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Vietnamese fishers shot in pirate attack near Thai border
dpa, Published on 14/09/2015
» HANOI — A Vietnamese fisherman was killed and another injured when a speedboat opened fire on them near the Thai border, in an apparent failed pirate attack, news reports said Monday.
Hun Sen urges tycoon to return, face assault charges
dpa, Published on 16/07/2015
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday called on a Cambodian business tycoon hiding in Singapore to come home quickly or risk returning in "handcuffs" for his role in an assault last week.
Indian rape victim dies after 42 years in coma
dpa, Published on 18/05/2015
» NEW DELHI — A Mumbai nurse who was in a vegetative state for more than 40 years after being raped by a hospital cleaner died on Monday, a hospital spokesman said.
A hymn, but no blindfolds, for executed convicts
dpa, Published on 29/04/2015
» JAKARTA – Eight drug convicts executed in Indonesia refused blindfolds as they faced the firing squad in the early hours of Wednesday, a news report said.
Court enters plea after marine refuses
dpa, Published on 23/02/2015
» MANILA — A US marine accused of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines refused to enter a plea Monday to the murder charge filed against him.
Philippines' US marine trial suspended
dpa, Published on 24/12/2014
» MANILA — The trial of a US marine accused of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines has been suspended for two months, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Philippines OKs $59bn budget for 2015
dpa, Published on 23/12/2014
» MANILA – Philippine President Benigno Aquino Tuesday signed a 2.6-trillion-peso ($59 billion) national budget for 2015, which he said further limits opportunities for corruption.
Hagupit: Massive damage, not deaths
dpa, Published on 09/12/2014
» MANILA – Smiling and carrying bags of relief goods, residents of flood-prone areas in the Philippine capital began returning to their homes after staying in an evacuation centre overnight.
US cancels Philippines port calls
dpa, Published on 03/11/2014
» MANILA — The United States cancelled scheduled visits of three military ships to the Philippines, where a US marine has been charged with killing a Filipino transgender woman, officials said Monday.
Fireworks death called 'not a big deal'
dpa, Published on 03/11/2014
» PHNOM PENH — A faulty fireworks blast that killed one man during a coronation anniversary event for the Cambodian king last week was described by the country's defence minister as "not a big deal," it was reported on Monday.