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WORLD

Myanmar expels East Timor envoy after rights group complaint against junta

Reuters, Published on 16/02/2026

» ​Myanmar has ordered ⁠the ⁠head of East Timor's diplomatic ​mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry ​as saying on Monday, in an ‌escalating row over a criminal complaint filed by a rights group against Myanmar's armed forces.

WORLD

Nepal 'addicted' to the trade in its own people

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» KATHMANDU - Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.

WORLD

Crowds of black-clad Malaysians protest against anti-graft chief

ิิBloomberg, Published on 16/02/2026

» Hundreds of black-clad Malaysians gathered in the capital on Sunday, calling for the arrest of anti-graft chief Azam Baki after reports alleged he had improper shareholdings and that abuse of power took place in the commission he leads. 

WORLD

Rubio visits Trump's 'friend' Orban ahead of Hungary polls

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» BUDAPEST — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Hungary for talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban Monday, ahead of elections where the nationalist leader faces a significant challenge from the opposition.

LIFE

Paw patrol: Larry the cat marks 15 years at 10 Downing Street

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» LONDON - Larry the cat, the UK's most famous feline, marks 15 years on Sunday as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power around number 10 Downing Street.

WORLD

New anti-government chants in Tehran after giant rallies abroad: reports

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» PARIS - Some residents of Tehran on Sunday chanted slogans against the clerical leadership from balconies and windows, reports said, a day after Iranians abroad staged giant opposition rallies in Europe and North America.

LEARNING

Tourism associations ask for less police corruption

Gary Boyle, Published on 16/02/2026

» Tourism operators are urging the government to reform law enforcement and regulation, as businesses and tourists suffer from worsening bribery issues, harming the nation's tourism reputation.

THAILAND

Hospital funds squeeze weighs on minister

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/02/2026

» A deepening liquidity crisis among state hospitals has intensified pressure on the new Public Health Minister to overhaul the universal healthcare system, as medical groups warn that financial instability is spreading across the country's public health network.

OPINION

Region must not abandon Myanmar

News, Sally Tyler, Published on 16/02/2026

» A particular confluence of events pertaining to Myanmar -- the fifth anniversary of its latest junta, elections early this month widely seen as illegitimate, and the beginning of a case on charges of genocide brought by Gambia at the International Court of Justice -- should have brought increased international scrutiny to the beleaguered nation.

WORLD

After Munich speech, Rubio visits Trump's allies in Slovakia and Hungary

AFP, Published on 15/02/2026

» BRATISLAVA - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Slovakia on Sunday, continuing his European tour with visits to countries led by right-wing allies of President Donald Trump, with the next stop Hungary.