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Haze blocks out Hat Yai, Trang
dpa, Published on 04/09/2015
» A haze caused by forest and plantation fires in Indonesia's Sumatra province on Thursday reached unhealthy levels in Malaysia and southern Thailand Thursday, officials said.
Navy due to end Rohingya mission today
dpa, Published on 10/06/2015
» A two-week mission by the navy to provide humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees is due to end Wednesday, officials confirmed.
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.
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.
Asian integration to spur drug trade
dpa, Published on 04/03/2014
» Increased economic integration in East and South-East Asia is expected to lead to a rise in regional trade in heroin and methamphetamines, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Indonesia protests to US over 'spying'
dpa, Published on 30/10/2013
» Indonesia said on Wednesday it had lodged a strong protest with the United States over reports that the US embassy in Jakarta engaged in espionage.
Malaysia asked to curb Iraq, Syria visas
dpa, Published on 25/10/2013
» Australia has asked Malaysia to remove the right to visas on arrival for Iraqis and Syrians, as they have done for Iranians, officials said Friday.
Inmates escape Indonesian prison
dpa, Published on 19/08/2013
» At least 30 inmates escaped a prison in Indonesia's North Sumatra province after prisoners rioted and set fire to the building, police said on Monday.
Asean agenda: security, economy
dpa, Published on 23/04/2013
» Security and economic issues will be top of the agenda when leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) meet in Brunei this week, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.