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Asia to mourn tsunami dead with ceremonies 20 years on
AFP, Published on 26/12/2024
» BANDA ACEH (INDONESIA) - Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history.
Taiwan raises alert as China deploys 90 ships in likely drills
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2024
» TAIPEI - Taiwan raised its alert level on Monday saying China has set up seven zones of reserved airspace and deployed naval fleets and coast guard boats in what a security source described as the first military drills across a broad swathe of the region's waters.
China vows 'resolute countermeasures' after US arms sale to Taiwan
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2024
» China vowed "resolute countermeasures" on Sunday to a recently approved US arms sale to Taiwan, saying it had lodged a complaint over the sale, which it said seriously infringes on China's sovereignty.
Taiwanese leader in Hawaii after declaring Taiwan a force for global peace
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2024
» Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te began a US stopover in Hawaii on Saturday as part of a Pacific tour after declaring his democratically governed island a key force for promoting global peace and stability.
Taiwan president’s planned US stop angers China
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2024
» BEIJING - China’s defence ministry says it has urged the United States to refrain from sending any wrong signals to the forces of “Taiwan independence”.
Senator blames insurgents for Songkhla statue attack
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 22/11/2024
» A senator has blamed this week’s grenade attacks in Songkhla on the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani (BRN) insurgent group, saying it intended to discredit a policy to strengthen multiculturalism and promote economic development in the troubled southern border region.
Pakistan separatists kill 24 in train station blast
Reuters, Published on 09/11/2024
» QUETTA, Pakistan - At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police and other officials told Reuters.
Songkhla 'terrorist' gets jail time
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/11/2024
» Azman Porloh, a 29-year-old suspect in several terrorist attacks in Songkhla province, is facing more than five years' imprisonment for the illegal possession and accumulation of weapons.
India slams Canada for linking minister to plots
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2024
» NEW DELHI - India’s foreign ministry says it has lodged a protest with Canada for linking its home minister to alleged plots against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.
Canada links Indian minister to murder plots
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/10/2024
» Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah authorised a wave of violence across Canada that included extortion and homicides, a senior Canadian government official has said.