Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Russian leader Vladimir Putin that the Philippines needs modern arms to fight Islamic State and that he expected Russian support. Duterte also said he had to halt his visit …
Thailand’s 2014 military coup – its second putsch in a decade – led to predictions that autocratic junta rule would see Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy become the region’s new “sick man”, just as traditional …
Cathy Chin left Malaysia for Australia feeling she had been treated as a “second-class citizen” because of her ethnicity. “Malaysia is a beautiful country but the politics is sickening. Religion is put first, scholarships …
Singapore may be the world’s leading transhipment hub, but 200km from its shores the Malaysian state of Melaka – once the epicentre of the global spice trade – is plotting to usurp that status …
According to Ms Yingluck, the regime used the ongoing political conflicts to justify its seizure of power, and promised to implement reforms to tackle social and economic disparities — widely seen as. a contributing …
By BALQIS LIM – May 23, 2017 @ 11:54am KUALA LUMPUR: What was supposed to be a fun and entertaining night for Mimi and her two friends turned into a nightmare as an explosion …
By TAHIR ALHAMZAH – May 23, 2017 @ 10:11am THEY have been rumoured to be a couple for several years now. But last Sunday, Shahir, whose real name is Ahmad Shahir Zawawi, 29, finally …
By My Pham | HANOI The United States has transferred six patrol boats to the Vietnam coast guard, to help build security cooperation between the two countries, U.S. embassy in Hanoi said in a …
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED 2:08 p.m.) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Executive Order 25, officially changing the name of Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. In his order signed May 16, Duterte stressed that Benham Rise is …
Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra called the current government to make good on its promises made when the military seized power three years ago. “We haven’t seen any concrete results from the reform agenda. …
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