Strong quake hits eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit a remote part of eastern Indonesia Wednesday, the United States…
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Turmoil in Malaysia as PM Mahathir submits resignation
by Sam Reeves KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, at 94 the world's oldest leader, submitted his resignation to…
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Malaysia in turmoil as Anwar denounces bid to bring down govt
by Sam Reeves KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysian politics was in turmoil Monday after leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim denounced a…
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Thai court dissolves key pro-democracy party
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A stridently anti-military Thai party was dissolved Friday and its key members banned from politics for…
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Nearly 900,000 pangolins trafficked in Southeast Asia: watchdog
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Nearly 900,000 pangolins are believed to have been trafficked across Southeast Asia in the past…
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Woman gunned down in new Thai mall shooting
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A woman was killed Tuesday at a Bangkok mall in shooting Thai police blamed on "jealousy",…
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Southeast Asia facing billions of dollars in losses from collapse in Chinese tourism due to virus fears
https://youtu.be/o15Ei--Kblk by Aidan Jones, with Dene-Hern Chen in Pattaya, Thailand Agence France Presse Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold…
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Erupting Indonesian volcano spews ash, lava
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted Thursday as fiery red molten…
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US cruise ship blocked over virus fears to dock in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AFP) -- A US cruise ship blocked from several Asian ports over concerns that a passenger could have…
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Vietnam quarantines commune of 10,000 over coronavirus
VINH PHUC, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam announced Thursday that a commune of 10,000 people will be placed under quarantine due…
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