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Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha freed from house arrest
Published on 10/11/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia freed opposition leader Kem Sokha from house arrest on Sunday, more than two years after he was arrested and charged with treason, but the charges remain and he is banned from politics and from leaving the country. In a Facebook post, he demanded that the charges be dropped.
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Myanmar slaps tax on migrant workers’ earnings
Published on 28/09/2023
» The military government of Myanmar has ordered migrant workers to pay tax of at least 10% on income earned abroad, just weeks after telling them to remit 25% of their earnings at money-losing exchange rates, according to local reports.
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UN: Asean must hold Myanmar junta accountable
Published on 21/06/2023
» JAKARTA: Southeast Asian neighbours of conflict-riven Myanmar must consider imposing measures to hold its military rulers accountable, a United Nations expert said on Wednesday, adding the bloc is “deadlocked” over how to resolve the ongoing crisis.
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Myanmar violence looms over Asean summit
Published on 09/05/2023
» LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia: Southeast Asian nations are at a “crossroad”, a senior Indonesian minister warned on Tuesday, as escalating violence in junta-controlled Myanmar loomed over a regional summit.
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Shot Lao activist confirmed to be still alive
Published on 04/05/2023
» A young Lao political activist who was shot in Vientiane is still alive, it has been revealed, after his family apparently falsely reported him dead out of fear of further reprisals.
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Myanmar junta prepares for poll, raising fears of more bloodshed
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» Two years after a coup snuffed out Myanmar's short-lived democratic experiment, the country's military is planning elections that analysts warn could spark further bloodshed as opposition to junta rule rages on.
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Huge fire in Poipet hotel-casino
Published on 29/12/2022
» At least 19 people have been reported killed and up to 30 were still missing on Thursday night after a fire broke out at a Cambodian casino-hotel complex in the border town of Poipet.
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Malaysia's political manoeuvring begins after indecisive election
Published on 20/11/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's political leaders scrambled on Sunday to secure support from rivals a day after a general election produced a hung parliament, with no coalition winning a parliamentary majority.
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Japan, 5 nations condemn Russian war in Ukraine at Apec meeting
Kyodo News, Published on 21/10/2022
» The United States, Japan and four other nations have condemned Russia's war in Ukraine in a joint release as they wrapped up a meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) finance ministers in Bangkok.
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Dialogue with Suu Kyi 'not impossible', says junta
Published on 02/07/2022
» Dialogue between Myanmar’s military junta and ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the bloody crisis unleashed by the toppling of her government last year is “not impossible”, a junta spokesman has said.
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