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Culture Ministry bans 'Tropico 5' game
Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2014
» Censors under the military junta have banned a city-building simulation computer game, saying it could hurt the country's security, a video game distributor said Monday.
'Good Morning Vietnam' broadcaster dies
Associated Press, Published on 20/07/2018
» NORFOLK, Virginia: Adrian Cronauer, the man whose military radio antics inspired a character played by Robin Williams in the film <i>Good Morning, Vietnam</i>, has died. He was 79.
Myanmar government under Suu Kyi silences journalists
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» When five Myanmar journalists were sentenced to decade-long prison terms for reporting the alleged existence of a military-run chemical weapons factory in Myanmar a few years ago, Aung San Suu Kyi -- then an opposition lawmaker -- condemned the harsh punishments as "very excessive".
Trump era encourages world's strongmen: rights group
Associated Press, Published on 18/01/2018
» PARIS: Human Rights Watch said Thursday that new intolerance in countries like the US is encouraging oppressive strongmen around the world.
Media group: 81 reporters died, threats soared in 2017
Associated Press, Published on 31/12/2017
» BRUSSELS: At least 81 reporters were killed doing their jobs this year, while violence and harassment against media staff has skyrocketed, the world's biggest journalists' organisation says.
Saudi Arabia to allow movie theatres after decades of ban
Associated Press, Published on 11/12/2017
» RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will allow movie theatres to open in the conservative kingdom next year, for the first time in more than 35 years, in the latest social push by the country's young crown prince.
Selfies and surveillance: North Korea's new connectivity
Associated Press, Published on 10/11/2017
» PYONGYANG: Ever so cautiously, North Korea is going online.
Scholars: Refuse to bow down to China censorship pressure
Associated Press, Published on 21/08/2017
» BEIJING -- Scholars are petitioning Cambridge University Press to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles removed from its website in China after a request from authorities, underscoring concerns about freedom of speech and the Chinese government's increasing leverage over academic organisations.
US immigration judge grants asylum to Singapore teen blogger
Associated Press, Published on 25/03/2017
» CHICAGO - A teenage blogger from Singapore whose online posts blasting his government landed in him jail was granted asylum to remain in the United States, an immigration judge in Chicago ruled Friday.
Movie 'Beauty and the Beast' shelved in Malaysia
Associated Press, Published on 14/03/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Walt Disney has shelved the release of its new movie "Beauty and the Beast" in mainly Muslim Malaysia, even though film censors said oon Tuesday it had been approved with a minor cut involving a "gay moment".