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Najib: Golf with Obama a political bust
dpa, Published on 29/09/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said his golf game with US President Barack Obama during a visit to Washington last year did not yield the expected political benefits, a news report said Tuesday.
Retailers to invest B100bn to make Thailand shopping hub
dpa, Published on 30/09/2015
» The Thai Shopping Centres Association said it will invest 100 billion baht to turn Thailand into a regional shopping destination.
71 fishermen lost during tropical storm in Philippines
dpa, Published on 04/10/2015
» MANILA - More than 70 fishermen were missing in the Philippines Sunday after tropical storm Mujigae, which brought strong winds and big waves.
41 dead after suicide bombers attack Chad market
dpa, Published on 11/10/2015
» N'DJAMMENA - At least 41 people died after suicide bombers attacked a weekly market in the town of Baga Sola in Chad on Saturday afternoon, a government minister said.
Australia looks to Philippines to take Nauru refugees
dpa, Published on 09/10/2015
» SYDNEY -- Australia is seeking a deal with the Philippines to take refugees held in Australian-run detention centres, the government confirmed Friday, as local media said the potential agreement could be worth more than US$100 million.
Malaysia checks plane part found in Philippines
dpa, Published on 11/10/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police are investigating a report that plane wreckage with a Malaysian flag painted on it was found on a southern Philippine island, a news report said.
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.
Poverty study earns Princeton economist Nobel prize
dpa, Published on 12/10/2015
» STOCKHOLM -- Work exploring the interrelationship of consumption, poverty and welfare helped win Scottish-American economist Angus Deaton the 2015 Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences.
New rules aim to stop crocodile escapes
dpa, Published on 16/10/2015
» Crocodile farms will need walls at least 1.5 metres high around their pits under planned government guidelines, an official said Friday, after 28 crocodiles escaped in early October.
Thein Sein poised for second term
dpa, Published on 17/10/2015
» YANGON — Myanmar President Thein Sein has the support of his party to seek a second term in the November general elections, officials said Saturday.