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Bridging the gap: Yangon's boom falls short across river 23 Sep 2019 - 12:21 am
People from Dala township arriving by boat in Yangon after crossing the Yangon River. AFP / Sai Aung Main
India seizes one tonne of ketamine on boat, arrests six Myanmar crew 22 Sep 2019 - 07:58 pm
Indian Coast Guard with Myanmarese ship's crew after seizing 1160 kg of Ketamine drug from their boat near Car Nicobar islands on September 19, 2019. AFP / Indian Ministry of Defence handout
Hong Kong protesters trample Chinese flag, set fires 22 Sep 2019 - 02:28 pm
A barricade on fire set by anti-government protesters is pictured during a demonstration in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China September 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Sri Lanka orders fresh probe into Easter suicide bombings 22 Sep 2019 - 11:51 am
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena delivers a speech during the opening of the Lotus Tower in Colombo on September 16, 2019.  AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Hong Kong curbs airport links as protesters vow 'stress test' 22 Sep 2019 - 08:53 am
Riot police stand inside Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China September 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
India sends hundreds of detainees from Kashmir to jails 21 Sep 2019 - 03:23 pm
A Kashmiri woman looks out from a window of a house as protesters pass by, after Friday prayers during restrictions, following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Fr
Hong Kong protesters burn flag, police fire pepper spray 21 Sep 2019 - 01:53 pm
An anti-government protester uses a fire extinguisher during a march in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China September 21, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Afghan president urges Taliban again for ceasefire 21 Sep 2019 - 01:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani gestures during his election campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Student architects to help build 5 million cheap homes in Pakistan 19 Sep 2019 - 09:32 pm
People gather at the Sunday car market in Karachi, Pakistan, July 26, 2015. AFP
Filipina chef relying on chocoholics to help beat typhoon threats 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
The Cacao Project founder Louise Mabulo visits a farm in in San Fernando, Camarines Sur, the Philippines, on July 25, 2019. (UN Environment Programme photo)
Bangladesh rural families shoulder costs of coping with climate change 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
Saju Begum, a flood-affected woman poses for a picture inside her house in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, July 21, 2019. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Cambodia to curb recruitment fees in bid to protect migrants from slavery abroad 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
A multi-language sign, written the Thai, Cambodian and Myanmar languages, is seen as a construction labourer works at a building site in Bangkok June 18, 2014. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Japan’s Abe faces verdict on bid to tame Trump 19 Sep 2019 - 08:30 pm
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives to speak to reporters following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, November 17, 2016 in New York City. Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP
South Korea serial killer suspect identified after 33 years 19 Sep 2019 - 12:27 pm
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Singapore Grand Prix organisers stock up on anti-smog masks 19 Sep 2019 - 10:01 am
Tourists wear protective masks as they walk near the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix night race track while haze blankets Singapore on September 18, 2019. AFP / Mladen ANTONOV
Chinese experts to probe panda Chuang Chuang's death in Thai zoo 19 Sep 2019 - 09:42 am
Zoo workers lay flowers at a Panda statue days after the 19-year-old panda Chuang Chuang died at the Chiang Mai zoo, Chiang Mai, Thailand, September 18, 2019. Dailynews/ via REUTERS
Taliban truck bomb kills at least 20 in southern Afghanistan 19 Sep 2019 - 09:22 am
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Taliban car bomb kills at least 20 in southern Afghanistan - gov't official 19 Sep 2019 - 08:20 am
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