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Raising eyebrows: Part of the reclaimed land on the Straits of Johor. (24 June)     The Federal Government has assured its counterparts in Singapore that it remains committed to international law amid concerns over possible massive land reclamation work in southern Johor. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said Malaysia... 

(21 June)     Chinese government ‘unflustered’ about reaction to it placing vessels in South China Sea. China has sent four more oil rigs into a disputed area of the South China Sea less than two months after it placed a giant drilling platform in waters claimed by Vietnam, ratcheting up regional tensions. The largely... 

(21 June)     More than half a million votes were cast for full democracy in Hong Kong by the second day of an unofficial online poll organized by activists and labeled illegal by China. Since the city’s return to Chinese rule in 1997, a pro-Beijing committee has selected Hong Kong’s leader. China has promised some form...