Thailand introduces new anti-corruption court

October 3, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Ruling generals seen as trying to prove their sincerity by fundamentally reforming country’s legal process. Bangkok – Thailand is set to open a specialised corruption Read more

Small Japan firms dying out as aging owners struggle to find successors

October 3, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – Japan’s small firms, many of which are “mom-and-pop” operations, are dying out as their aging owners struggle to find successors, Read more

Australia says MH17 missile suspects might be confirmed by year-end

October 2, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday the names of those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine Read more

Pakistan cinemas ban Indian films, is Nigeria next?

October 1, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Major cinemas in Pakistan have banned Indian films in what they call an act of solidarity with their country’s armed forces. The film boycotts have Read more

Porn film plays on Jakarta billboard, police investigate

October 1, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

JAKARTA: An explicit pornographic video was broadcast on a public billboard in broad daylight in Jakarta, with police and cyber crime specialists on Saturday (Oct Read more

Threat from extremist groups to Southeast Asia growing – Singapore Defence

October 1, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

KO OLINA, Hawaii: The threat that violent extremist groups pose to Southeast Asia is growing each year as they become more organised and focused in Read more

India, Pakistan soldiers exchange fire across frontier, no casualties

October 1, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR, India: India and Pakistan exchanged fire across their de facto border in the Kashmir region on Saturday, in minor skirmishes that come at a Read more

After military raid, India looks at more ways to pressure Pakistan

September 30, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Beyond Thursday’s raid by Indian special forces into Pakistan’s side of divided Kashmir, New Delhi is considering new Read more

Philippines’ Duterte likens himself to Hitler, wants to kill millions of drug users

September 30, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By Karen Lema and Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to liken himself to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler on Friday and Read more

Singapore Teen Blogger who criticised Lee Kuan Yew is back to jail for criticizing religion

September 29, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By Fathin Ungku SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singapore court sentenced 17-year-old blogger Amos Yee to six weeks in jail on Thursday for “wounding religious feelings”, Read more

Indonesia extradites alleged people smuggler to Australia

September 29, 2016 Timothy Stephen 0

An Iranian national extradited from Indonesia was to appear in a Sydney court on Thursday charged with people smuggling offenses, the government said. Mohammad Naghi Read more

Rescuers Pull 15 Out Alive From China Landslide, 32 Missing

September 29, 2016 Timothy Stephen 0

BEIJING — Rescuers have pulled 15 people alive from a landslide that slammed into a village in China’s eastern Zhejiang province after a typhoon but Read more

Hyundai car workers start first full strike in 12 years

September 26, 2016 Timothy Stephen 1

Tens of thousands of unionised workers at South Korea’s Hyundai Motor staged their first full strike on Monday for more than a decade after negotiations Read more

Probe your own brother, ousted Thai’s first female Prime Minister tells junta chief

September 26, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Thailand’s first female prime minister on Sunday told the man who ousted her government two years ago to investigate his own brother over corruption allegations, Read more

Court stops WhatsApp-Facebook data share

September 24, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

A High Court in New Delhi, India, has asked Instant Messaging platform, WhatsApp not to share user information with its parent Facebook, NDTV India reports. Read more

Thai police raid unearths dismembered body in freezer

September 24, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Thai police who raided a suspected passport-forging operation in Bangkok say they found guns, drugs and the dismembered body of a man in a freezer. Read more

Taiwan asks Google to blur images showing new South China Sea facilities

September 22, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

By J.R. Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said it is asking Google to blur satellite images showing what experts say appear to be Read more

Promises unmet as Thailand tries to reform shrimp industry

September 22, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) — Facing international pressure over human trafficking in its seafood sector, Thailand promised almost a year ago to compensate victims of Read more

Philippines’ Duterte gives middle finger to EU

September 21, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has launched a profanity-filled tirade against the European Union, in his latest riposte to international criticism of the rising death toll Read more

Bystanders watch as Delhi woman killed

September 20, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Indians have reacted with outrage after passers-by watched a woman being stabbed more than 20 times on a busy street in the capital, Delhi. CCTV Read more

Saudia Airlines plane from Jeddah is “under threat”, placed in isolation at Manila airport – officials

September 20, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine airport officials say a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane from Jeddah is “under threat” and has been put in isolation at Read more

China Detains Woman for Posting News on Wukan Crackdown

September 20, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

HONG KONG — Police in China’s southern Guangdong province are detaining citizens for posting information and news reports about a government crackdown on protesters in Read more

End of Sanctions Likely to Boost Myanmar Economy

September 20, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

YANGON — The U.S. decision to lift trade sanctions against Myanmar has been welcomed by local economists and businessmen, who say it will remove a major Read more

British Rights Activist sentenced 3 years by Thai court for defamation and cyber-crime

September 20, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A British rights activist was found guilty by a Thai court on Tuesday of criminal defamation and given a three-year suspended sentence, Read more

Overcrowded tourist boat capsized killing at least 15 – Thai Police

September 19, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

BANGKOK (Reuters) – An overcrowded tourist boat carrying Muslim pilgrims was being piloted recklessly before it capsized, killing at least 15 Thai people, officials said Read more

Nico Rosberg wins Singapore Grand Prix, Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo 2nd, Lewis Hamilton 3rd

September 18, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Nico Rosberg won the Singapore Grand Prix to move ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the World Championship standings. The German started strongly and Read more

Philippine Abu Sayyaf militants free Norwegian hostage

September 18, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Islamist militants in the Philippines have released a Norwegian man taken hostage along with two Canadians who the group beheaded, officials say. The Abu Sayyaf Read more

Lewis Hamilton breaks down as Nico Rosberg tops Singapore practice

September 17, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

Nico Rosberg set the pace just ahead of Ferrari and Red Bull as Lewis Hamilton hit trouble in second practice at the Singapore Grand Prix. Read more

Japan to boost South China Sea role with training patrols with U.S. – minister

September 16, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japan will step up its activity in the contested South China Sea through joint training patrols with the United States and bilateral Read more

Chinese actress’ death sparks cancer treatment debate, traditional Chinese medicine over chemotherapy

September 16, 2016 9News Nigeria 0

The death of a young Chinese actress from cancer has sparked a debate on social media – because she initially chose traditional Chinese medicine over Read more