ASEAN Countries
Thousands displaced after typhoon Megi hits Philippines
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine authorities on Wednesday struggled to distribute aid to tens of thousands of...
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Indonesia’s parliament passes landmark bill on sexual violence
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's parliament passed a long-awaited bill on Tuesday to tackle sexual violence, aimed at building...
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Philippine expert says some drug war death certificates falsified
By Eloisa Lopez and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine justice secretary pledged on Tuesday to launch an investigation...
Read moreTropical storm Megi hits Philippines, leaving at least 25 dead
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine authorities said on Monday at least 25 people had died in landslides and floods caused by...
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Philippines rescuers race to find survivors after storm wreaks havoc
MANILA (Reuters) - Rescue teams in the Philippines faced a race against time on Tuesday in the search for 28...
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Indonesia police fire tear gas to disperse protest at parliament
By Johan Purnomo JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday to disperse hundreds of...
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Thai politician indicted for royal insult over vaccine speech
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A prominent Thai politician faces up to 20 years in prison following his indictment on Monday for...
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Philippines’ Duterte, China’s Xi call for restraint in South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need to exercise restraint to maintain peace...
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British diver rescued off Malaysia says his son died at sea
By Rozanna Latiff and Ebrahim Harris MERSING, Malaysia (Reuters) -A Dutch teenager who disappeared after going diving off the coast...
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Philippines teachers outraged over ‘politicking’ in school learning
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines education ministry came under fire from teachers on Friday over a learning module that contained...
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Philippines’ Pacquiao says he is not to be counted out of presidential race
By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - Shrugging off his low rating in opinion polls, Philippine politician...
Read moreSingapore sentences Australian for hurling wine bottle, killing man
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore court on Friday sentenced an Australian man to five and a half years in prison...
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Indonesia jails senior member of Islamist group on militancy charges
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian court on Wednesday sentenced a senior member of an outlawed hardline Islamist group to three...
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Philippine election frontrunner Marcos Jr sees lead trimmed in poll
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr has retained a clear lead in a survey ahead of the...
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Thai airline’s April Fool’s tweet prompts royal insult complaint to police
BANGKOK (Reuters) -An April Fool's prank tweeted by staff at budget airline Thai Vietjet could lead to criminal charges after...
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Indonesian court sentences teacher to death for raping 13 students
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian court handed down a death sentence on Monday to a teacher for raping 13 girls...
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Thailand, southern insurgent group to halt violence during Ramadan
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government on Saturday hailed "significant progress" in the latest talks with the main group fighting...
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Russia using church as staging ground for Kyiv assault -U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian forces have established a deployment cite at a church northwest of Kyiv and are using it...
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Malaysia reopens borders to vaccinated passengers after two years of travel curbs
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia fully reopened its borders on Friday, dropping quarantine requirements for people vaccinated against COVID-19 after...
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SpaceX to launch Starlink satellite service in the Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) will launch its satellite broadband service in the Philippines,...
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