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WEBMilitary: Philippines delivers supplies to troops at disputed South China Sea shoal. Beijing monitored Manila’s latest re-supply mission to Second Thomas Shoal as part of “provisional agreement” with rival territorial claimant.
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WEBDeath toll in anti-Hasina unrest in Bangladesh may be double official tally. Count could be as high as 1,400 but pinpointing the number is a painstaking endeavor, students say.
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WEBMalaysia offers tax breaks to revive Forest City amid stalled Chinese project. Slew of incentives announced as government launches Special Financial Zone in Johor state’s project area.
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WEBThailand to charge 8 suspects in a Tak Bai case as deadline nears. The suspects were linked to transporting detained protesters, 78 of whom suffocated to death in trucks in 2004.
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WEBManila: Philippines reestablishes coast guard presence at disputed shoal. China warns the Philippines against “risky, futile provocations” for deploying a substitute ship at Sabina Shoal.
Malaysia ‘nicely’ but firmly tells US off about sanctions against Iran
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Malaysia has taken a stance supporting Iran, which launched drones and fired missiles at Israel on April 13. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim described Iran’s actions as a “legitimate act” in response to Israel’s “barbarous” attack on Iran’s consulate in Damascus. Saifuddin also said that the U.S. delegation had asked him about ...
Philippine press freedom faces new threat from foreign influence ...
WEBMay 3, 2024 · Filipino journalists take part in a protest to air their concerns about threats to local journalists as they mark World Press Freedom Day in Quezon City, Metro Manila, May 3, 2024. Geopolitical tensions in Southeast Asia have added a new dimension to threats to media freedom in the Philippines including foreign-based “malign influence ...
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WEBAt UN General Assembly, Yunus to seek help rebuilding Bangladesh’s ‘shattered economy’. But a meeting with India’s PM Narendra Modi, who gave shelter to ousted Sheikh Hasina after she fled, looks unlikely.
Mass surrender over Papua New Guinea massacre as survivors live …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Harlyne Joku/BenarNews. Police in Papua New Guinea have witnessed a mass surrender by members of the gang allegedly responsible for the rape and massacre of 26 people in the remote north-west of the country last month. Provincial Police Commander in East Sepik Christopher Tamari told BenarNews his men were in the town of Angoram on Tuesday when ...