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  • WORLD

    Filipinos in Malaysia armed standoff

    Reuters, Published on 14/02/2013

    » KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian security forces have surrounded about 100 armed men believed to be from a breakaway rebel faction in the southern Philippines, Malaysian police and a government official said on Thursday, but a Philippine official said they were unarmed Filipinos who had been promised land.

  • WORLD

    Youth turn backs on 'Singapore Dream'

    Reuters, Published on 18/02/2013

    » SINGAPORE - Ong Hui Juan spent nearly four years working in a British bank in Singapore, but decided to leave last year to pursue her passion of working with youth - an unusual and surprising decision in the achievement-oriented city state.

  • WORLD

    EU wants Cambodia to pay up for court

    Reuters, Published on 21/02/2013

    » PHNOM PENH - The European Union is calling on Cambodia to come up with more cash for a Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal, where resignations have slowed proceedings and some staff are threatening to strike after going for more than two months without pay.

  • BUSINESS

    World Bank trims China, East Asia 2014 growth forecasts

    Reuters, Published on 07/04/2014

    » SINGAPORE - The World Bank trimmed its 2014 growth forecast for developing East Asia but said the region's economies were likely to see steady growth in the next couple of years, helped by a pick-up in global growth and trade.

  • THAILAND

    Factory output falls for 12th month

    Reuters, Published on 28/04/2014

    » Factory output fell more than expected in March, showing how intractable political turmoil in Bangkok has hurt a key pillar of the economy and will cut growth prospects this year.

  • WORLD

    US general calls Prayuth

    Reuters, Published on 24/05/2014

    » WASHINGTON — The US Army's top general has called Thailand's army chief, Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, to urge a return to "democratic principles" after the Thai military seized control of the government in a coup, the Pentagon said on Friday.

  • NEWS

    Mueller fires German rout of Portugal

    Reuters, Published on 17/06/2014

    » SALVADOR, Brazil - Thomas Mueller's hat-trick inspired Germany to a 4-0 mauling of 10-man Portugal in their opening World Cup Group G match on Tuesday.

  • NEWS

    Belgium through, Korea thrashed

    Reuters, Published on 23/06/2014

    » Highly-fancied Belgium booked a place in the World Cup last 16 with a late goal in a pedestrian 1-0 win over Russia leaving Algeria to light up Group H by routing South Korea 4-2 with a scoring spree on Sunday.

  • WORLD

    Suu Kyi races to change charter

    Reuters, Published on 30/06/2014

    » With elections looming next year, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is stepping up efforts to change a constitution that bars her from the presidency and gives substantial political power to unelected military members of parliament.

  • WORLD

    5m want Myanmar charter changed

    Reuters, Published on 22/07/2014

    » YANGON — Myanmar's main opposition party says it has collected about five million signatures seeking reduced powers for unelected military members of parliament as the country, which emerged from dictatorship in 2011, moves towards an election next year.

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