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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.
Malaysia adds Mers screening at border crossings
dpa, Published on 22/06/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia will step up health screenings after the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome was reported in neighbouring Thailand last week, state media reported Monday.
Indian rape victim dies after 42 years in coma
dpa, Published on 18/05/2015
» NEW DELHI — A Mumbai nurse who was in a vegetative state for more than 40 years after being raped by a hospital cleaner died on Monday, a hospital spokesman said.
Indonesia bans maids from working in Mideast
dpa, Published on 05/05/2015
» JAKARTA – Indonesia will aim to stop domestic workers from going to 21 Middle Eastern countries over concerns about poor working conditions and abuse, the government said Tuesday.
Dengue deaths nearly triple in Malaysia
dpa, Published on 17/02/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday urged people to take precautions against dengue fever, which has caused 44 deaths in the first five weeks of the year in Malaysia.
Nuon Chea ignores court warning
dpa, Published on 28/10/2014
» PHNOM PENH — Former Khmer Rouge ideologue Nuon Chea has instructed his defence team in a letter made public Tuesday to maintain a boycott of his genocide trial in Cambodia, in defiance of a warning last week that they would be sanctioned if they do.
3 accused of killing 'witch' in Cambodia
dpa, Published on 27/10/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Three people in Cambodia were charged with the murder last week of a woman they believed to be a witch behind a spate of unexplained deaths in their community, according to a newspaper report on Monday.
1st Ebola vaccine trial starts in Africa
dpa, Published on 10/10/2014
» BAMAKO, Mali —Three people here were injected with an experimental Ebola vaccine, the first such trial on African soil, the Health Ministry said Friday.
Vietnam seizes 59 elephant tusks
dpa, Published on 29/09/2014
» HANOI — Customs officers in Vietnam seized dozens of illegally-transported elephant tusks weighing more than 40 kilogrammes, authorities said Monday.
Singapore artists defend 'kill cats' flyer
dpa, Published on 01/09/2014
» SINGAPORE — Artists in Singapore behind a flyer telling people to kill stray cats defended their artwork Monday, after the flyers angered residents and animal welfare groups.