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Thailand, Cambodia agree to strengthen bilateral ties

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:49:29 GMT

Thailand and Cambodia yesterday agreed to strengthen cooperation and solve any border conflicts with mutual trust. Defence Minister ACM Sukampol Suwannathat met his Cambodian counterpart General Tea .....

Foreign ships harass Philippine mayor of disputed isle

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:18:26 GMT

The mayor of Kalayaan town in Palawan was harassed by two unidentified vessels while travelling with around 200 others by sea toward midnight on Thursday. Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon of Kalayaan, which g .....

62 injured in light rail accident in Hong Kong

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:47:24 GMT

Sixty-two people were injured after a light-rail train derailed in the northwestern satellite town of Tin Shui Wai in Hong Kong on Friday afternoon. Despite accusations of speeding, the cause of the c .....

Cyclone leaves trail of devastation, kills 117 in B'desh

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:16:25 GMT

Thousands of people in several coastal districts have no roof over their heads as their Mahasen nightmare continues. The storm destroyed at least 15,000 homes on Thursday. Many people on returning fr .....

Hoax phone calls hit mainland flights

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:54 GMT

Several flights from Chongqing and Guangzhou were forced to land or delayed on Friday after telephone threats were received, airport authorities said. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was told .....

Filipino assaulted by 4 Taiwanese in Tainan

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:54 GMT

Police confirmed that a Philippine worker was attacked by four Taiwanese and beaten with iron sticks and baseball bats in Tainan City on May 16 following the recent heated dispute between Taiwan and t .....

Japan to develop H-3 rocket

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:54 GMT

A government panel on space policy tentatively agreed on Friday to start developing a large, next-generation rocket next fiscal year, aiming to shift the design and development of the new device to pr .....

Filipino workers suffer harassment in Taiwan

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:54 GMT

The Philippinesâ de facto ambassador to Taiwan has advised thousands of Filipino workers there to eat at home and avoid the streets while emotions run high on the island over the killing of a Taiwanes .....

Thai Spring launches online campaign against PM Yingluck

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:45:31 GMT

The speech Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra delivered in the Mongolian capital recently has sparked widespread discussions nationwide. Many have been asking if it is appropriate for the prime minis .....

Filipinos no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:45:31 GMT

Filipinos have been refused service in restaurants and supermarkets, as tensions continue to rise over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard in the Balintang Channel last .....

US lauds Philippines' apology over Taiwan incident

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:14 GMT

The United States is optimistic that the Philippines and Taiwan will eventually thresh out their current spat over the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman within the Philippine territorial waters last w .....

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt surrenders in court to serve jail term

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:37:04 GMT

Complying with Indian Supreme Court's order, popular Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt this afternoon surrendered before the designated Terrorist and Destructive Activities Prevention (TADA) court at Arthur .....

Sri Lanka's Fonseka says 2005 bomb attack was a conspiracy

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:50:32 GMT

Sri Lankaâs Democratic Party leader General Sarath Fonseka yesterday told the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that the April 2005 attempt to assassinate him within Army Headquarters could have .....

Popular Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt surrenders in court to serve jail term

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:50:32 GMT

Australia boosts development assistance to Laos

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:50:32 GMT

The Australian government will provide an estimated AU$62.4 million (US$61.4 million) in Official Development Assistance to Laos in financial year 2013-2014, the Australian Embassy in Vientiane report .....

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam expand east-west economic corridor

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:50:31 GMT

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have welcomed the expansion of the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) to boost mutual cooperation. Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the four nations that for .....

Lao PM to visit Thailand

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:50:31 GMT

Prime Minister of Laos Thongsing Thammavong will lead a high-level delegation to attend a joint Lao-Thai cabinet meeting and the 2nd Asia Pacific Water Summit in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on May 19-20. H .....

Nepalâs archaeologists discover Buddha relics during excavation

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:50:31 GMT

Nepalâs archaeologists have discovered artifacts dating from the Buddha era from an excavation site at Devdaha of Rupandehi district, which is located at a distance of 20km from Buddhaâs birthplace Lu .....

Khaleda tried to kill me: Bangladeshi PM Hasina

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:34:58 GMT

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday alleged that Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia had tried to hang on to power by killing her through the August 21 grenade attack in 2004. The oppositi .....

Cyclone Mahasen leaves 15 dead, several thousand houses damaged in Bangladesh

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:34:57 GMT

A prolonged and slow-paced Cyclone Mahasen advanced toward Bangladesh coastline claiming 15 lives, injuring scores and rendering many homeless on Thursday. Over a million people along the coastline f .....

Judicial probe into attacks on Buddhists in Bangladesh reports intelligence failure

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:34:57 GMT

The failure of the local administration and intelligence and law enforcement agencies was to blame for the attacks on the Buddhist community in Bangladesh in September last year, says a judicial probe .....

Cyclone Mahasen: Bangladeshi district Patuakhali in a mess

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:34:56 GMT

Distressed at the sight of his twisted house in the cyclone ravaged Patuakhali, a coastal district in southwestern Bangladesh, Amal Chandra Mitra had a vacant look. Already burdened with old age, the .....

Sri Lanka's Gen. Fonseka says 2005 bomb attack was a conspiracy

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:34:56 GMT

Elections in areas formerly affected by LTTE will boost hatred, warn Lanka leaders

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:34:56 GMT

The Sri Lankan government claimed that it was planning to hold the Northern Provincial Council elections to bring about reconciliation, but it would only help boost hatred after crushing the LTTE mili .....

Indonesia's extended log ban welcome

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:34:55 GMT

Indonesia has drawn cheers for extending a moratorium on logging for another two years to protect its forests, but some analysts say the impact could be limited unless governance is improved. Forestr .....

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Thailand, Cambodia agree to strengthen bilateral ties

Foreign ships harass Philippine mayor of disputed isle

62 injured in light rail accident in Hong Kong

Cyclone leaves trail of devastation, kills 117 in B'desh

Hoax phone calls hit mainland flights

Filipino assaulted by 4 Taiwanese in Tainan

Japan to develop H-3 rocket

Filipino workers suffer harassment in Taiwan

Thai Spring launches online campaign against PM Yingluck

Filipinos no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants

US lauds Philippines' apology over Taiwan incident

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt surrenders in court to serve jail term

Sri Lanka's Fonseka says 2005 bomb attack was a conspiracy

Popular Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt surrenders in court to serve jail term

Australia boosts development assistance to Laos

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam expand east-west economic corridor

Lao PM to visit Thailand

Nepalâs archaeologists discover Buddha relics during excavation

Khaleda tried to kill me: Bangladeshi PM Hasina

Cyclone Mahasen leaves 15 dead, several thousand houses damaged in Bangladesh

Judicial probe into attacks on Buddhists in Bangladesh reports intelligence failure

Cyclone Mahasen: Bangladeshi district Patuakhali in a mess

Sri Lanka's Gen. Fonseka says 2005 bomb attack was a conspiracy

Elections in areas formerly affected by LTTE will boost hatred, warn Lanka leaders

Indonesia's extended log ban welcome

Nepalâs archaeologists discover Buddha relics during excavation