South-East Asia
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir to be discharged from hospital within days
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, has completed all necessary investigations for a medical check-up...
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DILI (Reuters) - A court in East Timor jailed a defrocked American priest for 12 years on Tuesday, his lawyer...
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Philippines grapples with typhoon aftermath as death toll tops 300
By Karen Lema and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) - More than 300 people have been in killed by a...
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Malaysian emergency services, volunteers rescue 21,000 from flooding
By Rozanna Latiff, Angie Teo and Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Hard-pressed Malaysian emergency services, reinforced by civilian volunteers,...
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Thailand says finds first reported local transmission of Omicron
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai woman has tested positive to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the Southeast Asian...
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Myanmar court defers verdicts in Suu Kyi trial to Dec 27 – source
(Reuters) -A court in military-ruled Myanmar deferred on Monday the latest verdicts in the trial of ousted leader Aung San...
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Philippines reports dozens more deaths from Typhoon Rai
By Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) -At least 72 people died in the central Philippine province of Bohol in the...
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Thailand sends refugees back to Myanmar as clashes continue
MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) - Thailand has sent over 600 Myanmar refugees who fled fighting between the military and ethnic...
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Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts, people warned to stay away
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Semeru volcano on Java island erupted early on Sunday spewing a two km (1.24 miles) high...
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Thousands displaced by floods in Malaysia
By Rozanna Latiff and Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Torrential rains in Malaysia have caused flooding that has driven more...
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Philippines’ election agency rejects bid to disqualify Marcos Jr
MANILA (Reuters) - Electoral authorities in the Philippines have rejected the first of a series of complaints seeking to disqualify...
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Philippines’ feared death toll from Typhoon Rai rises to 31
MANILA (Reuters) -The feared death toll from a typhoon that battered the Philippines has risen to 31, officials said on...
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Death toll from powerful typhoon in Philippines climbs to 12
By Karen Lema and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) - The death toll from a typhoon that slammed into the...
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Myanmar’s ousted leader Suu Kyi appears in prison uniform in court
(Reuters) - Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court on Friday wearing a white top and a...
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Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir admitted to hospital
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, has been admitted to a hospital and will be...
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Typhoon Rai intensifies to Cat 5 storm as it slams Philippines
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Typhoon Rai rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm before...
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President warns against complacency as Indonesia finds first Omicron case
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged people to stick to health protocols and ensure they are vaccinated against...
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More bodies found in search for survivors of boat accident off Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has recovered the bodies of 18 people who died after a boat carrying suspected undocumented...
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Malaysia imposes stricter rules, booster requirements over Omicron threat
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Thursday announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including banning mass gatherings and requiring booster doses for...
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Blinken halts Asia trip after COVID-19 case in U.S. travelling group
By Humeyra Pamuk KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday cut short a brief trip...
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