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  • WORLD

    China jails blogger in online 'rumour' crackdown

    AFP, Published on 17/04/2014

    » A Chinese court jailed a blogger for three years on Thursday, state media reported, the first person to be sentenced in a government-led crackdown on so-called Internet rumours.

  • OPINION

    South claims lack clarity

    News, Published on 16/04/2014

    » In the rush to stow away unfortunate events to keep the holidays happy, a significant report from the deep South received scant attention. Three important and closely allied countries late last week issued new information about the embattled region. The governments of Australia and the United States independently warned their citizens that they believe southern gangs are plotting to attack western residents or travellers directly. Britain, in its own separate statement, cited the Australian claim.

  • THAILAND

    Army says coup rumour 'groundless'

    Online Reporters, Published on 16/04/2014

    » The army has again called as groundless speculation in the social media that the military would stage a coup on April 19, starting at 4am.

  • WORLD

    Vietnam battles fatal measles outbreak

    AFP, Published on 19/04/2014

    » Vietnam is scrambling to contain a deadly outbreak of measles that has killed more than 100 people, mostly young children, and infected thousands more this year, the government said Friday.

  • THAILAND

    East Tigers deride coup ‘paranoia’

    News, Published on 22/04/2014

    » Military commanders who are members of the so-called “Burapa Phayak’’ group have scoffed at reported claims by ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra about an imminent coup d’etat, saying the speculation arises from paranoia.

  • OPINION

    Coup is not the solution

    News, Published on 13/05/2014

    » Ever since last December, commanders of the armed forces and its branches have dropped hints, along with the occasional threat, that they might “take action” to solve the political crisis. There is no reason to doubt the good intentions of these men, nor their loyalty. There is, however, little reason to trust military intervention. It is almost certain that a coup would make things worse.

  • WORLD

    China detains man in online 'rumour' crackdown

    AFP, Published on 13/05/2014

    » China has detained a man for "publishing false stories" on an overseas news portal alleging gross rights abuses, police said Tuesday, the latest step in a wide-ranging crackdown on "Internet rumours".

  • WORLD

    China detains 'online rumour-monger'

    AFP, Published on 13/05/2014

    » A Chinese man apologised on state television Tuesday after being detained for "publishing false stories" on an overseas news portal alleging gross rights abuses, the latest step in a wide-ranging crackdown on "Internet rumours".

  • TECH

    Apple rumours, updates and changes

    Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 14/05/2014

    » At the end of last week I was looking at Mac photography apps for this column, when the Financial Times put out a rumour that Apple was in negotiations with Beats Music, makers of Dr Dre headphones.

  • THAILAND

    SC Asset denies weapons kept at Shinawatra Tower

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/05/2014

    » SC Asset Corp, a real-estate firm run by the Shinawatra family of former premier Thaksin, has denied a rumour spread on social media that war weapons were kept at Shinawatra Tower III, which houses the company.

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