Geopolitics

Vietnamese hostage rescued in Philippines: military

A Vietnamese sailor kidnapped by Islamist militants off the southern Philippines has been rescued after nine months in captivity, the military said on Monday, following the beheading of two fellow crewmen in July.Philippine troops rescued the hostage on Sunday on Basilan island in the southern Mindanao region, a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group, following intensified operations against the militants, authorities said."The hostage was able to run from the militants in

21 August 2017
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Rough patch for SEA game squash athletes

The Malaysia Organising Committee (MASOC) regrets that an accident happened this morning involving two buses carrying squash athletes and officials from their hotel to the competition venue at the Kuala Lumpur Sports City. MASOC Sports & Technical Committee Secretary Low Beng Choo said the athletes involved in these unfortunate accidents were from Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines.

21 August 2017
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Myanmar man faces jail for speaking about child soldier past

A man in Myanmar faces up to two years in jail after he was arrested for allegedly defaming the military in an interview he gave detailing his harrowing life as a child soldier.Aung Ko Htwe, 26, was arrested on Friday, shortly after he spoke to Radio Free Asia's Burmese Service recalling how he was abducted and forced into the military as a teenager, his sister Nay Zar Htun, confirmed on Monday."The police arrested him for 505(b)," she told AFP, referring to a section of Myanma

21 August 2017
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Courage and purity, the identity of Sang Saka Merah Putih

The Indonesian flag caused an uproar over the weekend when the SEA Games 2017 official booklet had placed the bicolor flag upside down. Introduced on August 17, 1945, the national flag of Indonesia was instituted as the nation's symbol for courage and purity. The red and white colours are a symbolic representation of the nation's struggle for independence.

21 August 2017
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US destroyer in collision off Singapore, rescue efforts launched

A rescue operation is under way after a US destroyer was damaged in a collision with a tanker east of Singapore on Monday, the US Navy said, in the second accident involving an American warship in two months. Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant vessel Alnic MC east of Singapore and near the Straits of Malacca in the early hours, it said a statement."Initial reports indicate John S. McCain sustained damage to her port side aft.

21 August 2017
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North Korea slams upcoming joint US-South military exercises

North Korea warned Sunday that the United States will be "pouring gasoline on fire" by conducting an annual war game in the South next week amid heightened tensions between Pyongyang and Washington.Combative rhetoric between the nations spiked after Pyongyang tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) last month that appeared to bring much of the US within range, sparking an intense warning by President Donald Trump that Washington could rain "fire and fury" on

20 August 2017
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29th SEA Games kicks-off

The 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) or Kuala Lumpur 2017 kicks-off today with a glittering and spectacular opening ceremony at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Malaysia.

19 August 2017
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Beware of taking selfies with beer in Thailand

While there are many places to visit in the diverse scene in Southeast Asia, Bangkok is certainly one of the destination travellers around the world would want to visit.It is famously known for its tropical beaches, sky blue sea, fancy royal palaces, historical sites, beautiful temples and their Buddha statues.

18 August 2017
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