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British Drug ‘kingpin’ Arrested In Thailand After Years On the Run

A British drug trafficker convicted over a £1million ($1.3million) narcotics ring has been arrested in Thailand after...

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St Catherine’s Church Marks Family Sunday

The priests and parishioners of Saint Catherine’s Catholic Church at Burma Camp have resolved to mark the 1st Sunday...

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British Fugitive Drug ‘kingpin’ Nabbed In Thailand

A British drug trafficker convicted over a $1.3 million narcotics ring has been arrested in Thailand after years on the...

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The Mekong Middlemen Running Drugs Across Asia

Compared to their ultra-violent Central and Latin American cousins, the drug dealers of Southeast Asia's Golden...

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Mr X and the Cartels Hooking SE Asia On Pills

The downfall of millionaire "Mr X", long shielded by cash and contacts in Laos, has highlighted the role of the...

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India Breaks Into FIFA Top 100 After 21 Years

The Indian men's football team on Thursday climbed to the 100th spot in the latest FIFA world rankings - their best...

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India Breaks Into FIFA Top 100 After 21 Years

The Indian men's football team on Thursday climbed to the 100th spot in the latest FIFA world rankings -- their best...

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Vatican and Myanmar Agree To Establish Diplomatic Ties

The Vatican and Myanmar established full diplomatic relations on Thursday in the latest step in the former pariah Asian...

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Myanmar Coal Plant Growth Could Kill 280,000

Myanmar's plans to grow the country's desperately needed but polluting coal-fired power plants could kill more than a...

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Japan Tough To Crack For Refugees

It has been a decade since Liliane last saw her little girl. She fled Africa in fear for her life, leaving behind...

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Army Called As 10,000 ‘try To Steal’ Huge Jade Boulder In Burma

A mining company in Burma called in the army after 10,000 'scavengers' were accused of trying to steal a huge jade...

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Myanmar Police Hunt Scavengers Who Found Huge Jade Boulder

Police are hunting five gem scavengers who discovered a huge jade boulder at a mine in northern Myanmar after a senior...

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Suu Kyi Rejects UN Myanmar Probe

Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday rejected a decision by the UN's rights council to investigate allegations of crimes by...

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The Illegal Abortions Killing Myanmar’s Women

Thiri's heart started pounding and her whole body shook after she swallowed the final dose of pills that would end her...

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15-Day-Old Baby Among the 30 Rohingya Refugees Rescued By Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's coastguard have detained an Indian boat which illegally entered the island's territorial waters and rescued...

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Sri Lanka Rescues 30 Rohingya Aboard Indian Boat

Sri Lanka's coastguard Sunday detained an Indian boat which had illegally entered the island's territorial waters and...

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Second Edition of ‘Starr FM Church Olympics

The second edition of the saw Universal Revival Chapel International The second edition of the saw Universal Revival...

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Southeast Asia’s Leaders Steer Away From Democracy

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war is part of a worrying assault on human rights and democracy...

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Myanmar ‘yet To Ask UK To Arrest British Murder Suspect’

A 26-year-old British man wanted for the murder of a compatriot in Myanmar is living freely in Scotland because the...