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Families Sleep Through Landslide In Limbang, Sarawak

LIMBANG, Sarawak, Oct 5 (NNN-BP NEWS) – Five families in a big house at Kampung Bukit Kota, here, were shocked…

Cambodia’s Top Court Upholds 25-Year Prison Term For Doctor Who Infected People With HIV

PHNOM PENH, Oct 5 (Xinhua) — Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the decision of a lower court to sentence an…

ASEAN Ministers To Discuss Environment-Related Issues In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Oct 5 (NNN-AKP) – Environment ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), are due to meet…

Stress-Ridden Judge In Southern Thailand Shoots Self In Chest

BANGKOK, Oct 5 (NNN-TNA) – A chief judge at a provincial court in southern Thailand, shot himself in the chest,…

Sri Lankan Court Rejects Legal Challenge Over Presidential Candidate’s Citizenship

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Oct 5 (NNN-SL NEWS) – A Sri Lankan court, on Friday, dismissed a legal case, challenging presidential…

More Houses Damaged By Powerful Quake In Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Oct 5 (NNN-ANTARA) — The Indonesian authorities have put the number of houses damaged by an earthquake of 6.5…

Gunmen Abduct British Man, Filipino Wife In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 5 (NNN-PNA) – Unidentified gunmen, on Friday evening, abducted a British man and his Filipino wife, in Zamboanga…

Japan’s Abe Prioritises Economy, Urges Debate On Constitution In Policy Speech

TOKYO, Oct 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, delivered a policy speech outlining his goals ahead, in an…

US intensifies engagement with Pacific Islands, announces new assistance of US$65 million

NEW YORK, Oct 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — With a number of initiatives, the U.S. is intensifying its engagement with the Pacific Islands.…

Fire-Fighting Aircraft Tackle Out Of Control Blaze Near Sydney Suburb

SYDNEY, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Water-bombing aircraft were brought in, to fight an out of control bush-fire in Sydney’s outer…