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Trump's White House embrace of Prayut
Associated Press, Published on 02/10/2017
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump hosts Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at the White House on Monday -- a rare instance of a military ruler being feted in Washington before even a nominal return to civilian rule.
Former loyalists lose faith in Myanmar's democracy icon
Associated Press, Published on 29/08/2017
» YANGON -- As Aung San Suu Kyi launched a national struggle against decades of harsh military rule, one medical student worked tirelessly at her side, facing down gun-wielding soldiers trying to crush the surging pro-democracy movement.
Fugitive's trail exposes Red Bull co-owners' offshore deals
Associated Press, Published on 17/08/2017
» The Bangkok billionaire family that co-founded Red Bull, the world's leading energy drink, uses offshore companies to cloak purchases of jets and luxury properties, including the posh London home where the clan's fugitive son was last seen.
Journalist Pravit charged with sedition for online comments
Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2017
» Bangkok columnist and analyst Pravit Rojanaphruk was charged Tuesday with sedition and violation of Computer Crime Act for online postings concerning politics.
In N. Korea, a generation gap grows behind the propaganda
Associated Press, Published on 30/07/2017
» PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- She dances beneath portraits of two smiling dictators, a modern young woman in a central Pyongyang plaza who twirls to music calling on North Koreans to die for their leader.
China's 'Silk Road' stirs unease over its strategic goals
Associated Press, Published on 11/05/2017
» BEIJING -- In a mountain valley in Kashmir, plans are under way for Chinese engineers guarded by Pakistani forces to expand the lofty Karakoram Highway in a project that is stirring diplomatic friction with India.
Ivanka Trump: A White House force, just not an 'employee'
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2017
» WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump will have a security clearance, a West Wing office and the ear of her father on important policy matters. But do not call her an employee.
Myanmar police arrest 2nd suspect in lawyer's assassination
Associated Press, Published on 03/02/2017
» YANGON -- Myanmar police have arrested a man they say is a conspirator behind the assassination of a longtime legal adviser of the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Mormon leader urges tolerance no matter political views
Associated Press, Published on 03/04/2016
» SALT LAKE CITY - Mormon leaders called on members to practice tolerance despite political differences, providing the faith's United States members guidance at a church conference Saturday amid a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric and bickering.
Prayut in US again, this time for nuclear summit
Associated Press, Published on 31/03/2016
» WASHINGTON -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is in the US this week for a nuclear security summit aimed at stopping terrorists from making an atomic explosive or dirty bomb amid concerns the Islamic State group aspires to obtain such a weapon.