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1 killed, 26 missing in Indonesia slide
Published on 01/04/2017
» JAKARTA: At least one person was killed and 26 people are missing after a landslide caused by torrential rain on the Indonesian island of Java, a government official said on Saturday.
Suu Kyi party takes at least 7 of 12 seats in by-elections
Kyodo News, Published on 02/04/2017
» YANGON - Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy party won at least seven of the 12 elections on Saturday for seats in parliament, and the military-backed party at least one, Myanmar's election commission said on Sunday in releasing the first official results.
6 men linked to IS killed after failed ambush in Indonesia
Published on 09/04/2017
» JAKARTA - Indonesian police said Saturday they killed six suspected members of a group loyal to Islamic State militants following a failed ambush of officers.
Indonesian graft investigator attacked by unidentified men
Published on 11/04/2017
» JAKARTA - A senior investigator of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission was attacked early Tuesday in North Jakarta by unidentified men with a chemical substance, the commission's spokesman said.
Japanese noodle restaurant chain makes debut in Myanmar
Published on 13/04/2017
» YANGON - Popular Japanese noodle restaurant chain Ippudo is making its debut in Myanmar with a branch in Yangon's newly opened Junction City shopping Mall.
Cambodia, Vietnam open new bridge to boost trade
Published on 24/04/2017
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia and Vietnam on Monday opened a jointly built bridge across a river in the Mekong delta to improve trade and commerce between the two nations.
US urges Asean to criticise N.Korea 'strongly'
Kyodo News, Published on 25/04/2017
» SINGAPORE - The United States is urging Asean to issue a statement strongly criticising North Korea during its leaders' summit in Manila this week, according to Asean diplomats.
Strong quake off Philippines prompts brief tsunami warning
Published on 29/04/2017
» MANILA - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook the southern Philippines at dawn Saturday, prompting the country's seismology institute to issue a tsunami warning as authorities scrambled to assess its effects.
Myanmar bus crash near Thai border leaves 19 dead
Published on 29/04/2017
» YANGON - At least 19 people died and 21 were injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in southeastern Myanmar near the border with Tak on Friday, local media reported on Saturday.
Murder charge in Vietnamese girl case
Kyodo News, Published on 05/05/2017
» Police on Friday served a fresh arrest warrant on a man already detained in relation to the death of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Japan's Chiba Prefecture in March, charging the suspect with murder in addition to abandoning of her body.