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Indonesia buying two French submarines
Published on 02/04/2024
» PARIS - The Indonesian Navy has signed a contract to buy two Scorpene submarines made by the French state-owned shipyard Naval Group, the company said on Tuesday on its website.
Pakistan army chief asks politicians to show ‘maturity’
Published on 10/02/2024
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s army chief told feuding politicians on Saturday to show “maturity and unity” after an election failed to produce a clear winner, leaving the military’s favoured party seeking to cobble together a coalition in order to rule.
Blasts kill 22 on eve of Pakistan polls
Published on 07/02/2024
» ISLAMABAD - Two blasts took place on Wednesday near electoral candidates’ offices in the southwestern province of Balochistan, killing 22 people and raising concerns over security on the eve of Pakistan’s elections.
Malaysian prisoners plead guilty to conspiring in 2002 Bali bombing
New York Times, Published on 18/01/2024
» GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Two Malaysian prisoners at Guantánamo Bay pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring in the October 2002 nightclub bombings in the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, which killed more than 200 people.
China ‘mediated Myanmar peace talks’
Published on 14/12/2023
» BEIJING - China has mediated peace talks between Myanmar’s ruling military and rebel groups, and the parties agreed on a temporary ceasefire and to maintain dialogue, Beijing said on Thursday.
Israel battles Hamas as PM warns of 'long and difficult war'
AFP, Published on 08/10/2023
» JERUSALEM: Israeli forces battled holdout Hamas fighters and pounded targets in the Gaza Strip Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a "long and difficult" war ahead sparked by the Palestinian militant group's massive surprise attack.
Myanmar slaps tax on migrant workers’ earnings
Published on 28/09/2023
» The military government of Myanmar has ordered migrant workers to pay tax of at least 10% on income earned abroad, just weeks after telling them to remit 25% of their earnings at money-losing exchange rates, according to local reports.
Hun Manet: Cambodia's new prime minister
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» PHNOM PENH - Hun Manet has an economics degree from England and graduated from the US military academy West Point, but there are few expectations he will uphold Western liberal ideals when he succeeds his father as Cambodia's prime minister.
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military coup, has been moved from prison to a government building, an official from her party said Friday.
UN: Asean must hold Myanmar junta accountable
Published on 21/06/2023
» JAKARTA: Southeast Asian neighbours of conflict-riven Myanmar must consider imposing measures to hold its military rulers accountable, a United Nations expert said on Wednesday, adding the bloc is “deadlocked” over how to resolve the ongoing crisis.