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Bomb blast in southern Philippines kills 4, wounds 30
By AP News Wed, Dec 31, 2014 6:51PM UTCMLANG, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police say a homemade bomb has exploded at the entrance of a packed market in a southern town, killing four people and wounding at least 30 others....
Activist to drop ‘The Interview’ DVDs into North Korea by balloon
By AP News Wed, Dec 31, 2014 6:14PM UTCSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean activist says he will launch balloons carrying DVDs of Sony's "The Interview" toward North Korea to try to break down a personality cult built around dictator Kim Jong Un....
The 10 most-read Siam Voices stories of 2014
By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Wed, Dec 31, 2014 4:58PM UTCAs we close out an eventful, tumultuous and unfortunately bad 2014, here are the most read Siam Voices stories of the year in reverse order....
Indian court drops charges against Modi aide
By AP News Wed, Dec 31, 2014 10:40AM UTCNEW DELHI (AP) — A special court has dropped criminal charges against the leader of India's ruling party, who was accused of ordering extra-judicial killings by police nearly a decade ago....
Sony: ‘The Interview’ to screen in Canada
By AP News Wed, Dec 31, 2014 10:14AM UTCTORONTO (AP) — Canadians will be able to watch "The Interview" when the comedy that provoked an international incident with North Korea is released in theaters across the country later this week....
AirAsia plane with 159 aboard overshoots Philippine runway
By AP News Tue, Dec 30, 2014 9:40PM UTCMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say an AirAsia Zest plane with 159 passengers and crew members overshot a runway in a central province after landing in windy weather from Manila....
The 10 most-read Siam Voices stories of 2014
By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Wed, Dec 31, 2014 4:58PM UTC View CommentsAs we close out an eventful, tumultuous and unfortunately bad 2014, here are the most read Siam Voices stories of the year in reverse order....
2014 in review: Our 10 most-read stories this year
By Asian Correspondent Staff Wed, Dec 31, 2014 2:22PM UTC View CommentsIt has been a momentous year across Asia. Leaders and regimes have been toppled by democratic and undemocratic means, the region has been rocked by a triple-aviation tragedy, and South Korea still mourns one of the most tragic maritime disasters in memory. Our live blogs on the Thai coup, the disappearance of MH370 and the Sewol ferry disaster were our most-read stories this year. ...
China imposes record fine in water pollution case
By AP News Wed, Dec 31, 2014 10:05AM UTC View CommentsBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media are reporting that a court in eastern China has issued the country's biggest environmental fine resulting from public interest litigation against polluters....
Lessons of MH370 influence media treatment of QZ8501 tragedy
By Casey Hynes Tue, Dec 30, 2014 1:40PM UTC View CommentsThe disappearance of AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 crash has dominated headlines since the news broke on Sunday, though not much is yet known about what happened to the plane or the fate of those on board. Much of the news is a repeat of information that was already issued about the weather conditions at the time contact was lost, and of the grim statement by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency leader Bambang Soelistyo that the plane is likely "at the bottom of the sea"....
Thai junta seeks deeper ‘China pivot’, lauds Beijing’s leadership style
By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Mon, Dec 29, 2014 8:05AM UTC View CommentsThailand's military government is seemingly seeking closer ties with China, as seen with the approval of a big infrastructure project and some odd words by Thai junta leader and Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha....
Sri Lanka’s largest Muslim party defects gov’t
By AP News Sun, Dec 28, 2014 4:45PM UTC View CommentsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's largest Muslim political party has defected from President Mahinda Rajapaksa to support the opposition candidate in the January presidential election....
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