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Rohingya refugee children forced into labour, marriage
Reuters, Published on 14/11/2017
» COX'S BAZAR/KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh: Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar are working punishing hours for paltry pay in Bangladesh, with some suffering beatings and sexual assault, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has found.
Hardline preacher finds refuge in Malaysia as extremism grows
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: When Zakir Naik emerged from a prominent Malaysian mosque last month fans swarmed about him, seeking selfies with the Indian Muslim televangelist whose hardline views have sparked a criminal investigation back in his home country.
In Kim Jong Un's summer palace, fun meets guns
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2017
» SEOUL: In the seaside city of Wonsan, North Korean families cook up barbecues on the beach, go fishing, and eat royal jelly flavour ice cream in the summer breeze. For their leader Kim Jong Un, the resort is a summer retreat, a future temple to tourism, and a good place to test missiles.
'Flying taxi' startup Lilium raises $90m from Tencent, others
Business, Reuters, Published on 06/09/2017
» FRANKFURT: Lilium, a German start-up with Silicon Valley-scale ambitions to develop a five-passenger "flying taxi", has raised a second, $90 million round of financing from top tech investors, making it one of the best-funded electric aircraft projects to date.
Fairy tales and nightmares at S.Korea’s border town
Reuters, Published on 27/07/2017
» SEOUL -- A half-hour's drive north of Seoul, along a highway lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the size of several football stadiums, a stone's throw from the world's most militarised border.
Trump administration: Is Pakistan an ally?
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2017
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration is exploring hardening its approach toward Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based militants launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, two US officials said.
Hyundai keen to refurbish brand image
Business, Reuters, Published on 30/05/2017
» SEOUL/BEIJING: Bruised by anti-Korean sentiment in its biggest market and losing ground to local automakers, Hyundai Motor Co will open its first Chinese brand store, and may locally assemble its premium Genesis cars and accelerate the launch of a sport-utility vehicle (SUV).
North Korea's cyber warriors who worry the West
Reuters, Published on 22/05/2017
» SEOUL - North Korea's main spy agency has a special cell called Unit 180 that is likely to have launched some of its most daring and successful cyber attacks, according to defectors, officials and internet security experts.
South Korea's shy new president
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2017
» SEOUL - South Korean human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in never felt comfortable being at the Blue House when he was a top aide to the president. He quit in 2004, a year into the job, and went on a long hike in the Himalayas.
Saris swirl at rare Pakistan transgender party
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2017
» PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - At a party in Peshawar, the guests' saris twirled as they danced to the music and fed each other pieces of cake, but armed police guarding the door indicated this was no normal carefree birthday gathering.