Category: Regional
China ships in disputed waters as tension runs high
Four Chinese ships were spotted on Sunday in disputed East China Sea waters, Japanese officials said, as Tokyo considered disclosing video footage and pictures as evidence of [...]
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Two chilling developments suggest Asia may be one step away from war
China and Japan, along with North and South Korean troops at the DMZ, appear one step away from armed combat and tensions don’t look likely to ease any time soon. New [...]
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Burma govt to create commission to free political prisoners
In an announcement published in The New Light of Myanmar today, President Thein Sein’s office ordered the formation of a commission to “grant liberty to remaining [...]
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22 reported dead as stampede mars India’s Ganges festival
At least 22 people died in a stampede as pilgrims headed home from India’s giant Kumbh Mela festival, which drew a record 30 million people to the banks of the river [...]
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BHP Billiton, versus Papua New Guinea
From the halls of political power in Port Moresby to the corporate boardroom of BHP Billiton in Melbourne, a battle is emerging over the continued mining for copper and gold [...]
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Burma central bank overhaul to end army legacy: Southeast Asia
The Central Bank of Myanmar will undergo its biggest revamp since the military junta set it up in 1990 as lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill that would allow it to conduct [...]
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Burma long refused to acknowledge political prisoners in its jails
The Myanmar government, which has freed hundreds of detainees in recent years, is setting up a committee to look into releasing political prisoners after long refusing to [...]
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Japan’s commerce with Cambodia up
Bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and Japan amounted to $641 million last year, up 25 percent compared with $512 million a year earlier, a report by the Japan External [...]
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What will WTO membership mean for Laos?
Fifteen years after Laos first sought membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the small landlocked Southeast Asian state finally became the global trade [...]
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UN chief welcomes agreement to de-escalate conflict in Kachin, Burma
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the agreement by peace negotiators of the Myanmar government and the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) to work on a framework [...]
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Burma long refused to acknowledge political prisoners in its jails
The Myanmar government, which has freed hundreds of detainees in recent years, is setting up a committee to look into releasing political prisoners after long refusing to [...]
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Indian police arrest four over alleged gang-rape in Delhi
Delhi police have arrested four men for allegedly gang-raping a 24-year-old mother after chasing down the car the attackers used to transport their victim, an official said [...]
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China, Japan engage in new invective over disputed isles
China and Japan engaged on Friday in a fresh round of invective over military movements near a disputed group of uninhabited islands, fuelling tension that for months has [...]
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Australia battles sports doping fallout
Doping agencies urged Australian cheats to come clean Friday as concern mounted that everyone has been tarred by the same brush after a probe pointed to widespread drug use [...]
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Myanmar committee to ‘grant liberty’ to dissidents
Myanmar’s leader has set up a committee to review political prisoner cases “to grant them liberty”, state media said Thursday, in a rare direct [...]
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