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Cryptocurrency rules to be issued by end-June: SEC chief
Reuters, Published on 15/05/2018
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expects to issue regulations on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings by the end of June after holding a public hearing, the commission chief said on Tuesday.
Haspel may pledge not to restart detention programmes
Reuters, Published on 28/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's choice for CIA chief is privately assuring senators that she will not reinstitute a detention and interrogation programme and will make the pledge publicly at her May 9 confirmation hearing, two sources said on Friday.
Cambodian journalists charged with espionage denied bail
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2018
» PHNOM PENH: A court in Cambodia on Thursday declined to grant bail to two journalists who have been charged with espionage for filing news reports to a US-funded radio station.
Lawyers for jailed reporters ask Myanmar court to dismiss case
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2018
» YANGON: Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar asked a court on Wednesday to throw out the case, saying there was insufficient evidence to support charges against the pair, who are accused of possessing secret government papers.
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.
Focus on Vietnam bar owner in N. Korean murder trial
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Vietnamese bar owner was asked to act in a video prank show by a man wanted for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean leader’s half-brother, but declined the offer, a Malaysian court heard on Wednesday.
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.
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.
Philippine senate probes 'inteference' with frigate deal
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2018
» MANILA: Philippine senators began a public inquiry on Monday into the $300 million purchase of two navy frigates, to determine whether President Rodrigo Duterte’s closest aide had interfered in the procurement process.
Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong jailed again
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, 21, was sentenced to a second jail term of three months on Wednesday for what a judge described as his "leading" role during some of the 2014 pro-democracy "Umbrella Movement" street demonstrations.