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Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives
Kyodo News, Published on 13/07/2022
» COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday, a government official said, just days after protesters stormed the president's official residence as the island country grapples with its worst economic crisis since independence.
High-speed train hits truck on crossing in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2019
» YOKOHAMA, Japan: A man died and more than 30 people were injured when a high-speed train hit a truck and derailed in Yokohama on Thursday, police and rescuers from the city near Tokyo said.
Surakiart to join Rakhine advisory body
Kyodo News, Published on 09/12/2017
» YANGON: Myanmar has formed an advisory body including foreign and local experts to implement recommendations on the country's conflict-riddled Rakhine State by a commission headed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, according to an announcement published Saturday in state media.
Indonesia sends foreign minister to Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2017
» JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Sunday sent his foreign minister to Myanmar to urge its government to halt violence against Rohingya Muslims.
Man dies as snow continues in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 11/02/2017
» TOTTORI, JAPAN - Heavy snowfall continued in a wide area along the Sea of Japan coast Saturday, contributing to the death of a man and stranding around 30 passengers on a train overnight.
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.
Train firms, utilities seek sites be made Pokemon-free
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2016
» TOKYO - Railway companies and nuclear power plant operators in Japan asked the provider of the popular "Pokemon Go" smartphone game on Tuesday to make sure the game's virtual characters do not appear in areas they think are inappropriate or dangerous to play.
Myanmar: Exit poll puts support for NLD at 90%
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2015
» Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy could be set to pull in as much as 90% of votes in the country's first fully democratic general election in decades, according to an exit poll carried out by a local news organization on Sunday.
Reports of voting irregularities in Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2015
» People in Myanmar voted on Sunday in the country's first fully democratic election in decades, amid reports of voting irregularities, intimidation and problems with advance ballots.