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Top Hong Kong court warns against prosecuting 'thought crimes'
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's highest court on Friday overturned the conviction of a protester for carrying plastic zip fasteners, with judges warning that the authorities' expanded interpretation of the law risked creating a "thought crime".
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Philippines approves revival of nuclear power to help replace coal
Reuters, Published on 03/03/2022
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order to include nuclear power in the country's energy mix, as authorities prepare for the phasing out of coal-fired power plants and after earlier efforts failed due to safety concerns.
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Business council calls for govt support to ease virus impact
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2020
» The business advisory council will urge the government on Monday to deploy support measures for farmers and small- and medium-sized businesses as the coronavirus pandemic drives Thailand’s economy towards a recession.
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Aung San Suu Kyi to keep Nobel Peace Prize
Reuters, Published on 30/08/2018
» STAVANGER, Norway: The Nobel Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi will not be withdrawn in the light of a United Nations report that said Myanmar's military carried out genocide in its mass murders of Muslim Rohingya, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday.
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Rohingya panel head Surakiart refutes criticism
Reuters, Published on 22/07/2018
» YANGON: The chairman of an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis has rebutted criticism by the body's former secretary, saying the panel is effective and the government has acted on its recommendations.
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Singapore starts landmark public hearing on fake news
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday began a public hearing on how to tackle the threat of fake news, with speakers suggesting measures ranging from blocking websites to balancing the interests of national security and free speech.
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Surakiart: Myanmar crisis panel's credibility intact
Reuters, Published on 02/02/2018
» The Thai head of the international panel set up by Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to advise on its Rohingya crisis, said its credibility was intact despite the departure of its most prominent member.
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Arrested reporters denied bail in Myanmar court
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2018
» YANGON: Two Reuters journalists accused of violating Myanmar's colonial-era Official Secrets Act were denied bail in a district court on Thursday.
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Surakiart says Myanmar panel won’t help jailed reporters
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar's panel of international advisers on Rohingya issues will not get involved in the case of two Reuters journalists charged with violating the Official Secrets Act, its chairman told a state newspaper in an interview published on Monday.
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Malaysia upholds death sentences for 9 Filipinos
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Monday upheld death sentences handed down to nine men from the Philippines in connection with a 2013 incursion into the Malaysian part of Borneo island by Philippine fighters seeking to stake an ancient claim.
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