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Cambodia's Hun Sen turns to Facebook video for more 'likes'
dpa, Published on 27/11/2015
» PHNOM PENH – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen streamed a live video address over Facebook this week, the latest social media initiative by the long-serving leader to connect with his youthful electorate.
Philippines market fire kills at least 14
dpa, Published on 31/10/2015
» MANILA - A fire at a market in the southern Philippines killed at least 14 people Saturday, news reports said.
Outrage in Vietnam over curtailing abortions
dpa, Published on 12/10/2015
» HANOI -- Proposed restrictions to Vietnam's relatively lax abortion laws have sparked an outcry from the public and health officials, who say the new conditions would be insensitive to rape victims and unworkable.
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.
Convicted teen blogger remanded
dpa, Published on 02/06/2015
» SINGAPORE - A 16-year-old teen blogger in Singapore, who was convicted of distributing an obscene image and offending religious sentiment, was remanded in custody for three weeks on Tuesday.
Vietnam TV net fined for map showing Hanoi in China
dpa, Published on 12/05/2015
» HANOI — Vietnam media authorities fined a national television station for displaying a map that placed the capital Hanoi within southern China, news reports said Tuesday.
Beijing to blacklist bad Chinese tourists
dpa, Published on 13/04/2015
» BEIJING – China will blacklist badly behaved Chinese tourists to try to save national face at home and abroad, state media reported.
Interpol opens digital crime centre in Singapore
dpa, Published on 13/04/2015
» SINGAPORE – Interpol's first digital crime centre officially opened in Singapore on Monday, local press reported.
Jersey maker to replace 'sexist' laundry labels
dpa, Published on 11/03/2015
» JAKARTA — An Indonesian sports-apparel company has promised to replace washing instruction labels on its football shirts following a public outcry for their sexist undertone.