Category: Regional
Bangladesh stops more Rohingya taking risky trip to Malaysia
Bangladesh security forces stopped 22 Rohingya Muslims from being smuggled to Malaysia by boat, officials said Monday, the second group in three days prevented from leaving [...]
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Report: Cambodia to review case of 47 Malaysian held in prison
The Cambodian Justice Ministry will look into the case of 47 Malaysians detained in Banteay Meanchey provisional prison over suspicions of fraud and running an illegal [...]
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Cops block man’s bid to wed 11-year-old Rohingya in Penang
Penang police halted a wedding ceremony between an 11-year-old Rohingya girl and a 21-year-old man in Taman Senangin, Butterworth on Wednesday. The agency acted on a report [...]
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Asian markets rise as US-China trade talks loom
Asian stocks saw gains Monday as US and Chinese officials in Beijing geared up for crunch trade talks aimed at averting fresh tariff escalations. Mainland Chinese markets [...]
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US warships again challenge Beijing’s claims in South China Sea
The United States sailed two warships close to disputed islands in the South China Sea on Monday (Sunday night, ET), a move that is bound to draw the ire of Beijing. The [...]
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Report: Delegation to meet Cambodian minister for release of 47 Malaysians
A Malaysian delegation will meet with Cambodian Justice minister Ang Vong Vathana next week to see the release of 47 Malaysians who were arrested last December, a news report [...]
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Frenchman arrested for flying drone over Burma parliament: embassy
A French tourist has been arrested for flying a drone near Myanmar’s parliament in the capital Naypyidaw, the French embassy and local police confirmed Monday, under a [...]
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US shift on South China Sea ‘grey zone’ aggression signals stronger response ahead
The United States is expected to take more planned and pre-emptive measures in response to China’s “grey zone tactics” in the Asia-Pacific region, according to analysts [...]
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Bangladesh stops Rohingya trying to get to Malaysia
Bangladesh security forces stopped 30 Rohingya refugees from being smuggled to Malaysia by boat, officials said Friday, as fears rise that calmer seas may tempt those living [...]
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South China Sea: Trump military adviser calls for firmer rules to stop near misses
One of the US’ most senior military figures and an adviser to President Donald Trump has called for firmer rules governing naval encounters in disputed waters such as [...]
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193 Bangladeshis locked up in shop house enroute to Malaysia for jobs
Indonesian police found 193 Bangladeshis locked up in a shop house after human traffickers had lured them with the promise of getting them to Malaysia for jobs, an [...]
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Umno acting president admits hazy about 1MDB scandal
Umno acting president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan today admitted that he did not know how to explain the issues surrounding 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), as he too did [...]
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Dutch confident Russia will agree to talks about downed flight MH17
The Dutch government said on Thursday it was “increasingly confident” that Russian officials will be willing to meet soon for private talks on who was responsible [...]
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Julau MP: 47 Malaysians believed to be human trafficking victims held in Cambodian jail
Julau Member of Parliament Larry Sng today claimed that there are 47 Malaysians believed to be victims of a human trafficking syndicate being detained by Cambodian [...]
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Tabung Harapan’s final count: RM202m
Tabung Harapan’s final count as of its closing date on January 14 is RM202,716,775.10, Finance minister Lim Guan Eng said today. The fund was launched in May last year [...]
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