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Executions still 'rampant' in Philippine drug war: Amnesty
Reuters, Published on 08/07/2019
» MANILA: Impunity and unlawful killings continue unabated three years into the Philippines' war on drugs, with a pattern of executions under the guise of police sting operations and a state unwilling to investigate them, a report said on Monday.
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UN: Organised crime outpacing authorities in Southeast Asia
Reuters, Published on 18/07/2019
» Transnational crime syndicates are growing more powerful in Southeast Asia and raking in profit by exploiting rampant corruption, weak law enforcement and lax border controls, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka reinstates death penalty for drug crimes ahead of polls
Reuters, Published on 26/06/2019
» COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday signed death sentences for four people convicted of drug-related offences in a decision analysts said is aimed at boosting his chances of re-election later this year.
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Duterte loyalists dominate mid-term vote in Philippines
Reuters, Published on 14/05/2019
» MANILA: Allies of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have dominated a mid-term Senate election according to unofficial results on Tuesday, indicating growing support for the maverick leader and broad public endorsement of his controversial rule.
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Philippines' Duterte says to sail garbage back to Canada
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2019
» MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte berated Canada on Tuesday in a longrunning dispute over waste exported to the Southeast Asia nation, threatening to sail it back to Canada.
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Indonesia reassures HIV patients over drug supplies
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's health ministry has sought to reassure HIV patients that sufficient antiretroviral (ARV) drugs will be available for their treatment after some hospitals had run out of supplies.
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Thai lifters banned from Olympics over doping
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2019
» LONDON: Thailand's weightlifters face a ban from the Tokyo 2020 Games after six positive tests, two of them from reigning Olympic champions, at last year's World Championships.
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Weeding out foreigners: strains over Thai legalisation of marijuana
Reuters, Published on 12/12/2018
» Thailand is set to become the first Asian country to legalise medical marijuana, but a battle is brewing between local and foreign firms over control of a potentially lucrative market.
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Manila court jails three police officers for drugs-war murder
Reuters, Published on 29/11/2018
» MANILA: A Philippine court on Thursday sentenced three police officers to up to 49 years in jail for the murder of a 17-year-old high school student, the first such convictions in President Rodrigo Duterte's drugs war.
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Philippine news site chief granted bail in tax case
Reuters, Published on 03/12/2018
» MANILA: A Philippine court on Monday granted bail to the top executive of a news website critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's policies after she was indicted of tax evasion charges, a case she described as "politically motivated".
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