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Australia passes tough new veto powers over foreign agreements
Reuters, Published on 03/12/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia's parliament on Thursday passed legislation giving the federal government power to veto any agreement struck with foreign states, a move likely to anger China and intensify a bitter diplomatic spat between the two countries.
Australia scraps plans to allow foreign students back
Reuters, Published on 13/11/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia will not allow foreign students to return yet as Canberra is prioritising the return of locals stuck overseas, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday.
Timeline: Crackdown on protests
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2020
» The government declared a state of emergency early on Thursday morning, aimed at protesters who have demanded the removal of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and called for reform of the monarchy.
Clashes erupt in protests against new Indonesian jobs law
Reuters, Published on 08/10/2020
» JAKARTA: Police and demonstrators clashed in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday on the third day of protests and labour strikes against a polarising new jobs law passed in Southeast Asia’s largest economy earlier this week.
Hundreds held in Indonesia on second day of protests
Reuters, Published on 07/10/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police detained nearly 400 protesters on Wednesday, some armed with molotov cocktails and sharp weapons, on a second day of heated demonstrations over a controversial new jobs law in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
Singapore's fake news law trips up opposition as election looms
Reuters, Published on 06/07/2020
» SINGAPORE, July 6 (Reuters) - Enforcing a fake news law in the run up to a national election, authorities in Singapore have ordered that online references to some comments made by opposition figures on key issues must carry a warning that the content contains false information.
Indonesia court orders president to apologise for Papua internet curbs
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2020
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian court on Wednesday ordered President Joko Widodo to make an official apology after ruling that his government's decision to rein in internet speeds to contain civil unrest in the Papua region last year was unlawful.
Tensions simmer in Hong Kong as anthem law back up for debate
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong lawmakers are set to resume a debate on Wednesday over a controversial bill that would make disrespecting China's national anthem a criminal offence, as the city ramps up for fresh protests amid simmering anti-government tensions.
Shooter at Texas naval air station 'neutralised'
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: The US Navy said on Thursday an active shooter at its Corpus Christi naval air station in Texas had been "neutralised," with one security force member injured in the events that unfolded in the early morning hours.
S. Korea logs 5 new Covid cases, plans to reopen schools
Reuters, Published on 17/05/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea on Sunday reported five new domestic cases of coronavirus, all linked to a cluster of cases centred around bars and nightclubs in the capital which has raised fears in the country of a fresh wave of contagion.