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China starts new round of war games near Taiwan, offers no end date
Reuters, Published on 14/10/2024
» TAIPEI: China's military started a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces", and offered no date for when they may conclude, drawing condemnation from Taipei's government.
At least 20 killed in attack on miners in Pakistan
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2024
» QUETTA - Unidentified gunmen lined up miners at a small private coal mine in southwestern Pakistan and shot them on Friday, police and media said, killing at least 20 and wounding seven in rising violence in the restive region.
China has no right to represent Taiwan, says Lai
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2024
» TAIPEI - China has no right to represent Taiwan, but the island is willing to work with Beijing to combat global challenges like climate change, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, striking both a firm and a conciliatory tone.
Taiwan president: Our state is older than Beijing’s
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2024
» TAIPEI - It is “impossible” for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday.
Papua rebels free New Zealander held for 19 months
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2024
» JAKARTA - New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Papua, Indonesian authorities said on Saturday.
Eight more charged in 2004 Tak Bai massacre
Reuters and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/09/2024
» Thai authorities will prosecute eight more former security personnel over their roles in the Tak Bai crackdown two decades ago, when 78 protesters suffocated or were crushed to death when crammed into army trucks, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) said on Wednesday.
Warrants issued for Tak Bai trial no-shows
Reuters and Post Reporters, Published on 12/09/2024
» The Narathiwat Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for six defendants in the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case after they failed to appear for questioning on Thursday.
China's Tibetan Buddhists urged to obey reincarnation rules
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/09/2024
» Senior Buddhist figures in China have emphasised the importance of government approval in the recognition of reincarnated Tibetan religious leaders, at a meeting this week less than a year before the Dalai Lama is expected to announce his succession plan.
Overdue trial for Tak Bai
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2024
» The decision by Narathiwat Provincial Court to hear a lawsuit against seven high-ranking officials accused of murdering protesters in the Tak Bai incident two decades ago is a milestone for efforts to eradicate the culture of impunity in Thai society.
Militants kill 47 in multiple attacks in Pakistan
Bloomberg, Published on 26/08/2024
» At least 47 people were killed in more than half a dozen separate attacks by unidentified militants, in one of the deadliest days of violence in Pakistan’s southwest province in recent years.