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Thousands protest in Philippines
dpa, Published on 22/07/2013
» MANILA - Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Philippines Monday to demand better jobs, more inclusive growth and the protection of human rights ahead of President Benigno Aquino III’s state of the union address.
Thein Sein in talks with Cameron
dpa, Published on 15/07/2013
» Myanmar President Thein Sein was on Monday holding talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron, with human rights and trade issues at the top of the agenda.
Anger over Time's 'Buddhist terror' story
dpa, Published on 24/06/2013
» Yangon - Myanmar's president has lashed out against <i>Time</i> magazine's cover story on "Buddhist terror" for undermining government efforts to ease sectarian tensions in the country.
Hong Kong allows Snowden to leave
dpa, Published on 23/06/2013
» Edward Snowden, the former United States National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who is wanted for leaking details of a massive government surveillance programme, was allowed to leave Hong Kong Sunday.
Vietnam urged to release bloggers
dpa, Published on 20/06/2013
» The Vietnamese government should release three bloggers arrested over the last few weeks and stop physical attacks on critics, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
UN: 140,000 displaced in Rakhine
dpa, Published on 18/06/2013
» YANGON - A year after sectarian violence erupted in Myanmar's Rakhine state, some 140,000 people remain in camps with little hope of returning home, United Nations sources said Tuesday.
Cambodia adopts KR crime denial law
dpa, Published on 07/06/2013
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's National Assembly on Friday adopted a law to criminalise the denial of crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Pipelines to make Myanmar trade hub
dpa, Published on 27/05/2013
» Myanmar is on track to becoming Asia's newest crossroads with the completion of two overland pipelines to China, expected this month.
'Dozens dead' in Rohingya boat tragedy
dpa, Published on 14/05/2013
» Yangon - Dozens of people were missing after boats sank off western Myanmar as they were carrying already destitute Rohingya refugees trying to flee an incoming cyclone, aid groups and the government said Tuesday.
VN officials convicted in land grab
dpa, Published on 10/04/2013
» The trial of five officials involved in a high-profile land seizure in northern Vietnam ended Wednesday, with one receiving jail time.