Asia
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Pakistan seeks oil deal with Russia as energy ministries hold talks, RIA reports
Russia and Pakistan are in talks on a potential oil-sector agreement, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told RIA news agency…
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Trump says he has asked Xi to release Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Dec 15) he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy…
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South Korea nominee for media commission to seek social media curbs for teens
SEOUL: The nominee to head South Korea’s broadcast and media commission told parliament on Tuesday (Dec 16) he would pursue…
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Philippines denounces China’s ‘dangerous’ and ‘inhumane’ actions against Filipino fishermen
MANILA: Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro on Tuesday (Dec 16) denounced what he described as “dangerous” and “inhumane” actions by…
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Indonesia president expects flood-stricken Sumatra to return to normal in 2-3 months as death toll exceeds 1,000
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday (Dec 15) that activities in areas on Sumatra that were hit by…
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Commentary: No real shot at border peace until Thai election
As nationalism on both sides gets more strident, any peace between Cambodia and Thailand engineered before the Feb 8 election…
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All perks, no proposals: Why China’s cash and marriage rewards aren’t getting more singles to say ‘I Do’
“It’s less about young people wanting to get married, and more about anxious parents trying to solve a ‘problem’,” she…
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‘Hero’ who disarmed Bondi gunman recovering after surgery, family says
“He is a hero, he is a hundred per cent hero,” Mustafa said. “Still he is in the hospital and…
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Thailand cuts Laos fuel route as Cambodia border conflict deepens
RESTRICTIONS AT LAOS BORDER CROSSING Thailand’s military has restricted the movement of all fuel supplies through the Chong Mek border…
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Cambodia says Thai airstrikes hit Siem Reap, home province of heritage temples
TOURISTS “WORRY VERY MUCH” Cambodia relies heavily on its tourism sector, which, as in many nations, is still recovering from…
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