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news.asiaone.com The son of a Sydney teacher who died on Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 last year has been forced to sell his family home and has given up his job after the loss of his mother, according to a report. Tim Lauschet filed legal papers at the Supreme Court in Australia against MAS on the first anniversary of the MH17 crash.

themalaysianinsider.com The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has admitted to instructing local internet service providers to block access to whistleblower site Sarawak Report, claiming that the site was disrupting ''national stability''.

straitstimes.com Malaysia's top cop has denied a circulating WhatsApp conversation released by a group claiming to be linked to embattled pro-Umno blogger Papagomo, in which he purportedly solicited a RM20,000 (S$28,000) bribe.



reuters The Myanmar public got a glimpse into one of the country's darkest moments as visitors were given rare access to the compound where Aung San, the country's independence hero and father of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was killed aged 32 in 1947.



afp The Philippines hailed what it termed growing international support for its efforts to counter China's claims to most of the South China Sea. The comments from a presidential spokesman came as the US Pacific Fleet released photographs of its commander in a surveillance flight over the sea, where tension is rising between Manila and Beijing.



xinhua Rumbling Mount Gamalama in eastern part of Indonesia has started forcing residents living near the slope of the volcano to flee home, an official said.



AP Cambodian authorities have arrested tycoon Sok Bun who sparked national outrage for a vicious assault against a female TV star that was captured on video. The attack sparked anger in Cambodia, where the wealthy often act with impunity and buy their way out of trouble.



news.asiaone.com After an absence of more than 70 years, the brown land crab has clawed its way back onto Singapore's shores. A female specimen - about 10cm from pincer to pincer - was spotted earlier this month sitting on a mound of leaf litter in a small drain on St John's Island.



nytimes.com Donald J. Trump refused to apologise for ridiculing Senator John McCain's war record in Vietnam and accused Mr McCain of stoking outrage, even as Mr Trump's comments continued to draw anger and calls from some Republicans for him to quit the 2016 presidential race.