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The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday (Oct 12), although Beijing blamed Manila for the incident.Confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels occur frequently in the contested waterway, which Beijing claims nearly in its entirety despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.The Philippines said a Chinese coast guard ship “fired its water cannon” at the BRP Datu Pagbuaya, a vessel belonging to Manila’s fisheries bureau, at 9.15am on Sunday.”Just three minutes later … the same (Chinese) vessel deliberately rammed the stern” of the…
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A North Korean minister said on Monday (Sep 29) in a rare address to the…
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“Private companies and associated individuals played a direct role by providing machinery and labour to…
KATHMANDU: Nepal has imposed travel bans on ousted prime minister KP Sharma Oli and four…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interior chief said on Monday (Sep 29) that weapons from “outside the country”…
BANGKOK: Thailand’s influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition for a royal…
JAKARTA: The Indonesian government on Monday (Sep 29) restored the palace press accreditation of a…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has acknowledged a “technical error” in submitting…
HANOI: At least two people have died and 17 others were missing after Typhoon Bualoi…
SINGAPORE/BEIJING: An overseas Hong Kong activist was refused entry to Singapore as his presence would…
BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday (Sep 29) outlined his government’s policy agenda…
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