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The 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) logo is seen on a billboard at the funds flagship Tun Razak Exchange under-development site in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: AFP
Malaysia seeking $100 mn in fines in expanded 1MDB probe: official
Malaysian authorities have imposed fines of around $100 million on 80 entities, intensifying their pursuit of people allegedly linked to the massive...
Indonesian police and military carry Indonesia's Security Minister Wiranto (C) to a helicopter to be medevaced after he was stabbed in Pandeglang, Banten province, on October 10, 2019. Photo: Smmy/AFP
Indonesia minister stabbed by IS-linked pair
Two members of an Islamic State group-linked terror network stabbed Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto on Thursday, the intelligence head...
A picture of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (front) is displayed togethter with former Nobel Peace Prize winners at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, 11 October 2019. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded with the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced 11 October 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
Rough road ahead for Ethiopia’s Abiy after Nobel Peace Prize triumph
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed faces stark challenges on the very issues that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, and analysts say the...
A handout photo provided by the Irish Government Information Service press office shows a meeting between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (R) and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Thornton Manor, Cheshire, Britain, 10 October 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
EU and UK bid to save Brexit talks before key summit
British and EU negotiators held a "constructive" breakfast meeting Friday in a last-ditch bid to restart Brexit talks, as leaders insisted a deal...
A handout photo made available by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the at Arjuna’s Penance monument during the 2nd informal summit at Mamallapuram, India 11 October 2019. Photo: EPA
At summit to mend ties, Modi, Xi see common challenge on ‘terror’
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indian host Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at an informal summit to cooperate against "radicalisation",...
Arakan Army. Photo: AA Info Desk
Rakhine rebels abduct dozens after storming Myanmar bus: army
Suspected ethnic Rakhine rebels disguised as a sports team stormed a bus in rural Myanmar and took 31 hostages -- mostly off-duty firefighters and...
A general view shows the skyline of the financial district in Singapore. Photo: Wallace Woon/EPA
Singapore eases monetary policy, avoids recession
Singapore eased monetary policy for the first time in over three years Monday as the US-China trade war bites, while the export-reliant economy...
India's colonial-era railway system has long struggled to cope with the demands placed on it (AFP Photo/Punit PARANJPE)
Shares in state-run Indian Railways soar on Mumbai debut
Shares in the catering and ticketing arm of state-run Indian Railways more than doubled in value after its debut on Mumbai's Sensex stock exchange...
TV footage showed firemen battling a raging blaze that engulfed the three-storey Gaisano shopping mall after the quake (AFP Photo/EDWIN ESPEJO, EDWIN ESPEJO)
One dead in strong 6.4-magnitude Philippines quake: mayor
A child was killed in a strong 6.4-magnitude quake that hit the southern Philippines on Wednesday, a local mayor said, as houses collapsed, power was...
Pedestrians walk in front of an electric quotation board displaying the numbers on the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange October 16, 2019. Photo: AFP
Tokyo’s Nikkei hits 10-month high on US rallies
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index rose to its highest level in more than 10 months following rallies on Wall Street, though trade was cautious ahead of...

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