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Macau. Photo: iStock

Macau police warn the public about fake officers

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Jerusalem, Israel. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Shmuel Spiegelman

AT Finance, Israel, Middle East, Philippines, World

Lower placement fees for Filipinos seeking work in Israel

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo salutes during the country's 73rd Independence Day celebrations at the presidential palace in Jakarta on August 17, 2018.Photo: AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia

Military minds aim to keep Widodo in power

by John McBeth September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The Indian rupee. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

India’s tech stocks remain hot on the back of weak rupee

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Ethnic minorities children in Hong Kong
Photo: HK Government

China, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Asia

Ethnic minorities study education to support non-Chinese pupils

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Odisha, India. Photo by iStock.

India, South Asia

Indian villagers protest after five injured by wild boar

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The National Police Agency, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Taiwan, Vietnam

Police accused over death of Vietnamese illegal logger

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A journalist poses during a protest by local media to demand the release of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo (pictured in posters behind). Photo: AFP/Thiha Lwin

AT Finance, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

From hope to despair for Myanmar’s mangled media

by David Scott Mathieson September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Brexit talks . Image: iStock

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Sustaining Europe’s security trio

by Volker Perthes September 4, 2018

A group of Mexican labor union members don US President Donald Trump masks, during a protest against his economic policies and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Photo: AFP/Alfredo Estrella

China, European Union, France, Mexico, Middle East, World

Trump’s NAFTA deal can’t solve America’s manufacturing problems

by Marshall Auerback September 4, 2018

Christchurch in New Zealand. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippines

OFW, nagsalita na ukol sa mga pang-aabuso at pananamantala sa kanila sa New Zealand

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Alex Tan

AT Finance, Malaysia, Philippines

Kumakaharap ang halos 400,000 na ‘di rehistradong mga Filipino ng crackdown sa Malaysia

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

New Taipei City Hospital in Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam

Bank Negara Indonesia helps train 15 nationals in Taipei

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Wong Tai Sin Police Station in Hong Kong. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines

Filipinang inireklamong nagnakaw umano, ipinahayag na nagdodroga ang kaniyang amo

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Detained Australian filmmaker James Ricketson speaks to journalists from a prison vehicle on his arrival at Phnom Penh court during his trial on August 16, 2018. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Vietnam

Cambodia’s democracy and James Ricketson’s fate a fait accompli

by Sawathey Ek September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

Tripoli, Libya. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Gobiyerno, inaasikaso na ang pagpapakawala sa mga Filipinong kinidnap sa Iraq at Libya

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Woman gives birth in car stuck in heavy Manila traffic

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A Filipino worker from Kuwait and his daughter dance in Ninoy Aquino International Airport after the father missed his daughter's coming-of-age celebration. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Migrant worker dances with debutante daughter in airport

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo by iStock.

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

Vietnamese man who used fake passport stamp nabbed in raids

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as 'Shawkan,' in the defendants' cage during the trial against the top leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood group in Cairo, Egypt, on July 28, 2018. Photo: Sayed Hassan/dpa

Egypt, Middle East, World

Egypt’s Sisi intensifies control over cybersphere

by Heba Afify September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The Hong Kong High Court where the case is being heard. Photo: Wikipedia

China, Hong Kong

Man, 26, pleads guilty to abusing his new-born daughter

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, who canned a controversial cartoon competition last week that outraged the Islamic world. Photo: AFP/ Daniel Leal-Olivas

European Union, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan claims credit for cancellation of Dutch cartoon contest

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The headquarters of the Philippine National Police. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Philippines

Men charged with drug taking, cursing president in video

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting on July 18, 2018, at the White House in Washington, DC. In a file photo taken on May 2, 2018, a handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Hassan Rouhani giving a speech on Iranian TV in Tehran. Photo: AFP and Iranian Presidency / Nicholas Kamm and Handout

Beijing, China, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Syria, World

Iran stock escape numbs sanctions pain

by Gary Kleiman September 4, 2018

Uyghur people are seen at a sunday market in Hotan City in southern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo: Wikipedia Commons.

Beijing, China, United Kingdom, World

Beijing’s dispute against UN panel on Xinjiang may ring hollow

by Gary Sands September 4, 2018

The West Kowloon Law Courts Building. Photo: HK Government

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines

Employer wins case against Hong Kong employment agency

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

National flags of India and Pakistan. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, European Union, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China’s CPEC does little for India-Pakistan relations

by Prakash Katoch September 4, 2018

Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court in Hong Kong. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East

Bind-over order for woman on domestic worker assault charges

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Child marriage continues to hurt youngsters in India, leading to widespread exploitation of girls at a tender age. Photo: Rohit Jain

China, India, Macau, Middle East, South Asia

Archaic Indian law criminalizing adultery awaits Supreme Court’s judgment

by Shonottra Kumar September 4, 2018

Kuwait. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Isang grupo, ipinanawagan ang implementasyon ng escrow fund para sa mga OFW

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020