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Scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple helps stage Myanmar event
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2018
» MANDALAY: Thousands of Buddhist monks gathered in Myanmar's second largest city on Sunday for an event partly organised by the scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple whose abbot is wanted for questioning on money-laundering allegations.
Shell oil heist in Singapore: the story so far
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore authorities say they have uncovered a complex, cross-border scheme to steal large quantities of oil from Shell's biggest refinery.
Cambodia's Hun Sen appoints son-in-law to senior police post
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has appointed his son-in-law as deputy national police chief, in a move apparently aimed at consolidating his power ahead of an election this year.
Pakistan police arrest man in rape, murder of 7-year-old girl
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani authorities on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl that ignited nationwide protests and outrage over allegations of government inaction, two police officials said.
Myanmar police shoot dead 7 protesters in troubled Rakhine
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar police shot dead seven demonstrators and 12 were injured in troubled Rakhine State, after a local gathering celebrating an ancient Buddhist Arakan kingdom turned violent.
Vietnam oil executives apologise to Communist Party in trial
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» HANOI: Vietnamese executives on trial for losses at a scandal-hit state oil firm used their final statement in court on Wednesday to apologise to the ruling Communist Party, media said, as Vietnam's biggest corruption trial for years draws to a close.
Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong jailed again
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, 21, was sentenced to a second jail term of three months on Wednesday for what a judge described as his "leading" role during some of the 2014 pro-democracy "Umbrella Movement" street demonstrations.
Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 38
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2018
» BAGHDAD: Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a busy street market in central Baghdad on Monday, in back-to-back explosions that killed at least 38 people, Iraqi health and police officials said.
China rebukes firms calling Taiwan a 'country'
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: China's aviation authority on Friday demanded an apology from US-based Delta Air Lines for listing Taiwan and Tibet as countries on its website, while another agency took aim at the fashion brand Zara and the medical device maker Medtronic Plc for similar issues.
Myanmar military admits soldiers murdered 10 captured Rohingya
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar's military admitted its soldiers had murdered 10 captured Muslim "terrorists" during insurgent attacks at the beginning of September, after Buddhist villagers had forced the captured men into a grave they had dug.