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US man strangled in Cambodia dump
dpa, Published on 10/07/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian police were investigating the death of an American man whose battered body was found wrapped in a curtain on a garbage dump near the capital, local media reported Thursday.
Singapore's caning punishment
dpa, Published on 29/04/2014
» Singapore's justice system is notorious for its use of the death penalty, but it also sentences convicts to be caned.
Muslim-owned telecoms firm 'boycott'
dpa, Published on 08/06/2014
» YANGON – Anti-Muslim Myanmar nationalists led by Buddhist monks launched a boycott Saturday of a Qatari firm that plans to start providing mobile phone services in August.
Man charged in UN woman's murder
dpa, Published on 05/05/2014
» PHNOM PENH - A local man has been charged with the murder of a Dutch woman who was working as a United Nations contractor in Cambodia, local media reported on Monday.
Asian integration to spur drug trade
dpa, Published on 04/03/2014
» Increased economic integration in East and South-East Asia is expected to lead to a rise in regional trade in heroin and methamphetamines, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Philippines buys fighter jets, choppers
dpa, Published on 28/03/2014
» MANILA – The Philippine military on Friday signed contracts worth more than 520 million United States dollars to purchase 12 fighter jets and four helicopters from South Korean and Canadian firms.
Politician blames women for rapes
dpa, Published on 29/01/2014
» NEW DELHI - Women share the blame for a spate of rapes in India, a female politician from India's ruling coalition said, sparking outrage across the country on Wednesday.
Myanmar census a Pandora's Box
dpa, Published on 27/02/2014
» YANGON - As Myanmar's first nationwide census in 31 years nears, ethnic minority groups are stepping up a campaign to postpone the exercise for a few more months or risk a political backlash.
OIC urges Myanmar to pursue reforms
dpa, Published on 17/11/2013
» The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged Myanmar to ease restrictions on "fundamental freedoms," after assessing the plight of the country's Rohingya Muslim community, media reports said Sunday.
China warns Japan, US over air zone
dpa, Published on 04/12/2013
» BEIJING - China's military warned Japan and the United States that it is "fully capable of exercising control" over its newly declared air defence identification zone over the East China Sea, as US Vice President Joe Biden headed for talks with Chinese leaders on Wednesday.