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China's Tibetan Buddhists urged to obey reincarnation rules
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/09/2024
» Senior Buddhist figures in China have emphasised the importance of government approval in the recognition of reincarnated Tibetan religious leaders, at a meeting this week less than a year before the Dalai Lama is expected to announce his succession plan.
Kenya school blaze kills 17 students
Reuters, Published on 06/09/2024
» NAIROBI - A fire in a school in central Kenya has killed 17 students, a police spokeswoman said on Friday, following media reports that they had been burnt beyond recognition.
US voters targeted by Chinese influence online, researchers say
Published on 03/09/2024
» A Chinese social media influence operation is impersonating US voters, denigrating US politicians and pushing divisive messages ahead of the Nov 5 presidential election in the United States, new research by intelligence company Graphika showed.
Myanmar junta to lose restive state to armed group
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2024
» SINGAPORE - Myanmar’s junta is on the verge of being expelled from a western-most state bordering Bangladesh, according to a new report, marking the one of the biggest military losses since a 2021 coup led to renewed civilian conflict across the country.
AirAsia raises $443m to refurbish grounded planes
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/08/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia, owned by Capital A, has raised US$443 million in a dual-tranche financing to refurbish planes that were grounded during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
Myanmar releases detained Japanese man
Kyodo News, Published on 13/08/2024
» TOKYO - Myanmar authorities have released a Japanese man from detention, Japan's foreign ministry confirmed on Tuesday, following reports in media of the release of a manager of supermarket giant Aeon's local unit.
Vietnam jails tycoon for 21 years for fraud, stock manipulation
Published on 05/08/2024
» HANOI - A court in Vietnam sentenced the former chairman of property developer FLC to 21 years in prison on Monday for fraud and stock manipulation, in the latest case in a sweeping anti-graft campaign targeting high-flying business leaders.
N.Korean hackers sent stolen crypto to Cambodian payment firm
Published on 15/07/2024
» LONDON - A major Cambodian payments firm received crypto worth over $150,000 from a digital wallet used by North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus, blockchain data shows, a glimpse of how the criminal collective has laundered funds in Southeast Asia.
TikTok, Universal Music Group seal new deal to return Taylor Swift, BTS, other artists to hit short video app
Published on 03/05/2024
» HONG KONG: TikTok is bringing back many of the world's most popular recording artists - including Taylor Swift, BTS and Drake - under a new licensing deal with Universal Music Group (UMG), even as the hit short video platform faces a sell-or-ban ultimatum from the United States government.
Google trial's secrecy seen as dangerous
Oped, Published on 08/12/2023
» The largest antitrust trial of the modern internet era, which wrapped up last month, has pitted the world's most popular search engine, Google, against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The case hearkens back to the DOJ's landmark lawsuit against Microsoft in the 1990s but with a critical difference: most of it was held behind closed doors. This unprecedented secrecy meant that only journalists and observers who were physically in the courtroom had access -- albeit limited -- to the proceedings.