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Malaysia picks 1MDB investigator as central bank chief

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) - A Malaysian official who probed the 1MDB mega-scandal which helped topple the corruption-plagued former regime…

PH hailed as first ASEAN SME Academy administrator

By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service The Philippines has been chosen as the first country to become the administrator of…

PH intensifies anti-dengue activities as it observes ASEAN Dengue Day

By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service (Eagle News) -- As a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),…

Kim says N. Korea and US have overcome obstacles to hold summit

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- North Korea and the United States have overcome the obstacles of a difficult history to hold…

Malaysia central bank chief quits after 1MDB-linked scandal

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's central bank governor has resigned, the prime minister said Wednesday, after claims the bank…

Indonesia passes tougher terror law after suicide attacks

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia passed a new law Friday that will give police more power to take pre-emptive…

Almost $30 million seized in raids linked to Malaysian ex-PM

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysian police said Friday they found cash amounting to almost $30 million in a…

Death toll in Bangladesh ‘anti-drugs’ crackdown rises above 50

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Shootouts across Bangladesh left nine alleged drug dealers dead Thursday, police said, as authorities stepped up…

MH370 search to end next week: Malaysian minister

by Patrick Lee Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The search for flight MH370 will end next week,…

Malaysia ex-PM Najib quizzed by graft agency

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AFP) -- Scandal-tainted former Malaysian leader Najib Razak arrived Tuesday at the anti-corruption agency for questioning over a…

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