Showing 1 - 10 of 14
Iran water polo players fail to sing anthem, seen as support for protests
Reuters, Published on 09/11/2022
» Video clips that purportedly show Iran's water polo team failing to sing the national anthem at a competition in Thailand have appeared on social media in what the anti-government protest movement sees as the latest show of solidarity from athletes.
Singapore extends stay of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa
Reuters, Published on 27/07/2022
» COLOMBO/SINGAPORE: Singapore has permitted former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the island republic for an additional 14 days, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Australian adviser to Suu Kyi 'being detained'
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2021
» BANGKOK/MELBOURNE: Sean Turnell, an Australian economic adviser to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, said in a message to Reuters on Saturday he was being detained, days after she was overthrown in a coup.
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.
Riot police deployed across Hong Kong as US-China tensions rise
Reuters, Published on 28/05/2020
» HONG KONG: Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of China's national anthem, and as the United States piled pressure on China to preserve the city's freedoms.
Miracle survivor on mission to buoy up tsunami warning system
Reuters, Published on 22/12/2019
» BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Arif Munandar had been pronounced dead before he woke up in a body bag four days after a monstrous wave swept his village in Indonesia's northern Aceh province 15 years ago.
Philippine mayor who held drugs war 'walk of shame' shot dead
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2018
» MANILA: A Philippine mayor who paraded suspected drug dealers through the streets of his city was shot dead on Monday while attending a weekly flag-raising ceremony for government officials, police said.
Russian curling bronze medallist faces doping charge
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Russia could lose its chance to be reinstated before the end of the Winter Olympics because of a doping charge against curling bronze medallist Alexander Krushelnitsky.
Hong Kong democracy activists win last chance to appeal
Reuters, Published on 07/11/2017
» HONG KONG: An appeal against the controversial jailing of three young democracy activists will be heard in Hong Kong's highest court in January, after the Court of Final Appeal decided on Tuesday to allow it.
China makes disrespect of national anthem a crime
Reuters, Published on 01/09/2017
» BEIJING/HONG KONG -- Anyone who mocks China's national anthem faces up to 15 days in police detention after parliament criminalised such acts in a new law on Friday that covers Hong Kong and Macau.