New Malaysia security law debuts as PM fights critics
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalMalaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak attends the 2016 Warriors' Day Ceremonial Celebration in Putrajaya, Malaysia, 31 July 2016. Photo: Ahmad Yusni/EPATough new security...
View ArticleThousands of Myanmar workers arrested in Thai crackdown
MizzimaCategory: NewsRegionalMyanmarese migrants argue with police to try and get closer to Myanmar's Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Counselor, Aung San Suu Kyi, as they wait for her arrival, as...
View ArticleAirport chaos after typhoon Nida hits Hong Kong
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalTravelers walk to their boarding gates in Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China. Photo: EPAHordes of angry passengers stranded after Typhoon Nida pummelled Hong...
View ArticleBangladesh shuts ‘objectionable’ news sites
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalBangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attends the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit of Heads of State and Government (ASEM11) meeting in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 15 July...
View ArticleThais arrest Myanmar migrants near Malaysian border
MizzimaCategory: NewsRegionalFlashback - Ethnic Muslim Rohingya migrants, believed to have come from Myanmar and Bangladesh, on an abandoned boat drifting in the Andaman Sea close to Malaysia, southern...
View ArticleAt least 40 killed in SW Pakistan hospital blast: minister
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalPeople gather at the scene of a bomb blast in restive Quetta, Pakistan, 08 August 2016. Photo: Fayyaz Ahmed/EPAAt least 40 people were killed and dozens wounded when a bomb...
View ArticleAfter Myanmar deports Pakistanis, China and Malaysia follow suit
Subir BhaumikCategory: NewsRegionalA view of Kuala Lumpur city skyline, Malaysia. Photo: EPAMalaysia and China have also expelled Pakistani nationals on grounds of security last week almost immediately...
View ArticleIndonesia says ‘no room’ for gay community
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalPresidential spokesman Johan Budi. Photo: mahkamahkonstitusi.go.idIndonesia said Thursday there was "no room" for the gay community in the world's most populous Muslim-majority...
View ArticleOne dead, 19 injured in Thailand resort town blasts
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalPhoto: Rungrot Kongpiban via FacebookTwin blasts in Thailand killed one woman and injured 19 people, including foreigners, in the popular seaside resort town of Hua Hin late...
View ArticleThai police find unexploded devices in search for bombers
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalA photo made available on 13 August 2016 shows foreign tourists walking past a police line at the bomb blast site in Hua Hin, Thailand, 12 August 2016. Photo: EPAThai police...
View ArticleAmnesty India charged with sedition over Kashmir slogans
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalKashmiri Muslims shout slogans during a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir's summer unrest, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 11 August 2016....
View ArticleChinese media mark Suu Kyi’s visit
Yitsing Wang, Mizzima China CorrespondentCategory: NewsRegionalState Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, departs from Yangon International Airport to Kumming airport via Beijing in China, on 17 August 2016....
View ArticleMyanmar’s Suu Kyi in China with dam project on agenda
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalMyanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (C-L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C-R) talk during a signing of agreements ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,...
View ArticleBeijing does not exploit Myanmar: state media
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalChinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (C) walk past People's Liberation Army honor guards during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of...
View Article15 held in Thailand not linked to tourist bombs: police
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalBangkok city skyline. Photo: EPAA group of 15 suspects detained by the Thai military investigating last week's deadly tourist resort attacks was not involved in the blasts,...
View ArticleChina’s president pledges to support Myanmar peace talks
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalMyanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) lead their delegations in a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, 19...
View ArticleTwo arrested trafficking Myanmar migrants to Malaysia
Bangkok PostCategory: NewsRegionalSungai Kolok, Malaysia. Map: GoogleTwo men have been arrested and charged with human-trafficking after they were caught attempting to smuggle seven Myanmar nationals...
View ArticleThai tourist attacks probe points to Muslim south: police
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalAn injured bomb victim lies on the ground as a Thai police officer (back) secures the area following a bomb attack at the city clock tower in the center of Hua Hin, Thailand,...
View ArticleOne dead, dozens wounded in Thai car bombing
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalMembers of the Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad inspect the wreckage of vehicles after a car bomb attack at a hotel in Pattani, southern Thailand, 24 August 2016....
View ArticleUN chief to focus on development, rights in Myanmar, Sri Lanka
AFPCategory: NewsRegionalSecretary General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 09 August 2016. Photo: Alberto Ortiz/EPAUN...
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