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Anti-Obama protesters clash with police in Manila
Philippine police armed with truncheon, shields and water hose on April 23 clashed with more than 100 left-wing activists who rallied at the US...
Philippines bans workers from going to Yemen
The Philippine government on December 9 banned its workers from going to Yemen after an attack by militants there killed more than 50 people,...
Counter-insurgency begins in the southern Philippines
On Saturday, the Philippine military launched a full scale assault on a separatist rebel group, known as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), in...
No Al-Qaeda threat in Philippines, say officials
In the wake of a move by Washington D.C. to shut down embassies across the Middle East and North Africa due to a terrorist...
High risk of terror in ASEAN: Crisis group
Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar and Indonesia are ranked high on a new list compiled by Aon Crisis Management, a UK-based firm specialising in risk...
No Sabah solution ahead of ASEAN Summit
Ahead of the ASEAN Summit being held in Brunei’s capital Bandar Seri Begawan on April 24 and 25, conflicting reports continue to emerge from...
A look at North Africa: Algeria’s troubles
If investors weren’t already rattled enough by the prospects of dealing with Algeria’s red-taped system, it now seems that they will also have the added possibility of an Islamist militant resurgence on their minds.
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...