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North Korea can soon recover plutonium from Yongbyon reactor, says US

Intelligence chief James Clapper also said Pyongyang has improved the sophistication of its ballistic missile programme.

Feb 10, 2016

By Jacob J

Release Anwar Ibrahim and repeal sodomy law, Human Rights Watch tells Malaysia

Anwar, a former deputy prime minister and the deemed political successor of Mahathir Mohammed, was arrested in 1998 on corruption and sodomy charges.

Feb 9, 2016

By Jacob J

Hong Kong: Crackdown on hawkers leads to riots reminiscent of 2014

More than a hundred protesters broke loose in Portland Street at 2 am, forcing police to engage them.

Feb 9, 2016

By Jacob J

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAD) system

US promises advanced anti-missile hardware THAAD for South Korea after Pyongyang's rocket launch

North Korea tested and produced nuclear weapons and now they are trying to perfect their missile launch system, says Obama.

Feb 9, 2016

By Jacob J

Indonesia: 26 die after drinking spurious liquor

Last year, two Islamic parties proposed a bill that seeks to ban liquor consumption entirely.

Feb 8, 2016

By Jacob J

Singaporean trekker dies while trying to scale Malaysia's Gunung Tahan

Nawaz's body was found some five kilometers from the spot he was last seen.

Feb 8, 2016

By Staff Reporter

Malaysia: Cyber police on Twitter offensive to save Najib from online ridicule

The cyber unit officers now use Twitter to warn people about repercussions of being too critical about the government.

Feb 8, 2016

By Jacob J

Cambodia arrests suspect in David Bernat's murder in Bangkok

Businessman David Bernat was found murdered with multiple body parts floating in Bangkok's Chao Praya river

Feb 8, 2016

By Staff Reporter

UN warns of sanctions after north Korea rocket launch

North Korea: Tough talk at UN as defiant Pyongyang says there will be more launches

Skeptics are unsure if a further set of sanctions will help curb North's nuclear missile ambitions.

Feb 8, 2016

By Jacob J

High-rise tower builder under scanner as Taiwan says toll could exceed 100

Residents had raised many complaints about the building as multiple cracks had developed after recent tremors.

Feb 8, 2016

By Jacob J

North Korea says will conduct rocket launch

North Korea launches long-range rocket amid fears over missile programme

The rocket was launched on a southward trajectory, as planned, and it passed over Japan's southern Okinawa islands.

Feb 7, 2016

By Staff Reporter

grace poe takes poll lead in philippines elections

Philippines presidential election: Grace Poe regains top spot in polls

Poe, however, has to clear a disqualification hurdle after the Commission on Elections cancelled her certificate of candidacy.

Feb 6, 2016

By Jacob J

Singapore ship hijacked off Nigerian coast; crew freed

Most of the crew members were from the Philippines, South Africa, India, United Kingdom and Thailand.

Feb 6, 2016

By Staff Reporter

Malaysia: Tiger crossing Eastern Expressway killed by vehicle

Malaysian government estimates that tiger population in the country has fallen from at least 3,000 to around 500 over past 50 years.

Feb 6, 2016

By Staff Reporter

39 killed in bus accident in gujarat, india

India: 37 die as bus falls into Purna river in Gujarat state

The accident took place near the town of Navsari, about 40km from Surat in Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Feb 6, 2016

By Staff Reporter

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