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Indonesia seals off plantations as haze spreads
AP and Reuters, Published on 14/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia has sealed off plantations operated by 30 companies amid a row with Malaysia over forest fires that are spreading thick, noxious haze across Southeast Asia.
Japan catches rugby fever
AP and Reuters, Published on 20/09/2019
» TOKYO: Rugby fever swept through Japan on Friday as fans flocked to Tokyo Stadium where their Brave Blossoms defeated unfancied Russia 30-10 to open the 2020 Rugby World Cup.
Thomas Cook fights to stay afloat
AP and Bloomberg, Published on 20/09/2019
» LONDON: Thomas Cook, one of the world’s oldest and largest travel companies, is in a race against time to stay afloat.
HK marchers ready to defy ban on Sunday
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 19/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong protest organisers say they intend to stage a march through Kowloon on Sunday despite losing an appeal against a police ban on the procession.
Manchester City back to winning ways as VAR hogs limelight
Reuters and AP, Published on 20/10/2019
» LONDON: Manchester City kept up their pursuit of leaders Liverpool with a routine 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on a day when VAR stole the Premier League headlines with a series of decisions that left supporters baffled and managers incensed.
Priest: Most victims in UK death lorry may be Vietnamese
Reuters and AP, Published on 26/10/2019
» YEN THANH, Vietnam: The majority of the 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London were likely from Vietnam, says a community leader from the rural, rice-growing community where many of the victims are believed to have come from.
Asean leaders meet under US-China trade war cloud
Reuters and AP, Published on 02/11/2019
» Southeast Asian countries must stick together in the face of a trade war started by US President Donald Trump, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Saturday at the start of a regional summit held in the shadow of US-China tensions.
RCEP delay, India doubts, China plea, split world fears: Asean update
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 03/11/2019
» Meetings hosted by the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations resumed on Sunday with doubts emerging on whether the weekend would see a breakthrough in talks on the world’s largest regional trade pact.
Prayut bars Sam Rainsy as Asean spat spreads
AP and Reuters, Published on 06/11/2019
» Thailand would not allow entry to Cambodian opposition founder Sam Rainsy, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Wednesday, after the self-exiled dissident said he planned to return to Cambodia via Bangkok.
Germany marks 30th anniversary of Wall's end
AP and Reuters, Published on 09/11/2019
» BERLIN: Germany on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in eastern Europe.