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Elton John decries ‘abhorrent’ privacy breaches by UK tabloids
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» LONDON - Pop icon Elton John on Friday accused the publisher of two UK tabloids of “abhorrent” privacy invasions “outside even the most basic standards of human decency” as he testified at London’s High Court.
Indonesian stocks plunge on downgrade warning
Published on 28/01/2026
» JAKARTA - Indonesian stocks slumped 7% on Wednesday after the index provider MSCI flagged investability risk, citing a lack of transparency in ownership structure and free-float data, and raising the possibility of a downgrade to “frontier market” status.
DTV Visa Thailand: Why “letters of acceptance” are changing Muay Thai training enrolment
Published on 16/01/2026
» Thailand’s Destination Thailand Visa (DTV), introduced under new visa measures effective July 15, 2024, has made long-stay options clearer for applicants who can show funds and a qualifying purpose. For people using the “Thai soft power” activity route—Muay Thai included—the most consequential paperwork is often not the application form itself, but the supporting documents that demonstrate an organised activity with a real provider.
Hong Kong court hears sentencing arguments for Jimmy Lai
AFP, Published on 12/01/2026
» HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court began hearing sentencing arguments on Monday for pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who was convicted of national security crimes that could land him in prison for life.
The end of China's one-child policy, 10 years later
Oped, Published on 09/01/2026
» Jan 1 marked a decade since China repealed its one-child policy. Just ten days earlier, Peng Peiyun, who long oversaw the often-brutal enforcement of China's family-planning rules, died at the age of 96, having never been held accountable for her actions. Some obituaries praised Peng for being "reform-minded", even though, in practice, she only perpetuated an utterly inhumane policy, whose consequences have barely begun to materialise.
Steps to curb election ‘policy corruption’ proposed
Published on 24/12/2025
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has proposed a new set of indicators to assess the risk of policy-based corruption ahead of the Feb 8 general election.
New photo dump fuels Capitol Hill push on Epstein files release
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US House Democrats on Thursday published a fresh batch of photographs from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, stepping up pressure on Donald Trump's administration on the eve of its deadline to release federal files on the late financier and convicted sex offender.
Trump condemned for saying critical filmmaker brought on own murder
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump faced a storm of condemnation on Monday after posting "perverse" and "sick" remarks suggesting Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered because of the celebrated filmmaker's criticism of the US president.
Tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted of national security charges in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was on Monday found guilty on two counts of foreign collusion and of seditious publication, in one of the Chinese city's highest-profile national security trials.
Vaccines do not cause autism: WHO
AFP, Published on 12/12/2025
» GENEVA - A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -- contrary to theories being propagated in the United States.