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Myanmar arrests MP after Rakhine riot
AFP, Published on 18/01/2018
» Myanmar police on Thursday arrested a prominent Rakhine Buddhist MP for allegedly provoking ethnic violence, state media and his party said, after a deadly riot highlighted simmering tensions in the troubled state.
Malaysia arrests two men linked to Islamic State
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has arrested two men believed to have links with militant group Islamic State, including one who allegedly walked around its capital armed with a knife aiming to kill Buddhist monks, police said on Monday.
Deadly bomb attack 'won't derail peace talks'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/01/2018
» A motorcycle bomb that killed three people and wounded 34 others at Pimolchai fresh market in Yala on Monday will not affect peace talks between Thailand and insurgency groups in the far South, officials said yesterday.
US defends trade barriers as Davos braces for Trump
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2018
» DAVOS, Switzerland: The United States is committed to free and fair trade while bracing itself for possible retaliation from China over new tariffs, top US Cabinet members said Wednesday, ahead of a much-ballyhooed visit by President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Protect whistleblowers
Business, Published on 30/01/2018
» Talking about how stringent the law is may be one thing. Talking about whether the law is actually enforced is a completely different matter. On the enforcement side, interestingly, weak legislation can be more effective if it is enforced strictly.
More than 100 pro-Syrian forces said killed after thwarted attack
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: More than 100 fighters aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were killed after US-led coalition and coalition-backed local forces thwarted a large, apparently coordinate attack late on Wednesday and early on Thursday, a US official said.
Israel strikes Syria, downs Iranian drone, as F-16 crashes
Associated Press, Published on 11/02/2018
» JERUSALEM: In its most serious engagement in neighbouring Syria since fighting there began in 2011, Israel shot down an infiltrating Iranian drone Saturday and struck Iranian targets deep in Syria before one of its own jets was downed.
Israel strikes Gaza after soldiers hurt, two Palestinians dead
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2018
» GAZA: Israeli fire killed two Palestinian teenagers in Gaza, local health officials said on Sunday, after Israel launched attacks against 18 targets belonging to militant groups in the enclave in response to an explosion that wounded four Israeli soldiers.
Myanmar to resettle 6,000 Rohingya refugees
Associated Press, Published on 20/02/2018
» DHAKA: Myanmar agreed with Bangladesh on Tuesday to resettle more than 6,000 Rohingya Muslims who have been stranded in a no man's land between the two countries, as plans for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of others have been delayed over concerns for their safety if they return to Myanmar, officials said.
Amateur hour in the Middle East -- and not much love
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/02/2018
» On Sunday it was revealed that the Syrian army has made a deal to help the Syrian Kurds (who are technically rebels) fight off the Turkish invasion of Afrin, a chunk of Syrian territory on the northwestern border with Turkey that has been held by the Kurds since 2012.