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Aid workers' homes attacked
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2014
» YANGON - Buddhist-led mobs are throwing stones at the offices of international aid organisations in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, according to aid workers, residents and a government official.
Thai satellite spots possible wreckage
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2014
» A Thai satellite has detected about 300 objects floating in the Indian Ocean near the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner.
Most Myanmar log exports 'illegal'
Associated Press, Published on 26/03/2014
» YANGON — Most of Myanmar's log exports in recent years have been illegal according to international trade data, an environmental watchdog group said on Tuesday, in a sign that an export ban due to begin next week is likely to have little effect.
Myanmar census bars name Rohingya
Associated Press, Published on 30/03/2014
» YANGON - Enumerators fanned out across Myanmar on Sunday for a census that has been widely criticised for stoking religious and ethnic tensions, after the government denied members of a long-persecuted Muslim minority the right to identify themselves as ''Rohingya.''
Sam Rainsy cancels Phnom Penh rally
Associated Press, Published on 30/03/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's opposition party held a symbolic march Sunday to avoid possible clashes with authorities, after the government banned it from meeting in one of the capital's public parks. Hundreds of security officers, armed with shields and batons, stood by to observe the peaceful rally.
7 killed in Vietnam border shooting
Associated Press, Published on 18/04/2014
» HANOI - The Vietnamese government says seven people have been killed in a shootout between Chinese migrants and Vietnamese border guards at a crossing in the north of the country.
Bieber 'sorry' for Yasukuni blunder
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2014
» TOKYO — Justin Bieber apologized Wednesday to those he offended by visiting a Japanese war shrine, saying he thought it was a beautiful site and only a place of prayer.
Malaysia plane forced to turn back
Associated Press, Published on 24/04/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Firefly Airlines says one of its domestic flights turned back after takeoff early Thursday due to landing gear problems. The plane landed safely and no one on board was hurt.
Pirates pilfer fuel from Thai tanker
Associated Press, Published on 24/04/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Pirates pilfered diesel fuel from a Thai tanker off Malaysia's east coast, making two attacks in a week and raising concerns of a rising threat to shipping, a maritime watchdog said Thursday.
Web giant Sina rattled by porn charge
Associated Press, Published on 24/04/2014
» BEIJING — China plans to revoke two crucial publication licenses for Sina.com, which might partially ban the web giant's operations, because obscene content was found during an anti-pornography crackdown, state media said Thursday.