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At press dinner, Hun Sen berates media
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen berated journalists on Sunday at a dinner his government hosted for correspondents and accused some of spreading fabricated stories.
Indonesia sends military to help fight health crisis in Papua
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia is deploying military paramedics to carry food and vaccines to a remote part of its easternmost province of Papua, where reports say at least 61 infants died from malnutrition and diseases such as measles.
Malaysia upholds death sentences for 9 Filipinos
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Monday upheld death sentences handed down to nine men from the Philippines in connection with a 2013 incursion into the Malaysian part of Borneo island by Philippine fighters seeking to stake an ancient claim.
Vietnam seeks lengthy jail terms for former officials of state oil firm
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2018
» HANOI: Prosecutors in Vietnam were seeking long jail terms on Thursday for a former member of the country's ruling politburo and a high-profile former official over losses of hundreds of millions of dollars at a state oil firm, domestic media said.
Vietnam plans to boost rice quality, prices but export less
Reuters, Published on 07/07/2017
» HANOI - Vietnam has outlined plans to boost revenues from rice exports over the next decade by focussing on a higher quality product and selling more outside Asia.