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Singapore's fake news law trips up opposition as election looms
Reuters, Published on 06/07/2020
» SINGAPORE, July 6 (Reuters) - Enforcing a fake news law in the run up to a national election, authorities in Singapore have ordered that online references to some comments made by opposition figures on key issues must carry a warning that the content contains false information.
Schools reopen across Thailand with temperature checks, masks
Reuters, Published on 01/07/2020
» PATHUM THANI: The country's schools reopened on Wednesday for the first time since mid-March, with precautions in place to guard against the coronavirus, ranging from temperature checks to installing makeshift cubicles for social distancing in classrooms.
Indonesia court orders president to apologise for Papua internet curbs
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2020
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian court on Wednesday ordered President Joko Widodo to make an official apology after ruling that his government's decision to rein in internet speeds to contain civil unrest in the Papua region last year was unlawful.
Tensions simmer in Hong Kong as anthem law back up for debate
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong lawmakers are set to resume a debate on Wednesday over a controversial bill that would make disrespecting China's national anthem a criminal offence, as the city ramps up for fresh protests amid simmering anti-government tensions.
Shooter at Texas naval air station 'neutralised'
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: The US Navy said on Thursday an active shooter at its Corpus Christi naval air station in Texas had been "neutralised," with one security force member injured in the events that unfolded in the early morning hours.
S. Korea logs 5 new Covid cases, plans to reopen schools
Reuters, Published on 17/05/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea on Sunday reported five new domestic cases of coronavirus, all linked to a cluster of cases centred around bars and nightclubs in the capital which has raised fears in the country of a fresh wave of contagion.
Malaysia to allow mass prayers ahead of Eid
Reuters, Published on 14/05/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim-majority Malaysia will ease a ban on mass prayers in mosques, starting from Friday and ahead of this month's Eid festival, the government said, as it gradually relaxes curbs that have helped rein in the coronavirus.
India plans airlift for 400,000 stranded abroad
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2020
» NEW DELHI: India will begin flights on Thursday to bring home some 400,000 citizens stranded overseas by travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, prompting some worries over the risk that imported infections could fuel contagion in the country.
Students protest party ban as opposition grills Prayut
Reuters, Published on 24/02/2020
» Hundreds of students protested on Monday against the dissolution of popular opposition party Future Forward as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five cabinet ministers faced the first day of a censure debate in parliament.
Myanmar students face charges over internet shutdown protest
Reuters, Published on 24/02/2020
» YANGON: A Myanmar student union said on Monday police were seeking to press charges against nine of its members for organising a protest against an eight-month-long internet shutdown in the restive west of the country.