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Japan PM Abe holds talks with Myanmar's Thein Sein

NAYPYIDAW (AFP) - Japan's premier met Myanmar's President Thein Sein on Sunday for talks at which he is expected to unveil huge aid and investment deals as he...
Death toll in Indian Maoist attack rises to 23: Police

RAIPUR, India (AFP) - The death toll from an ambush by Maoist rebels in central India rose to at least 23 with senior politicians among the victims, a top...
Broken peace deal shows Anwar lacking in principle: Najib

PUTRAJAYA - Prime Minister Najib Razak has appeared to label his arch-rival Anwar Ibrahim unprincipled for allegedly failing to keep his end of an agreement to...
Spotlight grows on China's harsh labour camps

WASHINGTON (AFP) - When she refused to sign a form renouncing her faith, Ms Wang Chunying said she was handcuffed between two bunkbeds for 16 hours, deprived...
Suspected rebels kill 17, wound 24 in east India

NEW DELHI (AP) - Suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling...
Bitter election creates long-term headache for Malaysia's Najib

KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Malaysia's divisive election has left a bitter taste for millions of people that risks creating a long-term problem of legitimacy for...
Opposition holds 10th and 'final' rally in Malaysia

Pro-opposition groups yesterday went ahead with a mega protest here claiming fraud in the May 5 elections, even after Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi called...
Macau offering exit route for yuan

In Macau, jewellery shops are not just that. Next to display cases of glittering gems and watches, eagle-eyed pawnbrokers look on from barred cages.
Japan mayor to say 'sorry' to US

Osaka - Japanese mayor Toru Hashimoto, who drew fire for calling "comfort women" a wartime necessity, has been forced to apologise for suggesting US soldiers...
Abe vows to help spur Myanmar's economy

Yangon - Japan's Prime Minister yesterday pledged "all possible assistance" to kick-start Myanmar's economy, hailing a major industrial zone near Yangon as a...
China battles to improve diets of poor children

Morning assembly used to be an ordeal for some of the 360 pupils at low-income Gucheng Primary School in southern Guangxi. If it dragged on, they would faint...
Two-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar

YANGON (AP) - Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have introduced a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families in an effort to ease tensions with...

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