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Malaysia hiring plan for 1.5 mln Bangladeshi workers for 'dirty, dangerous jobs'

Malaysia shelves plan to hire 1.5 mln Bangladeshis for 'dirty, dangerous jobs'

Malaysia has 2.1 million registered migrant workers as per official records. Of these around 300,000 are from Bangladesh.

Feb 19, 2016

By Jacob J

US, China slug it out over South China Sea 'militarisation'

China's top diplomat says 'limited defensive facilities' that it deployed on its own territory have nothing do with militarisation.

Feb 19, 2016

By Jacob J

Manny Pacquiao hopes to win senate seat after final bout

Nike terminates contract with Manny Pacquiao over anti-gay slur

"If you have male-to-male or female-to-female relationships, then people are worse than animals."

Feb 18, 2016

By Jacob J

Car bomb targeting military kills 28 in Turkey

Ankara Attack: Car bomb targeting military bus kills 28 in Turkey

Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said the blast was an "act of terrorism", while the military said the attack was "a treacherous terror act".

Feb 18, 2016

By Jacob J

Indonesia says Isis militants plan cyanide attacks on security forces

Islamic state operatives could use cyanide to spread terror, inspired by the scandalous cyanide coffee murder in Jakarta.

Feb 17, 2016

By Jacob J

Philippines: Blast kills 4 in area under Muslim insurgency

Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters is a hardline group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

Feb 17, 2016

By Staff Reporter

Beijing deploys missile systems in Paracel islands of South China Sea

The move comes after President Obama called for action to ensure freedom of navigation in disputed waters

Feb 17, 2016

By Jacob J

South China Sea: No mention of China in Asean-US summit joint statement

Obama says need to form a regional order where international rules and norms and the rights of all nations are upheld.

Feb 17, 2016

By Jacob J

China set to announce sharp increase in defence spending

Beijing's military spending last year was over 10 percent of the budgetary spending, at $136.4 billion.

Feb 16, 2016

By Staff Reporter

Lee says Asean should 'expand and deepen' ties with US

Lee highlights the advantages of the united bloc, saying the combined population of 600 million will emerge as a significant consumer market.

Feb 16, 2016

By Jacob J

China dismisses Asean summit saying new 'US-led regional order' impossible

'The Americans are talking up this summit, with some media even calling for a "Sunnylands Principle," which exaggerates the importance of the meeting'.

Feb 16, 2016

By Jacob J