News Headlines - 24 May 2017

▽Suicide bomber, policeman killed in Kampung Melayu attack: Police - City - The Jakarta Post

At least five people have fallen victim to a bomb blast near a Transjakarta bus station in Kampung Melayu in East Jakarta, National Police deputy chief Comr. Gen. Syafruddin said on Wednesday.

▽Conspiracy Bill Advances in Japan Despite Surveillance Fears - The New York Times

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan won a crucial vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday on an anti-conspiracy bill that he said was needed to fight terrorism but that critics feared could give the authorities broad surveillance powers over citizens.

▽Former President Park Geun-hye makes appearance at first hearing in corruption trial

Korea's first-ever impeached president Park Geun-hye attended her first trial hearing in Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday.

▽Taiwan's top court rules in favour of same-sex marriage - BBC News

Taiwan's top judges have ruled in favour of gay marriage, paving the way for it to become the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions.

▽Sam Allardyce quits Crystal Palace and ‘has no ambitions to take another job’ | The Guardian

Crystal Palace are looking for their eighth manager in seven years after Sam Allardyce shocked the chairman, Steve Parish, by tendering his resignation as he seeks a break from top-level management after a tumultuous year.