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Mahathir sees 50-50 chance of opposition win
Associated Press, Published on 18/04/2018
» PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Former Malaysian strongman Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that huge rallies indicate some of the ruling coalition's traditional Malay supporters are now favouring the opposition and a change of government is possible in next month's elections.
Another former Korean leader charged with corruption
Associated Press, Published on 09/04/2018
» SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors formally charged jailed ex-President Lee Myung-bak with a range of corruption charges on Monday, making him the country's fourth leader to face a criminal trial in about three decades.
Cambodia's leader says no negotiations with opposition
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's leader has rejected the idea of reconciliation talks with the country's only significant opposition party, which was dissolved by court order last November.
Myanmar parliament selects expected presidential choice
Associated Press, Published on 23/03/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar's parliament took a first step Friday in selecting a replacement for President Htin Kyaw, who retired this week with ill health, by filling the empty seat of one of the country's three vice presidents.
Cambodian court denies opposition leader release on bail
Associated Press, Published on 09/03/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's Supreme Court has rejected an application for bail for an opposition leader charged with treason who is seeking to be released for medical treatment abroad.
Cambodian leader rejects call for talks from opposition
Associated Press, Published on 05/03/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday rejected a request from opposition leader Sam Rainsy for talks about the country's political problems, denigrating his archrival as a traitor and a convict.
Cambodian court orders seizure of opposition HQ
Associated Press, Published on 27/02/2018
» PHNOM PENH: A court in Cambodia has ordered the seizure of the headquarters of the country's former opposition party, which was dissolved last November after a ruling that it was involved in trying to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
China censors frantically scrub anti-Xi critics, satire
Associated Press, Published on 27/02/2018
» BEIJING: Chinese censors acted quickly Monday to remove satirical commentary online about the ruling Communist Party's move to enable President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely, while political observers weighed the possibility that China will return to an era of one-man rule.
North Korea's Olympic ambition falters
Associated Press, Published on 20/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Kim Jong Un wants to turn his country into an international sports power - think East Germany in the 1970s and 80s. The North Korean leader is pouring resources into training and infrastructure, athletes are getting more recognition than ever and the country now even has an all-sports television channel, though it's not clear how many citizens are able to actually watch it.
Merkel brings possible successor to Berlin
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed Monday that the governor of Germany's tiny western state of Saarland run her party's day-to-day operations -- putting her in prime position eventually to succeed Mrs Merkel as leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union.