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Japan firms find copper, zinc mineralised belt in Cambodia
Published on 05/06/2019
» PHNOM PENH: The government-backed Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp has found a mineralised belt of copper and zinc in Cambodia, and plans to step up further exploration with a Japanese partner to extract the minerals.
Singapore activist fined for organising pro-democracy event
Published on 21/02/2019
» SINGAPORE: A Singapore court on Thursday fined a civil rights activist for organising a seminar in 2016 in which a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was invited to speak via Skype.
Malaysia pardon board to meet on Wednesday
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is expected to be released soon after the Royal Pardon Board meets on Wednesday, his party said Monday, putting him in position to become prime minister just as soon as he can secure a seat in parliament.
Fire rips through maritime museum in Jakarta
Published on 16/01/2018
» JAKARTA: A fire ripped through a 17th century Dutch colonial building that houses a maritime museum in the Indonesian capital on Tuesday, causing extensive damage to its historical collections.
Myanmar soldiers jailed for killing civilians in rare trial
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» BANGKOK: A Myanmar military tribunal has sentenced six soldiers to 10 years in prison with hard labour for killing three civilians in war-torn Kachin state, officials said Saturday, in a move welcomed by rights groups.
Rohingya militants: Slain 'terrorists' were civilians
Published on 13/01/2018
» YANGON: Rohingya Muslim insurgents said on Saturday that 10 Rohingya found in a mass grave in Rakhine state last month were "innocent civilians", and not members of their group.
Military officer found dead inside Philippine compound
Kyodo News, Published on 26/09/2017
» MANILA: A military officer in President Rodrigo Duterte's personal protection team was found dead Tuesday morning at the president's official residence, the head of the security team said.
'VX traces found' on accused Kim Jong Nam killers
Kyodo News, Published on 05/10/2017
» SHAL ALAM, Malaysia: A government chemist told a Malaysian court Thursday that traces of the deadly VX nerve agent were found on two women now on trial on charges of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
7.5 yrs jail for female would-be suicide bomber
Kyodo News, Published on 28/08/2017
» JAKARTA -- A Jakarta court has sentenced a 28-year-old woman convicted of planning to carry out a suicide bombing at the Indonesian presidential palace in December to seven years and six months in prison, her lawyer said late Sunday.
Cambodia Daily owner asks Hun Sen for help
Kyodo News, Published on 10/09/2017
» The owner of The Cambodia Daily, an English-language newspaper which ceased operation last Monday ahead of a government threat to shut it for unpaid taxes, has asked Prime Minister Hun Sen to allow it to resume publication.