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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1700 GMT, Jan. 16

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The Indonesian police have arrested 12 people allegedly linked with Thursday's suicide bombing at the capital that killed seven people including five and injured 20 others, and identified five bombers on Saturday, senior police officers said.

The police has found an evidence that the gun and bomb attacks at a police station and a Starbucks coffee shop at the hearth of Jakarta was financed by the IS group, National Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti disclosed. (Indonesia-Attack-Suspects)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian police said Saturday that four individuals, including a married couple, were arrested for suspected link to the Islamic State (IS).

One of the suspected IS member was arrested on Friday at a light rail train (LRT) station in downtown Kuala Lumpur, not far from the iconic Twin Towers, an area often gathers many foreigners, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said in a statement. (Malaysia-IS-Arrests)

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KATHMANDU -- Nepal on Saturday formally commenced the reconstruction process nearly nine months after the massive earthquake on April 25 last year.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli inaugurated the much-delayed reconstruction in separate functions held in the Nepalese Capital Kathmandu on Saturday. (Nepal-Quake-Reconstruction)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif will visit Saudi Arabia and Iran next week to help ease tension between the two Muslim nations.

On the first leg of the two-day visit, they would reach in Riyadh on Monday where they will meet Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on a peaceful solution to problems between the kingdom and Iran, Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid said on Saturday. (Pakistan-PM-Visit) Endit