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Jakarta's political, religious city election
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2017
» JAKARTA - Jakarta voters head to the polls on Wednesday (Apr 19) to elect a governor for Indonesia's teeming capital after a campaign that incited political and religious tensions in the world's most-populous Muslim country.
Philippines joins China to fight illegal gambling
Reuters, Published on 08/05/2017
» MANILA/HONG KONG -- China and the Philippines have joined forces to tackle illegal gambling, part of Beijing's broader campaign to curb illicit capital outflows and a pledge by Manila to weed out unscrupulous operators from the country's booming gaming industry.
Proxy betting in the Philippines 'a ripe target for China'
Business, Reuters, Published on 09/05/2017
» MANILA/HONG KONG: China and the Philippines have joined forces to tackle illegal gambling, part of Beijing's broader campaign to curb illicit capital outflows and a pledge by Manila to weed out unscrupulous operators from the country's booming gaming industry.
Malaysia's Najib hints at early polls
Reuters, Published on 12/05/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday asked members of the ruling party and his supporters to be prepared for polls, in one of the strongest signs yet from the leader that he may call early elections.
US human rights drift as Cambodia suffers crackdown
Reuters, Published on 12/05/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- As a political crackdown intensifies in Cambodia ahead of elections, critics of veteran strongman Hun Sen fear a change in US priorities under President Donald Trump will reduce pressure to respect human rights.
Cambodian parties begin election campaign
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2017
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian parties on Saturday launched campaigns for June 4 local elections against the backdrop of a political crackdown by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has vowed to stay on after more than three decades in power.
Cambodia opposition: We will win majority
Reuters, Published on 28/05/2017
» PREY VENG, Cambodia -- Cambodia's opposition leader on Sunday said his party will secure a majority win in a local election next month and a general election next year, pointing to a stronger, more united opposition to challenge the rule of veteran Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Mahathir, 91, 'ready to be PM again'
Reuters, Published on 07/06/2017
» TOKYO - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 91, said on Tuesday he would consider taking up the post again if there is no acceptable candidate after an opposition election victory.
Indonesian watchdog names MP as graft suspect
Reuters, Published on 18/07/2017
» JAKARTA -- Indonesia's anti-corruption agency is investigating a member of parliament for allegedly causing state losses of at least 2.3 trillion rupiah (10 billion baht) during the implementation of a national electronic identity card, it said on Monday.
Iran's Ahmadinejad to be sentenced for corruption
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» BEIRUT - Iran's colourful former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, faces sentences on seven verdicts of misusing billions of dollars in government funds while in office, the public prosecutor at Iran's Supreme Audit Court said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.