S. Korea to stick with Japan ‘comfort women’ deal
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea will not seek to renegotiate a deal with Japan on wartime sex slavery,…
7 years ago
ASEAN IN FOCUS
Fiery Cross now a Chinese military base
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Fiery Cross, also known as Kagitingan Reef, is now a Chinese military base. Part…
7 years ago
New ASEAN chief vows disaster relief boost after deadly storms
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs to beef up its disaster management efforts after…
7 years ago
Indonesia launches cyber agency to tackle extremism, fake news
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia launched a new cyber security agency Wednesday as the world's biggest Muslim majority country…
7 years ago
Singaporeans charged over $7 mn metro scandal
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Four Singaporean men were Friday charged over a scandal involving contracts for the metro worth almost…
7 years ago
Cambodia sends maids to HK to plug gap after abuse scandals
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia sent its first batch of maids to work in Hong Kong on Wednesday,…
7 years ago
South Korea says deal over ‘comfort women’ faulty
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea said Wednesday a 2015 deal intended to end a festering dispute with Japan…
7 years ago
Malaysia arrests 20 alleged foreign ‘Islamic militants’ in new raids
Malaysian police have detained 20 alleged Islamic militants, including a leading member of an Indonesian extremist group and others believed…
7 years ago
Lizard, turtle among more than 100 new species found in Mekong Region
A Vietnamese 'crocodile lizard' and a Thai turtle found on sale in a local market are among more than 100…
7 years ago
Thai zoo under fire after poked tiger video goes viral
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A Thai zoo has sparked outrage after a video of staff repeatedly prodding a tiger to…
7 years ago
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