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The US Geological Survey measured the magnitude at 6.9. The earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo, 240 kilometres southwest of the epicentre.

Northeastern Japan quake triggers tsunami

TOKYO - A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan early Tuesday, with the country's meteorological agency issuing a tsunami warning for the region's coast, including Fukushima prefecture, public broadcaster NHK said.

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Trump presidency boosts Japan mask maker

A Japanese company which makes rubber Donald Trump masks says it's delighted with the level of business but not so happy he won the election. — Reuters

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Philippine shares fall, other SE Asia markets end mixed

Philippine shares closed 1.3% lower on Monday as investors booked profits after three straight sessions of gains on strong quarterly GDP data and September remittances.

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Stepson beater surrenders, faces two charges

PHITSANULOK - Police have pressed two charges against the man who was caught on video assaulting his five-year-old stepson at a school in Muang district and will oppose his bail plea after the suspect surrendered on Monday.

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A day in photos

'Pro May' with a box of $1 million in cash and Green Day at the American Music Awards are featured events on Nov 21, 2016.

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Australian charged with violating surrogacy ban

PHNOM PENH - A court in Cambodia has charged an Australian woman and two Cambodians with violating the country's new ban on providing commercial surrogacy services.

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Coffin protest over death of suspected gambler

The family members of a man died during a gambling den raid carried a coffin with his body inside to a police station and a government office on Monday in protest against a police investigation into the cause of his death.

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Police: No gunpowder in 'bullet hole' at Ruengkrai's house

Forensic police have found no trace of gunpowder in what looked like a small bullet hole at the house of Pheu Thai Party member Ruengkrai Leekitwattana.

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Sea, sand, sun and smell

Koh Tao is struggling to deal with its "garbage mountain" after years of poor waste management and provincial authorities have stepped in to lend a hand.

Koh Tao to tackle massive garbage mountain

SURAT THANI - A "garbage mountain" is taking shape on Koh Tao after years of poor waste management and provincial authorities are stepping in to help local officials solve the problem now too big for them.

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India train crash death toll rises

The number of dead in the India rail crash on Nov 20, 2016 has risen to more than 130 and may rise further as recovery teams search the wreckage. — Reuters

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The actual toll will still be higher and it would be a difficult task to identify all the persons, particularly those whose bodies are very badly damaged.

India train disaster toll rises to 142

PUKHRAYAN, INDIA - The death toll from India's rail disaster rose to 142 on Monday after workers toiled through the night removing victims from the wreckage, with grim warnings that more bodies were trapped inside.

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Companies which offered at least one formal flexible work arrangement see a jump in the number of workers.

More Singapore firms offer ad-hoc flexible work arrangements

More companies in Singapore are providing ad-hoc flexible work arrangements and leave benefits that are not required under the law such as study leave so that employees can cope with personal and family commitments, according to a 2016 survey by the Manpower Ministry.

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Vietnamese gangs target unsuspecting Grand Palace crowds, with some booking flights to plunder goods.

Mourners easy target for transnational pickpockets

The large gathering of mourners for His Majesty the King outside the Grand Palace has been a gold mine for crooks, with some having taken the trouble to fly from other countries to take advantage of the unsuspecting crowds.

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#GreenDay against #Trump

Green Day chants against Trump at American Music Awards

LOS ANGELES - Green Day led a furious chant against President-elect Donald Trump at the American Music Awards, where Ariana Grande proved her superstar status by taking the top prize.

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Relatives of victims of his rule asked the Supreme Court Monday to dig up his remains.

Exhume Marcos, Philippine court asked after hero burial

MANILA - Campaigners launched legal action Monday to exhume the body of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, just three days after his burial in a national heroes' cemetery triggered street protests.

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On a stage full of pyrotechnics, Green Day turned the punk rockers' recent song "Bang Bang" into an anti-Trump anthem at the awards ceremony broadcast live on US television.

Green Day chants against Trump at American Music Awards

LOS ANGELES - Green Day led a furious chant against President-elect Donald Trump at the American Music Awards, where Ariana Grande proved her superstar status by taking the top prize.

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The Boeing 777 jet was carrying 239 passengers and crew when it disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014.

Fed-up MH370 families to hunt for debris in Madagascar

KUALA LUMPUR - Relatives of MH370 passengers will travel to Madagascar next month in hopes of re-kindling efforts to find and recover seaborne debris from the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines jet, next-of-kin association Voice370 said Monday.

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Indonesia sees 'sizeable but manageable' impacts from Trump populism, but believes a stronger US economy will be good for Asia.

Glass half-full in Jakarta

Donald Trump's triumph in the US presidential election is expected to have both positive and negative impacts on Asia and Indonesia in particular, and lead to calls for greater understanding of political populism, which he championed in his campaign rhetoric.

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Security forces have killed almost 70 people and arrested more than 400 since the lockdown began six weeks ago, according to state media reports, but activists say the number could be far higher.

HRW: More Rohingya villages razed in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - More than 1,000 houses in Rohingya villages have been razed in northwestern Myanmar, according to analysis of satellite images from Human Rights Watch released Monday that fly in the face of government denials.

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