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Heartthrob 'Deliverance' star Burt Reynolds dies
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Burt Reynolds, whose good looks and charm made him one of Hollywood's most popular actors as he starred in films such as <i>Deliverance</i>, <i>The Longest Yard</i> and <i>Smokey and the Bandit</i> in the 1970s and '80s, has died at age 82, a spokesman for his Los Angeles agent said on Thursday.
Thais urged to drop charges over rape complaint posts
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2018
» Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Thai authorities to drop legal cases against 12 people arrested over Facebook posts they shared about a British tourist's complaint that she had been raped on a holiday island.
Thais urged to drop charges over posts on tourist's rape complaint
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2018
» Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Thai authorities to drop legal cases against 12 people arrested over Facebook posts they shared about a British tourist's complaint that she had been raped on a holiday island.
Singapore diplomat urges gay sex ban challenge
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2018
» SINGAPORE: A veteran Singapore diplomat has called on the gay community to challenge a law that bans gay sex in the conservative city-state, following India's scrapping of similar British colonial-era legislation.
Philippine central bank to curb peso speculators
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2018
» MANILA: The Philippine central bank will take all actions necessary to deal with speculative activity to prevent sharp swings in the foreign exchange market, its governor said on Friday, as the peso hit a more than 12-year low against the dollar.
Asian stocks slump to 14-mth low on US-China trade row
Reuters, Published on 10/09/2018
» SYDNEY: A sell-off in Chinese shares pulled Asian equities to a 14-month trough on Monday as investors braced for a potentially damaging escalation in the Sino-US tariff row after US President Donald Trump raised the stakes in the dispute with Beijing.
Singapore to return B365m in 1MDB-linked funds to Malaysia
Reuters, Published on 10/09/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Singapore court ordered the return to Malaysia of about S$15.3 million (365 million baht), just a small portion of total seized in the city state as part of a probe into transactions linked to scandal-hit state fund 1MDB, lawyers for the fund and the Malaysian government said on Monday.
Vietnam bars campaigner from World Economic Forum
Reuters, Published on 10/09/2018
» HANOI: Vietnam has refused to let a campaigner from Amnesty International attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) set to be held in the southeast Asian nation this week, the rights group said on Monday, the second such refusal in as many days.
US urges Cambodia to remove restrictions against Kem Sokha
Reuters, Published on 11/09/2018
» PHNOM PENH: The United States urged Cambodia's government on Tuesday to drop all charges against opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was released on bail but has been placed under house arrest.
Malaysia's Anwar launches bid to return to parliament
Reuters, Published on 12/09/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim will contest for a seat in the country's parliament, his party announced on Wednesday, as a party MP resigned to make way for the senior leader just months after their coalition won a shock May general election.