Showing 61 - 70 of 85
Cambodian opposition member pardoned at PM's request
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2017
» PHNOM PENH: A senator from Cambodia's main opposition party was pardoned on Wednesday from the seven-year jail sentence he had been given over a Facebook posting, in a conciliatory sign from Prime Minister Hun Sen towards his opponents.
ThaiBev acquires Myanmar distilleries as TPG exits
Reuters, Published on 13/10/2017
» Thai Beverage Public Co has acquired a combined 75% stake in two Myanmar distilleries in a deal worth $742 million, hoping to tap into growth in the country's nascent spirits market.
Malaysia's royals call for religious tolerance
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's royals made a rare intervention in public affairs on Tuesday, calling for unity and religious harmony after what they described as "excessive actions" in the name of Islam.
UK's Prince George starts school without pregnant mum Kate
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2017
» LONDON -- Britain's Prince George, the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth and third-in-line to the throne, started school on Thursday but without his pregnant mother Kate to support him because she is suffering from severe morning sickness.
Man rescued in toy dinghy 1km off English coast
Reuters, Published on 03/08/2017
» LONDON -- A carefree sailor has been rescued from his toy dinghy more than 1km off the coast of Redcar in north east England after being dragged out to sea by strong currents.
US Navy sails from Thailand into disputed South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 03/07/2017
» A US warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday, in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of all three nations, a US Defence Department official said.
Saudi king ousts nephew, names son as crown prince
Reuters, Published on 22/06/2017
» DUBAI - Saudi Arabia's new interior minister, until now a little-known 33-year-old law graduate, replaces his veteran uncle as security chief at a time when the kingdom is confronting threats posed by Sunni Islamic State fighters and Shia militants in the east.
Queen Elizabeth visits Manchester bombing casualties
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2017
» MANCHESTER - Britain's Queen Elizabeth met some of the young victims of the Manchester bombing in hospital on Thursday, as well as doctors, nurses and members of the emergency services who responded to the attack that killed 22 and injured more than 100.
9 Malaysian navy crew missing after chasing fishermen
Reuters, Published on 22/05/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR -- Nine crew members of a Malaysian navy boat are missing after they lost contact with their parent ship while chasing away intruding fishermen, the navy said on Monday.
Royal Mint had one job; botches £1 coins
Reuters, Published on 04/05/2017
» LONDON: Sharp-eyed collectors have spotted slight flaws in some of Britain's new, ultra-secure one-pound coins and have been trying to sell them online for up to 5,000 times their face value.