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Rana Plaza anniversary sees better work conditions, but more needed

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:29:57 +1000

On this day last year, in Bangladesh, a garment factory, the Rana Plaza, collapsed near the capital Dhaka, killing more than a thousand people.

Anwar snub dents Obama's local credibility, says Malaysian opposition

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:29:52 +1000

Malaysia's opposition says the decision by President Barack Obama not to meet Anwar Ibrahim during his current Asian tour will diminish the American leader's standing in the eyes of Malaysians.

The slow road back to better relations between Indonesia, Australia

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:29:14 +1000

Australia's relations with Indonesia have been at a low ebb for months now, blighted by Australia's asylum seeker policies and revelations of spying on Jakarta.

Japanese whaling fleets prepare for North Pacific hunt

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:29:11 +1000

Japanese whaling fleets are preparing to head out to the north Pacific this weekend - pushing ahead with the hunt despite last month's international court ruling against its whaling program in the Antarctic.

The countdown to Islamic law in Brunei

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:29:09 +1000

Brunei will officially declare the enforcement of the first phase of the Syariah Penal Code at the end of this month.

Cambodia's draft cybercrime law raises censorship fears

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:29:07 +1000

Cambodia's parliament is preparing to consider a raft of Bills: among them is a draft Cybercrime Law, whose function will be to regulate the country's often-freewheeling online space.

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