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Abu Dhabi, UAE. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Philippines

Pinaghihinalaang mamamatay tao, pinatawad matapos magbayad ng ‘blood money’

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

信徒在阿曼首都馬斯喀特的Sayyida Mazoon清真寺祈禱。相片：AFP / Giuseppe Cacace

阿曼青年充滿不確定性的未來

by Jonathan Gorvett October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

A sign board above the Hong Kong-bound lanes of the 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. An artificial island where the bridge runs beneath the sea is in the background. Photo: Xinhua

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Northeast Asia, World

HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge engineer says many hurdles crossed

by Frank Chen October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Dubai, UAE. Photo: iStock

India, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Babae, sinubukang ibenta ang kaniyang bagong silang na sanggol sa pulis na naka-undercover sa Dubai

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Doha, Qatar. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipina ‘pushed off’ building in Qatar

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Departure area of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal, Manila, Philippines. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Anton Zelenov

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipina duped by swindler in Manila airport

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Propaganda billboards hailing economic projects and the military in Pyongyang December 21, 2010. REUTERS/Kyodo

European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Kim demands guns and butter – and gets both

by Robert E. McCoy October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad delivers a speech outside Kuala Lumpur on January 7, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

The world according to Mahathir

by Nile Bowie October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Idea of Integrity copy

AT Finance, India, Nepal, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

West’s growing decline: outcome of gross integrity deficit

by Bhim Bhurtel October 2, 2018

Cranes tower above the first, 602-meter-long quay at the Gwadar port in Baluchistan on the southernmost tip of Pakistan last October. This is the site of what is supposed to become a giant trade port as part of China's 'New Silk Roads'. Photo: AFP/ DPA

Beijing, Chengdu, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Uncertainty over possible Saudi investment in CPEC

by F.M. Shakil October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The Indian monitor lizard has been in demand in some parts by traders. Photo: iStock.

India, South Asia

Four arrested for selling dried monitor lizard penises

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City in the Philippines. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipino seaman conned out of $11,000 in online ‘love scam’

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Foreign domestic workers attend the FAST's media event on Monday. Photo: Facebook/FAST.org.sg

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore

Program helps Filipina carer meet elderly employer’s needs

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Lion Rock Hill in Kowloon Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Images show domestic worker posing on dangerous cliff

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

就像中國傳統戲曲一樣，在北京的言論和行動方面，你看到和得到的是兩回事。相片：iStock

Beijing, China, Greater Bay Area

撕掉北京的面具中國經濟奇跡的真正代價

by Gordon Watts October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: YouTube

Uncategorized

Turis Tiongkok dikritik karena cekik leher angsa di Swiss

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018October 4, 2018

The United States and China are trading blows on economic and strategic fronts in what some see as the dawn of a new Cold War. Image: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

US, China thrusting towards a new Cold War

by Richard Javad Heydarian October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The collision took place in Malaysian waters neighboring Brunei. Photo: YouTube

AT Finance, Brunei, Malaysia

Empat orang tewas dalam kecelakaan kapal di perairan Malaysia

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018October 4, 2018

Tanjung Kupang police station in Johor, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Asia

7 orang ditangkap di Malaysia karena mencuri lalu menjual motor ke pekerja migran

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018October 4, 2018

Singapore. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Indonesia, Singapore

Employer’s rant about domestic worker makes the letters page

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong. Photo: Asia Times

China, Hong Kong

Kenaikan gaji HK$110 tidak cukup untuk biaya hidup yang semakin tinggi, menurut serikat buruh

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018October 4, 2018

Flag of East Timor. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Timor Leste, World

Strengthening the fight against corruption in East Timor

by Jonas Guterres October 2, 2018

Conflict between USA and China. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Are the US and China on the brink of a cold war?

by Mark Valencia October 2, 2018

Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Domestic worker hangs herself in Saudi Arabia

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (second right), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left), the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma (left, in foreground) and Brazilian President Michel Temer (right, in foreground) talk during 2016's BRICS summit in Goa. Photo: AFP / Mikhail Metzel

Afghanistan, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

New Delhi sees upcoming India-Russia summit as highly significant

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 2, 2018

The Federal Court in Melbourne. Photo: Wikipedia.

AT Finance, Australia, Oceania, Vietnam

Vietnamese mother begs to stay with daughter in Australia

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Thai rescue workers check a van after a crash in November 2017 which killed a Thai van driver and 13 Burmese. The van hit a truck in Singburi in central Thailand and burst into flames, police said. Photo: AFP / Daily News

AT Finance, Thailand, World

Older taxi vans forced off the roads in Thailand

by Dusita Maneemuang October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Kista in Sweden where the couple lived with their children. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

Filipina beaten to death by her husband in Sweden

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

The Executive Yuan in Taipei City has called on employers to allow Indonesian workers to return home. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Taiwan

Indonesians allowed to go home after quake, tsunami

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Domestic cats and dogs are fair game pythons, who see them as food. Photo by iStock.

AT Finance, Thailand

Giant python crushes and tries to eat cat in Thailand

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020