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Court postpones Andy Hall case
dpa, Published on 13/09/2013
» The Bangkok Southern Criminal Court postponed a case against a British labour activist for the fifth time on Friday after failing to locate the defendant.
China ships approach disputed islets
dpa, Published on 10/09/2013
» Seven Chinese navy ships entered what Japan calls its territorial waters around disputed islets in the East China Sea on Tuesday, the Japan Coast Guard said.
Death toll in Philippine blast rise to 8
dpa, Published on 06/08/2013
» The death toll in a bombing in the southern Philippines rose to eight as authorities looked into the possibility that a local official was the target, police said Tuesday.
Toll at nine in Vietnam shipwreck
dpa, Published on 05/08/2013
» The death toll rose to nine in a shipwreck off the coast of southern Vietnam over the weekend, authorities said Monday.
Vietnamese bloggers arrested
dpa, Published on 17/06/2013
» Hanoi - Police in southern Vietnam have arrested a third blogger in less than a month on charges of abusing democratic freedoms, local media reported Monday.
Turkey releases some Twitter users
dpa, Published on 06/06/2013
» Dozens of Turkish Twitter users accused of inciting protests via the microblogging website were released from detention Thursday, as the death toll from days of anti-government protests rose to four, Turkish media reported.
Philippines quake injures children
dpa, Published on 02/06/2013
» Eight children were injured and structures damaged by a magnitude-5.7 earthquake in the southern Philippines, officials said Sunday.
US issues travel alert for Zomboanga
dpa, Published on 29/05/2013
» The United States has advised its citizens against travelling to Zamboanga province in the southern Philippines due to the "credible threat" of a terrorist kidnapping plot against foreigners.
6 dead as Cambodia factory collapses
dpa, Published on 16/05/2013
» Up to six people were reported killed and 11 injured after part of the ceiling at a shoe factory collapsed near the southern city of Kampong Speu on Thursday.
Mekong study predicts crop shifts
dpa, Published on 09/04/2013
» A climate-change study on the Lower Mekong Basin says Laos' and Vietnam's central highlands can anticipate declines in production of robusta coffee and forecasts the cash crop will become more suitable for northeastern Thailand.