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North Korea launches missile into waters off Japan ahead of G20 summit

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says this ballistic missile launch can never be tolerated.

Jul 4, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

LTA implements vocational license framework for private hire car drivers

LTA warns that these unregistered vehicles may not have secured proper insurance for carrying fare-paying passengers.

Jul 4, 2017

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

Japan: Shinzo Abe's party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo poll, popular governor wins big

Koike's Tokyo Citizens First Party and its allies took 79 seats in the 127-seat assembly whereas LDP won a mere 23.

Jul 3, 2017

By Reuters

Philippines: Cops arrest bank officer for unauthorised transfer of USD 338,000

Police identified the suspect as Mariebel Osorio, 41, head of Cash Section of Union Bank Ortigas Branch.

Jul 2, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Bangladesh police arrests two people over deadly Dhaka cafe siege

Bangladesh police arrest three female militants over Dhaka cafe attack

Police says one of the women is the wife of acting JMB chief Ayyub Bacchu who is on the run and allegedly visited the hideout frequently.

Jul 2, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore police arrests 19-year-old for selling stolen cigarettes online

Singapore: ICA seizes 3,100 cartons of contraband cigarettes at Tuas Checkpoint

ICA says the total duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded amounted to about S$240,560 and S$17,820, respectively.

Jul 2, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Tokyo casts vote in local polls that could spell trouble for PM

Past Tokyo elections have been bellwethers to national trends.

Jul 2, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

US, Philippines hold naval patrol in troubled waters to deter Islamist extremists

There are international fears fighters sympathetic to Islamic State will cross maritime borders between Malaysia and Indonesia to join Muslim rebels.

Jul 2, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Philippines: After urban spaces, PDEA to wage drug war in 42,000 villages

Around 4,000 illegal drug suspects and peddlers have been shot dead by unknown vigilantes riding on tandem motorcycles since Duterte announced the drug war.

Jul 1, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Carrie Lam sworn in as Hong Kong's new leader

The 59-year-old leader was widely seen as Beijing's preferred candidate when she was elected in March.

Jul 1, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Japan reveals plans to put man on Moon around 2030

This is the first time the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has revealed its intensions to send an astronaut beyond the International Space Station.

Jul 1, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

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