Uploaded August 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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After announcing that the trail had gone cold for the Bangkok blast suspect, Thai police make an arrest while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stares down over a hundred thousand protesters. Plus Seoul calls for action from Japan on the Comfort Women issue, and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib faces calls for his resignation.

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