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Singapore to deport migrant workers
dpa, Published on 18/12/2013
» Singaporean authorities have charged 28 foreign workers and will deport another 53 believed to have been involved in the island's worst rioting in decades, reports said on Wednesday.
Singapore appeals for calm after riots
dpa, Published on 10/12/2013
» Singapore's leaders on Tuesday appealed for calm after the country's worst rioting in decades, when hundreds of foreign workers clashed with police following a fatal road accident.
China warns Japan, US over air zone
dpa, Published on 04/12/2013
» BEIJING - China's military warned Japan and the United States that it is "fully capable of exercising control" over its newly declared air defence identification zone over the East China Sea, as US Vice President Joe Biden headed for talks with Chinese leaders on Wednesday.
OIC urges Myanmar to pursue reforms
dpa, Published on 17/11/2013
» The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged Myanmar to ease restrictions on "fundamental freedoms," after assessing the plight of the country's Rohingya Muslim community, media reports said Sunday.
Even-handed temple ruling cools heat in Thailand, Cambodia
dpa, Published on 11/11/2013
» Both Thailand and Cambodia were claiming victory Monday after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on disputed border territory near an 11th-century temple, but tempers seemed to be cooling in both countries.
Kachin girls fall easy prey on border
dpa, Published on 10/11/2013
» JE YANG CAMP - A 17-year-old Kachin girl was locked in a room for three weeks while a Chinese couple tried to sell her as a "temporary wife" to the highest bidder.
Zuckerberg blasts US digital surveillance
dpa, Published on 12/09/2013
» Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg blasted the United States government's digital surveillance activities on Wednesday, saying it had failed to strike a correct balance between security and privacy issues.
Vietnamese 'ivory smugglers' nabbed
dpa, Published on 30/08/2013
» Police arrested a Vietnamese couple suspected of attempting to smuggle more than 100 kilogrammes of African ivory to Cambodia through Bangkok, officials said on Friday.
Ministers discuss South China Sea
dpa, Published on 14/08/2013
» Southeast Asian foreign ministers met Wednesday at a Thai beach resort in Hua Hin to discuss conflicts in the South China Sea and other issues related to ties with Beijing.
Morsi adviser: This is a military coup
dpa, Published on 04/07/2013
» A senior adviser to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has warned that the country is facing a military coup and the risk of "considerable bloodshed."