Fire and blast at Thai port injures 25
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A fire erupted on a cargo ship docked at a port in Thailand, triggering a blast…
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ASEAN IN FOCUS
Grandma Ca: the 99-year-old standing up to Vietnam’s coal rush
by Tran Thi Minh Ha, with Jenny Vaughan in Tuy Phong VIETNAM (AFP) -- Toothless and nearly blind, grandmother Pham…
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Indonesian police fire tear gas to break up election protest
JARATA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in downtown Jakarta early Wednesday after a rally…
5 years ago
Indonesia’s Joko Widodo wins second term as president: elections commission
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's Joko Widodo has won a second term as president, beating out rival Prabowo Subianto, a…
5 years ago
Indonesian court sentences French drug smuggler to death
MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian court Monday sentenced Frenchman Felix Dorfin to death for drug smuggling, in a surprise…
5 years ago
Keyboard predators: Southeast Asia’s kids targeted by online paedophiles
by Sophie DEVILLER and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Southeast Asia is in the grip…
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Ten drug smugglers sentenced to death in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam has sentenced 10 people to death for smuggling meth, ketamine and ecstasy across the country…
5 years ago
Vietnam launches tourism campaign to attract more Filipinos to visit country
(Eagle News) – The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, in cooperation with the Embassy of Vietnam, has launched a…
5 years ago
Myanmar plane in emergency touchdown as landing gear fails
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A Myanmar pilot saved the day after his aircraft's landing gear failed, safely putting the jet…
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Eleven injured as plane slides off Myanmar runway
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Eleven people were injured as a plane slid off a runway while landing at Yangon airport…
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