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Fri, January 24, 2020 | 00:11

Abandon Jakarta: Indonesia again mulls plan for new capital

Abandon Jakarta: Indonesia again mulls plan for new capital

Indonesia's decades-long discussion about building a new capital has inched forward after President Joko Widodo on Monday approved a long-term plan for the government to abandon overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta. Widodo decided at a special Cabinet meeting to move the capital outside of Indonesia's most populous island, Java, said Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegor...

2019-04-30 10:05

Japan's emperor to step down in 200-year first

Japan's emperor to step down in 200-year first

For the first time in more than 200 years, Japan's emperor will abdicate Tuesday, putting his son on the Chrysanthemum Throne and ushering in a new era for the world's oldest monarchy. In a set of solemn ceremonies, Emperor Akihito will hand over to his eldest son, 59-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, also kicking off the new imperial "Reiwa" era - meaning "beautiful harmony" -...

2019-04-30 09:49

Japan emperor abdication rare, but could set precedent

Japan emperor abdication rare, but could set precedent

Japan emperor abdication rare, but could set precedent

Emperor Akihito, 85, will step down on Tuesday, almost three years after he first publicly hinted he wanted to retire and hand over to his heir, Crown Prince Naruhito. It is the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in two centuries.

2019-04-30 09:48

Japan's emperor to step down in 200-year first

Duterte: Canada treats Philippines 'like a dumpsite'

Duterte: Canada treats Philippines 'like a dumpsite'

Barely a week after vowing to “declare war” against Canada over its garbage illegally shipped to the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to dump it all on Canada's beaches. According to a local media report Monday, Duterte during a speech in Davao City on Sunday that Canada should not treat his country “like a dumpsite” and take all the trash back immediately. “...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-04-29 16:18

What we know about the Sri Lanka bombers

What we know about the Sri Lanka bombers

Sri Lanka's horrific Easter attacks that killed 253 people were orchestrated by a firebrand cleric who sought out young men from wealthy families and radicalised them into suicide bombers, according to initial evidence gathered by investigators. Here is what we know about the men suspected of carrying out the deadliest single-day massacre of civilians in the island's history.

2019-04-29 09:39

Xi: China wants to expand sprawling infrastructure project

Xi: China wants to expand sprawling infrastructure project

President Xi Jinping called for more countries to join China's sprawling infrastructure-building initiative Saturday in the face of U.S. opposition to a project Washington worries is building Beijing's strategic influence.

2019-04-27 16:49

Sunday Mass canceled across Sri Lanka a week after bombings

Sunday Mass canceled across Sri Lanka a week after bombings

Catholic leaders canceled Sunday Masses indefinitely across Sri Lanka and officials urged Muslims to stay home for Friday prayers in an extraordinary call by the clergy to curtail worship as fear of more attacks plagued the island nation after the deadly suicide bombings over Easter.

2019-04-27 10:00

China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos

China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos

From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil. For many years, China received the bulk of scrap plastic from around the world, processing much of it into a higher quality material that could be used by manufactu...

2019-04-26 10:10

Sri Lanka shakes up top security posts after deadly bombings

Sri Lanka shakes up top security posts after deadly bombings

Sri Lanka's president shook up the country's top security establishment after officials failed to act on intelligence reports warning of possible attacks before the Easter bombings that killed over 350 people, his office said Wednesday. The capital of Colombo, meanwhile, remained rattled by reports that police were continuing to conduct controlled detonations of suspicious it...

2019-04-25 09:55

Duterte in war of words over Canada garbage row

Duterte in war of words over Canada garbage row

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday demanded Canada take back tonnes of trash it had illegally shipped to Manila or risk "war", in the latest incident to strain bilateral ties. The Philippines has urged Canada to take back scores of garbage containers shipped to the country in 2013 and 2014, alleging they contain toxic waste.

2019-04-24 13:58

Activists demand Canada take back trash from Philippines

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