Indonesia | Landslides, flooding from dam kill eight in South Sulawesi

Torrential rains overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides that killed at least eight people and displaced more than 2,000 in central Indonesia, officials said yesterday. The

Thailand | First general election since 2014 coup in to be held

Thailand will hold a general election on March 24 for the first time since a coup in May 2014. The date was set by

Japan | Exports sink 3.8pct in Dec, hit by China slowdown

Japan’s exports fell 3.8 percent in December from a year earlier, hit by slowing demand in China, as the trade balance shifted back into deficit for

Philippines, an archipelago, imports fish to ward off inflation

The Philippines, among the top 10 producers of fish globally, is preparing to import anew to contain food prices that pushed inflation to the fastest in almost

USA | Dueling Senate bills would end shutdown in different ways

Senate leaders agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the longest shutdown

Brexit | EU said to press Ireland for no-deal border plan

The European Commission is pushing the Irish government to lay out its plans for the border in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a person

This Day in History | 1961 – End of the road for Monroe and Miller

The Hollywood screen star Marilyn Monroe has divorced her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, after less than five years of marriage. The divorce was granted in Mexico, where

Offbeat | Orangutan bites zoo volunteer, detaches her thumb

A zoo in Ohio says one of its volunteer’s thumbs became detached when an orangutan reached through a barrier and bit her arm. The Toledo zoo says

South Korea | Human rights body to investigate abuse in sports

South Korea’s human rights commission plans to interview thousands of adult and child athletes about a culture of abuse in sports after a wave of female athletes

Football | South Korea, Australia, Japan aiming to improve at Asian Cup

South Korea, defending champion Australia and Japan made it through to the Asian Cup quarterfinals knowing there is much room for improvement as the continental tournament

Tennis | Pouille’s drought-breaking Australian run reaches semifinals

Having an Australian Open champion in his corner has helped Lucas Pouille overcome a drought at Melbourne Park, where he’s reached the semifinals after five previous first-round

The Buzz | China takes shots at Trump trade policies

China’s vice president took not-so-veiled shots at President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies in a speech to global elites at a ski resort in the Swiss

Japan | PM seeks trade reform as risks to world economy loom

Japan’s prime minister says China’s slowing growth, Brexit woes and U.S.-China trade disputes pose risks to the world economy, while decrying the World Trade Organization as

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INDONESIA Torrential rains overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides that killed at least eight people and displaced more than 2,000 in central Indonesia, officials said yesterday.  MALAYSIA

Girl About Globe | The politics of tuft love

Are you rocking a fine ‘pit this month, ladies? Januhairy is a campaign in which participating women grow their body hair. The aim is to get women

Thursday, January 24, 2019 – edition no. 3216

* Thailand to hold first general election since coup in 2014 * Target of 8.7 million passengers * Elēkron show opens * Legislature takes up national anthem bill   DOWNLOAD

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