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Philippine death toll from Koppu jumps to 16
dpa, Published on 19/10/2015
» Residents of flooded farming villages in the Philippines were trapped on their rooftops on Monday and animals floated down fast-rising rivers, as the death toll from Typhoon Koppu climbed to 16.
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.
Jersey maker shirtfronted over 'sexist' laundry label
dpa, Published on 09/03/2015
» JAKARTA — An Indonesian sports-apparel company has apologised after it was criticised for printing washing instructions considered sexist.
20 dead monkeys found on Hanoi bus
dpa, Published on 30/01/2015
» HANOI — Police in Vietnam said Friday they had found the mummified remains of 20 monkeys after stopping a bus on the outskirts of Hanoi.
Women still MIA on Singapore boards
dpa, Published on 05/11/2014
» SINGAPORE — Only a fraction of seats on the boards of Singapore's listed companies are taken by women, a new study revealed.
Aussies roiled by wife-cooking chef
dpa, Published on 07/10/2014
» SYDNEY — Australia has been gripped by the case of a chef who dismembered and cooked the body of his wife who, local media reported, was a transgender prostitute from Indonesia.
North Korea: 1 country, 2 systems
dpa, Published on 28/09/2014
» NEW YORK - North Korea said reunification with the South is its main goal, and proposed an arrangement of "one country, two systems," the United Nations General Assembly heard on Saturday.
Alibaba to seek fortune in US
dpa, Published on 09/09/2014
» BEIJING - Chinese online retailer Alibaba is, by some counts, the world's biggest marketplace, and its initial public offering (IPO) could be the largest the world has ever seen.
Tsunami-hit Indonesian family reunited
dpa, Published on 20/08/2014
» An Indonesian couple that were last month reunited with their 14-year-old daughter who went missing in the 2004 earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit the northernmost province of Aceh have in recent days also found their missing son, the father said on Wednesday.
MAS to be fully government owned
dpa, Published on 08/08/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - The majority shareholder of struggling Malaysia Airlines said Friday the ailing national carrier is on course to become fully state-owned, as part of a "complete overhaul" of the company that was hit by two major air disasters within five months.