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VW gets government approval for Thai plant

(Reuters) - Germany's Volkswagen has won approval from Thai authorities to build a manufacturing plant for fuel efficient cars near…

Bangkok police detain at least three over street demonstration

Thai police plucked at least three people off the streets of the capital on Sunday (February 22) after they held…

Indonesian protesters collect coins to return Australian tsunami aid

Hundreds of people gathered in Jakarta on the streets of Jakarta on Sunday (February 22) to join a coin collection…

Myanmar declares state of emergency, imposes martial law

Myanmar President Thein Sein declared a state of emergency in the Kokang region in the east and imposed a three-month…

Australians on death row in Indonesia to be transferred for execution

Two Australians on death row in Indonesia will be transferred from a prison in Bali to the location of their…

Hong Kong woman found guilty of abusing Indonesian maid

Indonesian Erwiana Sulistyaningsih called for equal rights for all migrant workers in Hong Kong at a news conference on Tuesday…

Malaysia’s Anwar jailed for five years after losing appeal in sodomy trial

(Reuters) - Malaysia's highest court rejected on Tuesday an appeal by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim against a 2014 sodomy conviction,…

Malaysia’s Anwar faces final judgment in sodomy case

(Reuters) - Malaysia's highest court will deliver a decision on Tuesday on an appeal against a sodomy conviction by opposition…

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