Votes counted in landmark poll
Voters hope the military will accept their decision this time
Votes are being counted in Myanmar's first openly contested general election for 25 years.
Turnout is...
Votes counted in landmark poll
Voters hope the military will accept their decision this time
Votes are being counted in Myanmar's first openly contested general election for 25 years.
Turnout is...
Mystery names swamp Myanmar electoral roll
Aung San Suu Kyi greets supporters
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Philippines reef named Asean Heritage Park
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Asean group condemns Myanmar election
Charles Santiago
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Singapore tension harms economy: business leader
Ho Kwon Ping
Tension between Singaporeans and expats could undermine the city-state’s status an economic success story, warned leading businessman Ho Kwon Ping warned.
“One...
Singapore tension harms economy: business leader
Ho Kwon Ping
Tension between Singaporeans and expats could undermine the city-state’s status an economic success story, warned leading businessman Ho Kwon Ping warned.
“One...
Obama to be first US president to visit Laos
President Barack Obama will be the first US head of state to visit Laos when he attends an Asean summit in the landlocked country...
Obama to be first US president to visit Laos
President Barack Obama will be the first US head of state to visit Laos when he attends an Asean summit in the landlocked country...
Myanmar election ‘fundamentally flawed’: Human Rights Watch
Myanmar’s general election, due on November 8, has been condemned as “fundamentally flawed, depriving Burmese of their right to freely elect their government”, by...
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