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Suu Kyi loyalist Htin Kyaw elected Myanmar president

The 69-year-old will replace President Thein Sein next month, but Suu Kyi will hold the reins of the country. Mar 15, 2016

Malaysia drops charges against arrested Australian reporters

The reporters were arrested after they questioned embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak on corruption allegations. Mar 15, 2016

Putin baffles allies and foes by surprise pullout of troops from Syria

Damascus denies there is any rift with the Kremlin, its staunchest ally. Mar 15, 2016

North Korea to test nuclear-tipped ICBM after claiming clean warhead re-entry

The threat is the latest that adds to the high-decibel nuclear cacophony that started in January. Mar 15, 2016

Singapore blogger Roy Ngerng gets 17 years to pay off defamation damages to PM Lee

The court had found Ngerng guilty of defaming Lee by alleging that the prime minister misappropriated Central Provident Fund monies. Mar 14, 2016

Bukit Batok by-election: Multi-pronged fight looms even as SDP seeks alliance

SDP leader Chee Soon Juan among the first to express interest in waging the unexpected electoral battle in Bukit Batok. Mar 14, 2016

Thailand: 8 die as oxygen-sucking chemicals released inside bank building

The fire agents accidentally released contained Pyrogen, which extinguishes a blaze by decreasing oxygen levels. Mar 14, 2016

Israel blocks Indonesian foreign minister from flying into Palestine

According to local media, Israel denied entry to Retno as she refused to visit Jerusalem. Mar 14, 2016

Malaysia detains Australian journalists for quizzing PM Najib on corruption

The journalists have been ordered not to leave the country, Australian media reported. Mar 14, 2016

Germany's new anti-migration party makes remarkable headway in state elections

More than 1.1 million refugees, mostly Syrians, have arrived in Europe's biggest economy last year alone, forcing many Merkel supporters to think differently. Mar 14, 2016

Al-Qaeda attack on Ivory Coast beach resort kills 16 including 4 Europeans

Six militants from the al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb shot beach goers in a resort at Grand Bassam. Mar 14, 2016

Car bomb kills 34 in Turkish capital Ankara

Security officials believe the attack was plotted by the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), though there was no claim yet. Mar 14, 2016

No Pacific Rim nation in a list of Top 25 literate countries

The study finds Nordic countries occupied the first five spots in the list. Mar 13, 2016

Bukit Batok by-election 'to be held in May' as David Ong resigns over affair

Ong resigned on Friday after details of his extra marital affair with a fellow PAP member emerged in public. Mar 13, 2016

David Ong resigns as Bukit Batok MP and quits People's Action Party

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says a by-election will be held in due course. Mar 12, 2016
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