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Myanmar's military rulers to let 'loyal' citizens carry guns 13 Feb 2023 - 08:09 pm
A soldier stands guard along a road as security forces search for protesters in Yangon on May 7, 2021. File photo / AFP
Japan watchdog OKs new safety rules to extend reactor life 13 Feb 2023 - 07:11 pm
Kansai Electric's No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant are seen in this picture at the town of Takahama in Fukui prefecture, some 350 kilometres (215 miles) west of Tokyo on June 20, 2016. (AFP / JIJI PRESS)
Philippines says China ship used laser against coast guard 13 Feb 2023 - 02:23 pm
This handout photo taken on February 6, 2023 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard on February 13 shows a Chinese Coast Guard vessel shining a
Independent radio station in Cambodia shut on order of PM 13 Feb 2023 - 12:24 pm
Ith Sothoeuth, media director of the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) which oversees VOD, speaks to media at his office in Phnom Penh on February 13, 2023, after Cambodian Prime Minister said VOD would have its operating licence revoked. - Cambodia's strongman leader late on February 12 ordered the shutdown of one of the country's few remaining local independent media outlets after taking issue with a news report about his son. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy and TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP)
China says US balloons entered airspace 'more than 10 times' since 2022 13 Feb 2023 - 12:04 pm
In this photo taken on February 5 2023, and obtained from the US Navy, sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Photo by Tyler Thompson / US NAVY / AFP
Single-letter license plate sells for $3.2 million in Hong Kong 13 Feb 2023 - 10:33 am
Peninsula
Flights grounded, power cut as storm lashes N.Zealand 13 Feb 2023 - 10:22 am
A general view of a damaged road after a storm battered Titirangi, a suburb of New Zealand's West Auckland area, on February 13, 2023. Photo by Diego OPATOWSKI / AFP
India opens first stage of Delhi-Mumbai expressway 12 Feb 2023 - 02:20 pm
Peninsula
Power bill relief central in Australia budget, Treasurer says 12 Feb 2023 - 11:02 am
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New Zealand cancels flights as deluge from cyclone looms 12 Feb 2023 - 10:48 am
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11 stranded pilot whales saved in Sri Lanka 11 Feb 2023 - 01:17 pm
A Sri Lankan fisherman tries to push back stranded pilot whales into the deep water in the northwestern coast of Kudawa on February 11, 2023.(Photo by AFP)
Australia's remote Norfolk Island battens down ahead of cyclone 11 Feb 2023 - 12:38 pm
Peninsula
No deal as IMF leaves crisis-hit Pakistan 11 Feb 2023 - 12:11 am
Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar speaks during a press conference in Islamabad on February 10, 2023. - An IMF team left Pakistan on February 10 after crisis talks with the government failed to deliver a deal on financial aid that would help the South Asian country avert economic collapse. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Hong Kong woman duped $770,000 in crypto-ruse while attempting to adopt kitten 10 Feb 2023 - 04:44 pm
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Indonesian domestic worker wins compensation for abuse in Hong Kong 10 Feb 2023 - 04:41 pm
In this file photo taken on October 7, 2022, Indonesian woman Kartika Puspitasari shows a scar on her arm from an injury inflicted by previous employers, at Bethune House, a shelter operated by the migrant worker advocacy group (MFMW), in Hong Kong.(Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)
Malaysian leader wants tougher ASEAN pressure on Myanmar 10 Feb 2023 - 04:09 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (L) and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha (R) attend a joint press conference during an official state visit at Government House in Bangkok on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Seoul lifts visa limits on short-term travelers from China 10 Feb 2023 - 12:49 pm
Street vendors (L) wait for customers at Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Malaysia's Anwar urges Thailand to step up on Myanmar crisis 09 Feb 2023 - 06:26 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha attend a joint press conference during an official state visit at Government House in Bangkok on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)