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Reuters, Published on 11/05/2015
» DHAKA – Bangladeshi police arrested three human traffickers on Monday after killing four in recent days and arresting more than 100 in recent months as the poverty-stricken country cracks down on people smuggling amid an Asia-wide crisis, an officer said.
Business, Reuters, Published on 12/05/2015
» SINGAPORE: China overtook the United States as the world's top importer of crude oil for the first time in April, and its purchases are expected to remain strong despite a slowing economy, with far-reaching consequences for global oil and commodities markets.
Reuters, Published on 11/05/2015
» BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Nearly 600 migrants thought to be Rohingya refugees from Myanmar were rescued Sunday from two wooden boats stranded off the coast of Indonesia's northern Aceh province, authorities said.
Reuters, Published on 12/05/2015
» SEOUL - Myanmar have decided to use Bangkok as the venue for their home World Cup qualifier against South Korea next month, officials said on Tuesday.
Business, Reuters, Published on 15/05/2015
» SINGAPORE: The maiden flight of China's only homegrown commercial jet, the Comac C919, is behind schedule and delivery could be pushed back as much as two years, according to sources familiar with the programme, dealing a blow to its push to challenge Airbus Group NV and Boeing Co.
Reuters, Published on 13/05/2015
» BEIJING — China's factory output rose 5.9% in April compared with the same period last year, slightly below forecasts and reinforcing expectations that the government will have to step up its efforts to boost the cooling economy.
Reuters, Published on 14/05/2015
» TOKYO — Japan's cabinet approved on Thursday bills to implement a drastic shift in security policy allowing the military to fight abroad for the first time since World War II, although the public is divided and wary over the changes.
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2015
» JAKARTA — An Indonesian court on Monday ruled that tycoon Aburizal Bakrie was leader of the country's largest opposition party, dashing rivals' hopes the party would defect to the ruling coalition under a different leader.
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia said on Monday that its foreign minister would meet his Thai and Indonesian counterparts in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to discuss ways to tackle human trafficking, after thousands of desperate asylum seekers arrived on its shores in the past week.
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2015
» Thailand expressed concern on Monday at a wave of anti-migrant vitriol on social media, which the government said underlined why it cannot accept any more of the asylum seekers who have been arriving by boat on its shores.