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Myanmar junta says will hold election in August 2023
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/12/2021
» Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said there are plans to hold a fresh general election on August 2023, sticking to the military government’s timeline and defying pressure from the US to hold polls earlier.
TikTok sued by content moderator traumatised by graphic videos
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/12/2021
» NEW YORK: TikTok’s 10,000 content moderators are exposed to a regular diet of child pornography, rapes, beheadings and animal mutilation, according to a lawsuit filed against the video-sharing platform and its its parent, ByteDance Inc.
Myanmar’s shadow government uses Tether amid anti-junta campaign
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/12/2021
» A parallel government led by the supporters of Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi recognized Tether as an official currency for local use after the group began fundraising for a campaign that seeks to topple the military regime.
UK High Court approves Julian Assange’s extradition to US
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2021
» LONDON: London's High Court has granted a US request to extradite Julian Assange, in a remarkable legal blow to the man who has spent almost a decade fighting attempts to remove him from Britain.
US hits Cambodia with arms embargo over China ties
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/12/2021
» The US on Wednesday imposed an arms embargo on Cambodia over its connections with China and human rights abuses, just days before sending a top State Department official to convince the Southeast Asian country to keep up pressure on Myanmar’s military regime.
Tycoon bets ‘silent majority’ can oust military rulers
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/11/2021
» A steel tycoon is setting up a new party as an alternative to the military-backed establishment and anti-government protesters, seeking to appeal to what he called a “silent majority” alienated by the festering political divide.
Moves to disband Pheu Thai begin as vote nears
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/10/2021
» Members of the military-backed ruling party asked the Election Commission to start a probe that could disband the main competition ahead of a vote expected in early 2022.
China frees Canadians after Huawei CFO leaves
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/09/2021
» In a sudden resolution to a diplomatic crisis between the US, China and Canada, a top Huawei Technologies Co executive flew home as China released two jailed Canadians.
The contenders to become Malaysia’s next prime minister
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/08/2021
» The race to become Malaysia’s next prime minister has started after Muhyiddin Yassin stepped down on Monday, with 220 members of parliament seeking to find someone who can form a stable government after more than a year of discord.
Japan’s refusal to sanction Myanmar undermines US strategy
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/06/2021
» When hundreds of protesters gathered outside Japan’s embassy in Yangon during the height of nationwide anti-coup protests in February, Ambassador Ichiro Maruyama emerged from the gates with a firm warning for the junta: Release the detained civilian leadership “immediately”.