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S. Korea's first woman PM jailed for illegal funding
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» SEOUL - South Korea's first female prime minister was headed for jail Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld a conviction and two-year prison sentence for accepting illicit political funds.
Indonesia police tear gas slum dwellers fighting eviction
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesian police fired tear gas at a crowd hurling stones and Molotov cocktails in the capital Jakarta Thursday, as security forces moved in to evict people from a slum and demolish their houses.
CP: Shrimp complaint entirely without merit
Published on 20/08/2015
» Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), the flagship company of the agribusiness Charoen Pokphand group, said it believed the complaint against its shrimp unit in the US was "entirely without merit".
Mandalay attacks same-sex couples
Published on 20/08/2015
» The administrators of Mandalay in northern Myanmar have vowed to crack down on LGBT couples that engage in “inappropriate” public displays of affection and pledged an increased police presence at the city’s moat and western dock areas.
Two other men unlikely bombing accomplices
Online Reporters, Published on 20/08/2015
» Two men, one wearing a red shirt and one in a white shirt, were unlikely to have assisted the Erawan shrine bomber because they were seen to be shocked by the explosion away from the blast site, according to police.
S. Korea shells North after rocket attack
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» SEOUL - South Korean artillery units fired dozens of shells into North Korea on Thursday in response to a rocket fired over the heavily-militarised frontier, as both sides pushed already elevated cross-border tensions to dangerously high levels.
Turkey snap November poll on cards as crisis sends lira crashing
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» ANKARA - Turkey's election board on Thursday proposed holding snap legislative polls on November 1, adding to tensions amid a grave security crisis and sending the Turkish lira to a new historic low.
Beijing mobilises 850,000 citizen guards for WWII parade
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» BEIJING - Beijing has mobilised 850,000 residents to patrol the city to ensure security ahead of a huge military parade commemorating victory over Japan in World War II, state media reported.
'Kids on the frontline': China firefighters in spotlight after blasts
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» BEIJING - As the child of poor Chinese farmers Yang Weigang never dreamt of being a firefighter. But when he grew up, the chance of making a little more money than his poverty-stricken parents outweighed the dangers.
IMF hails Vietnam for currency devaluation
Published on 20/08/2015
» HANOI — Vietnam's move to devalue its currency and increase exchange rate flexibility was hailed as a "welcome development" by the International Money Fund (IMF) Thursday.