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Soaked streets, water fights mark Myanmar festival
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» YANGON: The thudding bass of party music and splash-happy water fights marked the start of celebrations leading up to the Buddhist New Year in Myanmar on Friday, a time of high spirits and revelry.
Indonesia wants Australia as full Asean member
AFP, Published on 16/03/2018
» SYDNEY: Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants Australia to become a full member of Asean, signalling on Friday he is keen on Canberra playing a bigger regional role in defence, trade and security matters.
Vietnam cops seize B78m heroin in China border drug bust
AFP, Published on 26/02/2018
» Five men were arrested in Vietnam for allegedly attempting to smuggle $2.5 million (78.4 million baht) worth of heroin into China after police shot at their drug-packed vehicle as they tried to flee, local media reported Monday.
Police nab Pakistani passport forger with IS links
AFP, Published on 19/01/2018
» A Pakistani passport forger whose fakes may have been sold to Islamic State operatives has been arrested in Thailand, police said Friday, ending a career that helped people slip into Europe illegally.
Thousands flee Christmas Day typhoon in Philippines
AFP, Published on 25/12/2016
» DARAGA (PHILIPPINES) - Thousands of residents were fleeing coastal and other hazardous areas in the eastern Philippines on Sunday as a powerful typhoon barrelled towards the disaster-prone archipelago.
Rainbow snake, tiny frog among new Mekong species
AFP, Published on 19/12/2016
» BANGKOK - A rainbow-headed snake, a tiny frog and a lizard with dragon-like horns are among more than 150 new species confirmed by scientists last year in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong region, researchers said on Monday.
To believe, or not to believe, the Philippine president?
AFP, Published on 14/12/2016
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte frequently makes controversial comments that he or his aides later seek to clarify or quash completely.
WEF: Asean more open market than EU, US
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» Asean is a more open market for international trade than either the European Union or the United States, according to a World Economic Forum report released on Wednesday.
Vietnam scraps huge nuclear power plant projects
AFP, Published on 22/11/2016
» HANOI - Power-hungry Vietnam scrapped plans for two multi-billion dollar nuclear power plants on Tuesday, citing environmental and financial reasons after the cost of the projects skyrocketed.
Duterte threatens to copy Russia ICC exit
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» DAVAO (PHILIPPINES) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to follow in Russia's footsteps Thursday and pull his country out of the International Criminal Court, incensed at foreign criticism of his deadly drug war.