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Govt admits using phone spyware, cites ‘national security’
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2022
» A government minister has admitted Thai authorities use surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics' phones had been hacked using the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware.
Singapore denies entry to Indonesian cleric, cites extremism concerns
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2022
» Singapore said late on Tuesday border officials in the city-state had denied entry to an Indonesian Muslim cleric, citing what it said were Abdul Somad Batubara's "extremist and segregationist teachings".
Ex-CIA analyst recounts torture in secret Thai prison
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: In the 2012 Hollywood hit “Zero Dark Thirty,” a red-haired Central Intelligence Agency analyst played by Jessica Chastain travels to a secret CIA prison and watches a colleague waterboard a screaming Al Qaeda suspect, then lock him in a box a little bigger than a mini-fridge, to make him talk.
Ministry cites positive results from Sinovac-AstraZeneca vaccine regimen
Reuters, Published on 02/09/2021
» The Covid-19 vaccine regimen of China's Sinovac followed by British-developed AstraZeneca is proving safe and successfully boosted immunity among its first 1.5 million recipients, a senior health official said on Thursday.
Rockets fired at two Myanmar air bases, says military
Reuters, Published on 29/04/2021
» Unidentified attackers fired rockets at two Myanmar air bases on Thursday but there were no casualties and only minor damage in another sign of deteriorating security since the military overthrew an elected government three months ago.
China quietly doubles troop levels in Hong Kong: envoys
Reuters, Published on 30/09/2019
» HONG KONG: Last month, Beijing moved thousands of troops across the border into this restive city. They came in on trucks and armoured cars, by bus and by ship.
Philippines cuts 2019 GDP growth target, cites budget squabble
Reuters, Published on 13/03/2019
» MANILA: The Philippines on Wednesday cut its 2019 GDP growth target to 6-7%, from 7-8%, citing a delay in final legislative approval of the budget, and the economic planning chief said growth might fall to below 5%.
Huawei CFO seeks bail, cites health fears behind bars
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2018
» TORONTO: A top executive of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd argued that she should be let out on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing due to severe hypertension and fears for her health while incarcerated in Canada, court documents released on Sunday showed.
BoT holds key rate steady, cites better growth outlook
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2017
» Thailand's central bank left its near-record-low key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, as widely expected, amid signs of a strengthening economy and benign inflation.
Filipinos doubt police accounts of drugs war deaths - poll
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2017
» MANILA: Around half of Filipinos believe many people killed in the country's war on drugs were neither drug dealers nor violently resisted arrest as police maintain, according to an opinion poll released on Wednesday.