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Japan, Myanmar leaders hold talks in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 14/12/2017
» Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Myanmar President Htin Kyaw held a meeting on Thursday in Tokyo, with the Japanese leader expected to announce fresh support for infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian country.
EU suspends support for Cambodian election
Kyodo News, Published on 12/12/2017
» PHNOM PENH: The European Union announced on Tuesday that it is suspending funding for Cambodia's general election next year over the forced dissolution of the country's main opposition party.
Japan's emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019
Kyodo News, Published on 01/12/2017
» TOKYO: A special panel to discuss key issues regarding the Japanese imperial family decided Friday to set the date for Emperor Akihito's abdication as April 30, 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, paving the way for the nation's first imperial succession from a living emperor in about 200 years.
Malaysia scraps mandatory death sentence for drugs
Kyodo News, Published on 01/12/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's lower house of Parliament on Thursday passed an amendment to end the country's mandatory death sentencing of drug traffickers.
Tropical cyclone kills 19 in Indonesia, new one brewing
Kyodo News, Published on 29/11/2017
» A tropical cyclone churning off the southern coast of Indonesia's main island of Java has triggered landslides, floods and tornadoes, leaving at least 19 people dead, an official said Wednesday.
Airlines get 'Red Warning' over Bali volcano
Kyodo News, Published on 27/11/2017
» JAKARTA: The Mount Agung volcano on Bali erupted with greater force Sunday, prompting some airlines to cancel flights to and from the popular resort island and forcing an international airport on a nearby resort island to close, according to local officials.
Japan tightening control over private land on remote islands
Kyodo News, Published on 25/11/2017
» The Japanese government will soon consider steps to enhance control over all privately owned land on remote islands to bolster national security and protect resources within territorial waters, a government source said Saturday.
30,000 elderly drivers in Japan may have dementia
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2017
» TOKYO: The results of stricter screenings of drivers aged 75 or older in Japan showed that about 30,000 of them may be suffering dementia, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
East Timor bids to join Asean
Kyodo News, Published on 27/10/2017
» DILI: East Timor's Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said Thursday his country is "doing our best" to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but Asean members Myanmar and Singapore are still withholding their support.
Abe's ruling bloc wins, Japan set to amend constitution
Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2017
» TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition is certain to retain a two-thirds majority in Sunday's House of Representatives election, according to early returns, providing it with the impetus to press ahead with debate on a first-ever amendment to the Japanese constitution.