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Fear and isolation for Myanmar's remaining Rohingya
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» MRAUK U, Myanmar: By the twisted standards of Myanmar's Rakhine state, Abdullah is one of its more fortunate Rohingya residents.
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Myanmar businesses stumble on corporate responsibility
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 30/10/2017
» Many foreign investors are shying away from Myanmar because of the government's apparent failure to prioritise economic development and the violence in Rakhine state. Local businesses also complain of government inertia. But ministers still insist that the country is on the verge of a major economic breakthrough.
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Najib to fight graft, seek UN seat
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2013
» Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged to fight corruption, boost public services and seek a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) if his coalition retains power in elections due in a matter of weeks.
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Fortnite maker wins court fight with Google
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, won a major US court battle against Google on Monday when a jury decided that the search engine giant wields illegal monopoly power through its Android app store.
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French ex-president Sarkozy faces new charge
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Friday charged as part of an investigation into possible witness tampering, adding to his long list of legal woes, including over illegal campaign financing.
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'Without hope': crackdown rattles Afghans in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» KARACHI - The cow had been slaughtered and bags of rice purchased but young bride Wahida's nuptials were cut short when her groom was arrested on their wedding day, one of hundreds caught in a recent crackdown on Afghans living in Pakistan.
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Romania brings Andrew Tate down to earth
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 18/06/2023
» Andrew Tate, a pugilistic online influencer and self-crowned "king of toxic masculinity", never made any secret of why he had chosen Romania as his home and business base.
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Berlusconi's many brushes with the law
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» ROME - Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was dogged throughout his life by legal woes and scandal, which became as much a part of his legend as his work in politics, media and sport.
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'Cool drink' is code for cash in graft-ridden S.Africa
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - Casually leaning into the side-window of a car stopped at a routine checkpoint on a congested Johannesburg road, a South African policeman tells the driver he needs "a cool drink".
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Ukraine dismisses key officials in anti-graft purge
AFP, Published on 25/01/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Kyiv on Tuesday announced the dismissal of a dozen top officials in its biggest political shakeup following the country's first major corruption scandal linked to the Russian invasion.
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