohingya migrants found in Malaysia
dpa, Published on 24/05/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - A mass grave believed to contain bodies of Myanmar Rohingya migrants has been found by police in northern Malaysia, Malaysian Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Sunday.
Jakarta court says Budi not suspect
dpa, Published on 16/02/2015
» JAKARTA — An Indonesian court on Monday ruled invalid a decision by the country's anti-corruption agency to name the sole nominee for the post of police chief as a suspect in a graft case.
20 dead monkeys found on Hanoi bus
dpa, Published on 30/01/2015
» HANOI — Police in Vietnam said Friday they had found the mummified remains of 20 monkeys after stopping a bus on the outskirts of Hanoi.
Monk's sex video outrages Vietnam
dpa, Published on 10/12/2014
» HANOI — A video allegedly showing a monk having sex sparked outrage on social media in Vietnam Wednesday.
Thousands protest in Hong Kong
dpa, Published on 01/09/2014
» Thousands of demonstrators gathered Sunday night outside China's central government offices in Hong Kong to protest Beijing's refusal to allow free elections in the territory.
42 foreigners arrested in Malaysia riot
dpa, Published on 27/08/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police arrested 42 men after a riot by up to 1,000 mostly Nepalese workers sparked fires and destroyed parts of an electronics-export factory, highlighting accusations of poor conditions for many of the estimated four million foreign workers in the Southeast Asian country.
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.
'Escape' China, Viet communists urge
dpa, Published on 30/07/2014
» HANOI — A former ambassador to Beijing was among 60 prominent members of Vietnam's Communist Party urging the country's leaders to "escape" reliance on China through political and economic reforms.
Military helicopter crashes in Vietnam
dpa, Published on 07/07/2014
» HANOI - A Vietnamese army helicopter crashed near a military airport on the outskirts of Hanoi early Monday, injuring several people, a senior official said.
Robot cars 'could end traffic jams'
dpa, Published on 03/06/2014
» SINGAPORE - Driverless cars could take up to four-fifths of the traffic off the roads of Asia's congested cities, in combination with sharing schemes, an expert told a city planning conference on Tuesday.