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Bangladesh landslide death toll doubles to over 130
Kyodo News, Published on 14/06/2017
» DHAKA -- More than 130 people were killed in landslides triggered by torrential rain in Bangladesh on Tuesday, local media reported Wednesday as the death toll continues to rise.
Protestors march in Manila against martial law declaration
Published on 29/05/2017
» MANILA - Several groups staged a protest march on Monday over President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of martial law last week in the country's south to quell violence by militants linked to Islamic State.
Myanmar opens first biomass power plant
Published on 29/03/2017
» YANGON - Myanmar has utilised Japanese know-how to open its first biomass gasification power plant in its capital city Nay Pyi Taw.
Red shirt weapons were stashed for 'temple conflict', cops say
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/03/2017
» Police believe the huge cache of weapons retrieved on Saturday from a Pathum Thani house linked to hardcore red-shirt leader Wuthipong Kochathamakun, alias Kotee, were intended to be used against authorities who had laid siege to Wat Phra Dhammakaya.
Myanmar court hands death sentence to Rohingya attacker
Published on 14/02/2017
» YANGON - A district court in Myanmar has handed the death sentence to a Muslim Rohingya man who was captured during last year's attacks on border police posts in the country's northern Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh, an official confirmed on Tuesday.
Myanmar urged to end persecution of Rohingya
Published on 19/01/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia on Thursday pushed the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the world's largest Muslim intergovernmental organisation, to pile pressure on Myanmar to end the persecution and killing of ethnic Muslim Rohingyas in the country.
Suu Kyi: Myanmar to let aid into Rakhine
Kyodo News, Published on 19/12/2016
» YANGON - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi held "candid and transparent" talks with Asean foreign ministers Monday in which she agreed to allow humanitarian access to conflict-stricken areas of western Myanmar where tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been displaced, while she sought "time and space" to resolve the "complex" issue.
Suu Kyi thanks India for helping Myanmar
Published on 19/10/2016
» NEW DELHI - Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi voiced gratitude to India on Wednesday for helping her country "make up for lost time" through democratising, boosting development, strengthening rule of law and achieving peace and unity.
Asean to avoid mentioning ruling on South China Sea
Published on 04/09/2016
» The chairman's statement to be issued after a summit of Southeast Asian leaders in Laos this week will avoid any mention of the landmark July ruling by an international tribunal that rejected China's vast claims to most of the South China Sea, an Asean source said Sunday.
Suu Kyi makes official visit to China
Kyodo News, Published on 17/08/2016
» YANGON - Myanmar's relations with its powerful neighbour China arrived at a new juncture on Wednesday, as the country's de-facto leader State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi began a visit to Beijing.