ASEAN IN FOCUS

Cambodia and Vietnam hold talks to resolve long-running border dispute

  (REUTERS) -- Cambodia's minister in charge of border issues, Va Kimhong, and his Vietnamese counterpart Le Hoai Trung, led…

Addict risks all in deadly Philippine drug war

  by Cecil Morella MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Pedicab driver Reyjin dives into a neighbour's house for a quick meth…

Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus

  (Reuters)  Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus, mostly among foreign construction workers, and said it…

Myanmar weighs damage after earthquake rattles Bagan pagodas

by Phyo Hein KYAW YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Officials picked through the wreckage of toppled spires and crumbling temple walls…

Duterte scores diplomatic passport

(Eagle News)-- President Rodrigo Duterte took his first step for his first foreign trips by acquiring his diplomatic passport.  …

Powerful quake hits Myanmar, damaging famed Bagan temples

by Hla-Hla HTAY YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar Wednesday, killing at least three…

One dead, dozens wounded in Thai car bombing

by Tuwaedaniya Meringing BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A large car bomb exploded Wednesday outside a hotel in Thailand's deep south,…

Thai military court accepts case against ‘Facebook Eight’

  (REUTERS)   A Thai military court accepted a case on Tuesday against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth…

200 people fall sick after ammonia leak in Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AFP) -- An explosion at a chemical fertilizer factory left at least 200 people needing medical treatment after…

Pokemon’s a no-go on Bangkok’s roads

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- The hunters have become the hunted. Police in Bangkok announced a crackdown on Monday against Thai…

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