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Bangladesh demands Myanmar take back Rohingya
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2017
» YANGON/DHAKA - A special envoy of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi began top-level talks in Bangladesh on Wednesday, as the United Nations said the Rohingya crisis prompted 65,000 people to flee Myanmar for Bangladesh in the past three months.
Asia sees changed US relationship, whoever wins
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2016
» TOKYO/JAKARTA - Win or lose, Donald Trump's campaign has changed the way countries in Asia view their relationships with Washington.
Bullets trump rehabilitation in drug war
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2016
» The Philippines is the site of the latest "war on drugs" escalation. It has killed at least 2,400 people in just two months, while neighbouring Indonesia has declared a "narcotics emergency" and resumed executing drug convicts after a long hiatus.
Pokemon Go could be next big marketing tool for retailers
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2016
» NEW YORK - Pokemon Go, a mobile game that has rocketed to the top of Apple Inc and Android app stores in record time, looks set to challenge young internet companies which specialise in increasing foot traffic for small businesses and may end up playing a role in major brands' marketing, according to industry experts.
Frustrated Jokowi launches charm offensive on investors
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2015
» JAKARTA — Exasperated by the performance of his economics team, Indonesia's president has personally taken on the job of promoting Southeast Asia's largest economy to sceptical investors, said palace officials and economists.
Southeast Asia's borrowers wince as deflation looms
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2015
» JAKARTA — Loans to businesses and households in Southeast Asia are growing at their slowest pace in five years, but the region's most indebted economies aren't becoming any less leveraged. Because of deflation, borrowers are at risk of shouldering heavier debt burdens.