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Shoot Drug Traffickers If Resist Arrest

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has ordered the police to shoot drug traffickers who resist arrest in the latest...

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Justin Bieber Banned From China For ‘bad Behaviour’

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has been banned from performing in China, according to Beijing’s Culture Bureau. In a...

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East Timor Votes For Parliament Amid Huge Challenges

East Timor headed to the polls to elect a new parliament Saturday as Asia's youngest democracy battles economic...

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UN Adds Syrian Armed Groups To Sanctions Blacklist

The UN Security Council on Thursday added two armed groups in Syria, two money exchange businesses and four individuals...

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Thailand General Jailed For Trafficking At Mass Trial

A former Thai general has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for human trafficking at a landmark trial. Manas Kongpan...

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Singapore Offers Manila Drones, Urban Warfare Training

Singapore said Wednesday it has offered surveillance drones and urban warfare training to Philippine troops battling...

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Thai Smuggling Crackdown Leaves Myanmar’s Rohingya In Limbo

Five years have passed since Hla Hla Sein was forced into a displacement camp in western Myanmar for Rohingya Muslims,...

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Indonesia Bans Local Branch of Hizb Ut-Tahrir

Indonesia's government on Wednesday banned the local branch of Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir, rejecting criticism from...

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Court Begins Ruling In Major Thai Human Trafficking Trial

A Thai general is among more than 100 defendants facing a verdict Wednesday in a sprawling 2015 human trafficking case...

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Verdict Due In Major Thai Human Trafficking Trial

A Thai general is among more than 100 defendants facing a verdict Wednesday in a sprawling 2015 human trafficking case...

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Indonesia Speaker Named Suspect In Major Graft Case

Indonesia's anti-corruption agency has named the country's speaker of parliament as a suspect in a major graft scandal...

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Indonesia Restricts Telegram App Over ‘terrorism’ Content

Indonesia has blocked web-based access to a popular messaging service and threatened a full ban on the app due to its...

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Indonesia Foils Trade In Vulnerable Slow Lorises

Indonesian authorities have detained an alleged wildlife trafficker and seized nine protected slow lorises and a...

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Two Bodies Found In Suitcases In Japan Woods

Two bodies found stuffed inside suitcases abandoned in mountainous forest near Tokyo are suspected to be missing...

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Afghan Charged Over Smuggling Asylum-Seekers To Australia

An Afghan man who reportedly made millions of dollars smuggling asylum-seekers to Australia by boat has been extradited...

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Malaysian State Introduces Public Caning For Islamic Crimes

A Malaysian state controlled by a Muslim party Wednesday overhauled its Islamic laws to allow caning in public,...

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Indonesia President Inks Decree To Ban Radical Groups

Indonesia has issued a decree allowing it to ban groups that oppose its official state ideology, in a move seen to...

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Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown

Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm...

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Sea Monsters No Sweat For Japan’s Teen Surf Queen

Just 16 and still afraid of the water, hot-shot Japanese surfer Minori Kawai has set her sights on Olympic gold after a...