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The protest leaders facing criminal cases
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2021
» Thailand's youth-led anti-government protests started in July to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and have also made once-unthinkable calls for reform of the monarchy.
Supporters of Myanmar coup attack rival in Yangon
Reuters, Published on 25/02/2021
» Some armed with knives and clubs, others firing slingshot and throwing stones, supporters of Myanmar's military attacked opponents of the coup in downtown Yangon on Thursday, while Southeast Asian governments groped for ways to end the crisis.
450-year-old Oxford pub succumbs to Covid
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2021
» OXFORD, England: A historic pub in the centre of Oxford that has served students, scholars and literary greats for over 450 years is to shut down, a cultural casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Australia passes tough new veto powers over foreign agreements
Reuters, Published on 03/12/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia's parliament on Thursday passed legislation giving the federal government power to veto any agreement struck with foreign states, a move likely to anger China and intensify a bitter diplomatic spat between the two countries.
Woman alleges sex abuse in school then faces storm of criticism
Reuters, Published on 23/11/2020
» A row over a woman who held up a placard alleging sexual abuse in schools has put a spotlight on harassment in the education system, even as she draws threats of legal action for misrepresentation and attacks for soiling Thailand's image.
Australia scraps plans to allow foreign students back
Reuters, Published on 13/11/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia will not allow foreign students to return yet as Canberra is prioritising the return of locals stuck overseas, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday.
Timeline: Crackdown on protests
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2020
» The government declared a state of emergency early on Thursday morning, aimed at protesters who have demanded the removal of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and called for reform of the monarchy.
Clashes erupt in protests against new Indonesian jobs law
Reuters, Published on 08/10/2020
» JAKARTA: Police and demonstrators clashed in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday on the third day of protests and labour strikes against a polarising new jobs law passed in Southeast Asia’s largest economy earlier this week.
Hundreds held in Indonesia on second day of protests
Reuters, Published on 07/10/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police detained nearly 400 protesters on Wednesday, some armed with molotov cocktails and sharp weapons, on a second day of heated demonstrations over a controversial new jobs law in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
Govt to universities: Stop students' calls for monarchy reform
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2020
» Authorities have summoned the heads of universities to tell them to stop students demanding reform of the monarchy, warning that such calls could lead to violence, a member of the military-appointed Senate said on Sunday.