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South-east Asian authoritarian leaders welcome Donald Trump's victory
Across the region, leaders expect Trump to be less critical of human rights and anti-democratic policies than Barack Obama
Lindsay Murdoch is a three-time winner of the Walkley Award, Australia's top award for journalistic excellence. Lindsay is a former correspondent based in Singapore, Jakarta and Darwin. In 1999 he covered the tumultuous events in East Timor, and in 2003 he covered the Iraq war while embedded with US Marines.
Across the region, leaders expect Trump to be less critical of human rights and anti-democratic policies than Barack Obama
Australia has secretly flown a sixth refugee from Nauru to Phnom Penh under Australia's controversial $55 million agreement with the Cambodian government.
A Philippine court has approved the late dictator's remains being moved to the country's national Heroes' Cemetery in a controversial verdict that will elevate his legacy.
World sailor Jurgen Kantner declared he didn't "care about pirates or governments" after being kidnapped for the first time in 2008.
Terrorist groups are planning kidnappings on Philippines islands popular with Australian tourists, the United States has warned.
In Malaysia, journalists at the respected news site Malaysiakini are facing increasing intimidation and threats, including from the pro-Malay "Red Shirts" movement which has vowed to "tear down" their offices.
Cambodia's justice minister Ang Vong Vathana called for the ban, describing surrogacy as a form of "human trading".
An unsupervised four-year-old elephant suddenly became agitated and attacked an Australian man on the Thai resort island of Phuket.
BANGKOK: Fans will be permitted to cheer and chant during Thailand's World Cup qualifier against the Socceroos in Bangkok on November 15 despite Thailand mourning the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Australia has provided wide-ranging training, support and assistance for Philippine police at the centre of president Rodrigo Duterte's highly-contentious crackdown on drugs.
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