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Austria proves immigration rules can always be worse
Published on 09/10/2017
» VIENNA: Austria's stricter immigration controls are jeopardising classes at the Japanese School in Vienna, as two teachers failed to obtain visas before their visa-free stays in the country expired Saturday.
West eyes sanctions on Myanmar army over Rohingya
Reuters, Published on 09/10/2017
» YANGON/WASHINGTON: The European Union and the United States are considering targeted sanctions against Myanmar military leaders over an offensive that has driven more than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims out of the country, officials familiar with the discussions say.
Japan PM Abe backs Trump's Korean strategy
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2017
» TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that his government fully supports the US stance on pressuring North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, with all options on the table.
Thailand is a top draw for SE Asia migrant labour
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/10/2017
» Workers in Southeast Asia are on the move, and they don’t always go far.
Duterte losing favour amid drug killings, wealth allegations
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2017
» MANILA: Filipinos' satisfaction with President Rodrigo Duterte has made its steepest drop since he took office last year amid an outcry over unabated drug killings and unresolved allegations that he has unexplained wealth, an independent poll showed.
FBI rechecks Vegas gunman's house
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2017
» LAS VEGAS, Nevada, US: Federal investigators returned to search the home of the Las Vegas gunman for “re-documenting and rechecking".
Vietnam posts $1.1bn trade surplus in September
Reuters, Published on 09/10/2017
» HANOI: Vietnam had a trade surplus of $1.1 billion in September, much higher than the government's forecast of $400 million, the customs department said on Monday.
Philippines apologises to China for using Taiwan logo
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2017
» MANILA: The Philippine defence department has apologised to China for the “grievous but purely unintentional mistake” of using Taiwan's defense ministry logo during a ceremony where the Chinese ambassador turned over thousands of assault rifles to the Filipino defence chief and top military commanders.
Segregation fans fears in Myanmar's Rakhine
Reuters, Published on 09/10/2017
» MYEBON, Myanmar: Buddhist villagers in relatively peaceful parts of Myanmar's Rakhine state are enforcing a system of local apartheid that punishes people trading with minority Muslims, fuelling fears that violence in the far northwest could spread to new areas.
American wins Nobel for work in behavioural economics
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2017
» STOCKHOLM: The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago for research showing how people's choices on economic matters -- whether on savings or game shows like <i>Deal or No Deal</i> -- are not always rational.