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Philippines' war on drugs: detentions, legal cases surge
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2017
» FOCUS: The Philippine government's war on drugs, implemented starting nearly a year ago upon the assumption into power of President Rodrigo Duterte, has not only resulted in the deaths of thousands of defiant suspected drug personalities, but also left jails swelling with more inmates and more legal cases piling up, authorities recently said.
China, Asean agree on South China Sea framework
Kyodo News, Published on 18/05/2017
» TOKYO - China and Southeast Asian countries said Thursday they have agreed on a framework for a legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea following years of negotiations.
Jailed ex-Jakarta governor Ahok drops blasphemy appeal
Kyodo News, Published on 23/05/2017
» JAKARTA - The outgoing Christian governor of Jakarta, who was under arrest pending an appeal after being found guilty of blasphemy and sentenced to two years in jail, surprisingly dropped his appeal request Monday, as UN experts called for his release.
Halal industry chief urges Japan to use Malaysia as gateway
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Halal Industry Development Corporation is urging Japanese firms to use Malaysia as a gateway to Muslim markets across the region and in the Middle East.
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.
213 rearrested in Indonesia prison break, 234 still at large
Kyodo News, Published on 07/05/2017
» At least 213 inmates who escaped from an Indonesian prison on Sumatra Island on Friday afternoon during a riot triggered by bad conditions have been recaptured, a government official said Saturday.
Survey: Young people in Asean see promising future
Kyodo News, Published on 13/05/2017
» A majority of young people in Southeast Asia are confident and optimistic about the future, according to an online survey commissioned by the World Economic Forum and released Friday at an international gathering in Cambodia.
First Japanese food court opens in Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 24/03/2017
» YANGON, Myanmar - The first Japanese food court in Myanmar has opened in Yangon in a joint venture between Tokyo-based trading giant Sojitz Corp and the largest local retail chain, City Mart Holdings.
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.
Singapore teen blogger granted asylum in US
Kyodo News, Published on 25/03/2017
» SINGAPORE - A US immigration judge has granted Singaporean teen blogger Amos Yee, who was jailed twice in his home country over his social media postings, asylum in the United States, his lawyer said Saturday.