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Malaysia central bank urged to reopen probe
Associated Press, Published on 03/08/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian opposition lawmakers urged the central bank Thursday to reopen its investigation into indebted state investment fund 1MDB that is being probed in several countries for money laundering and implicating Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Election report: Venezuela vote 'probably rigged'
Associated Press, Published on 03/08/2017
» CARACAS - The number of Venezuelans who participated in the election for an all-powerful constituent assembly was tampered with - off by at least 1 million votes - in an official count, the head of a voting technology company asserted Wednesday, a finding certain to sow further discord over the super-body that has generated months of nationwide protests.
Pakistani court disqualifies PM on allegation of corruption
Associated Press, Published on 28/07/2017
» ISLAMABAD -- A five-judge panel of Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday disqualified thrice-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office over allegations of corruption against him and his family.
Rights groups ask Duterte to retract threat to bomb schools
Associated Press, Published on 26/07/2017
» MANILA -- Human rights groups asked the Philippine president on Wednesday to retract a threat to order airstrikes against tribal schools he accused of teaching students to become communist rebels, warning such an attack would constitute a war crime.
Maldives crisis: President locks parliament doors
Associated Press, Published on 25/07/2017
» COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - The Maldivian president ordered the military to lock down parliament Monday in a bid to prevent lawmakers from taking part in a vote to impeach the parliamentary speaker, the country's opposition party said, leading to clashes after opposition lawmakers stormed the compound.
East Timor's main parties able to form gov't but lose ground
Associated Press, Published on 24/07/2017
» DILI, East Timor (AP) -- East Timor's two main political parties won enough votes in a weekend parliamentary election to form another national unity government but lost ground to opposition forces in a sign of frustration with slow economic progress.
Cambodia passes bill tightening screws on opposition
Associated Press, Published on 10/07/2017
» PHNOM PENH - The National Assembly passed a bill on Monday barring political parties from having links with convicted criminals, a move aimed at keeping the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party from capitalising on its association with its popular former leader Sam Rainsy.
Singapore PM tells Parliament his family feud is baseless
Associated Press, Published on 03/07/2017
» SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore's prime minister addressed his unusually public family feud in Parliament on Monday, saying his siblings' accusations that he had misused government power were “entirely baseless”.
Cambodian court upholds prison term for senator
Associated Press, Published on 29/06/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- A Cambodian appeals court has upheld a seven-year prison sentence given to an opposition senator for comments on his Facebook page criticizing a 1979 border agreement with neighbouring Vietnam.
Shopkeepers brace for the GST rollout
Business, Associated Press, Published on 22/06/2017
» NEW DELHI: The daily bustle of tourists and shoppers has died down in an upscale market of central New Delhi, but one toy shop owner is still busy poring over the new Indian tax rules that take effect next month.