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Filipino workers suffer harassment in Taiwan
Diplomatic tensions erupt between the Philippines and Taiwan after the death of a fisherman
AFTER THE CYCLONE: A woman in a village of Kalapara, Patuakhali in Bangladesh, prepares to cook while her baby boy sleeps in the open yesterday a day after cyclone Mahasen ravaged her house. Photo by Anisur Rahman/ The Daily Star
STORMY PATH: A view of the restless sea from Patenga Beach before Mahasen hit the Bay of Bengal. The much-feared cyclone Mahasen on May 16 made a soft impact in Bangladesh as it weakened due to excessive rain. Rashed Shumon/ The Daily Star
ROCKET AWAY: Following a pilot's report of spotting a Bang Fai rocket soaring at 10,000 ft above ground without advance warning, the Thai Transport Ministry has expressed concern about the launchings of festival rockets. The Nation
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A report in The China Post quotes Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou as saying that the use of automatic weapons by a Philippine government vessel to strafe an unarmed and unprovocative fishing boat was “cold-blooded murder”. Filipinos are no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants, Philippine Daily Inquirer quotes an official as saying. Thai Spring launches online campaign against PM Yingluck Shinawatra, The Nation says. Japan to start developing a large, next-generation rocket next year, aiming to shift the design and development of the new device to private companies to reduce costs, The Yomiuri Shimbun reports. Hoax phone calls hit flights from Chongqing and Guangzho forcing them to land or face delays on Friday, China Daily writes.
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