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'Like' me, 'like' me: Cambodian PM woos youth vote online
AFP, Published on 18/01/2016
» PHNOM PENH - Looking more avuncular than authoritarian, Cambodian premier Hun Sen crouches for a selfie for his Facebook page with young scouts -- part of a social media blitz selling the strongman's cuddlier side as he seeks to extend a 30-year grip on power.
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Best and unfairest battle for control
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 24/01/2016
» The fight for the top job at the Football Association of Thailand next month is a clash of the titans between some of the most powerful personalities in Thai football.
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Carving into the smelliest stories of the year
Spectrum, Published on 03/01/2016
» From the political arena of football administration to the floodplains of downtown Bangkok and the iron-clad corruption-free Hua Hin monument, controversy was out of the ballpark in 2015.
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Symbol of dignified defiance, Suu Kyi sounds provocative note
New York Times, Published on 18/11/2015
» NAY PYI TAW -- For two decades, Aung San Suu Kyi was a radiant symbol of dignified nonviolent resistance, most of that time confined to house arrest by the generals who have governed Myanmar for half a century.
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Rapprochement or sell-out? Taiwanese fear as presidents meet
dpa, Published on 05/11/2015
» There is a thin line between rapprochement and selling out. The first meeting between the presidents of China and Taiwan in six decades represents an historic breakthrough with the potential to reduce tensions between the two nations.
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Football: What happened to the World Cup voters?
AFP, Published on 02/12/2015
» Five years ago on Wednesday, Fifa's executive committee chose Russia to host the 2018 World Cup and Qatar for 2022 in one of the most controversial votes in sporting history.
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Ceasefire 'broken' before it began
Spectrum, Phil Thornton, Published on 01/11/2015
» President Thein Sein called it a “historic day for Myanmar” and “a new road to a peaceful future for our country”. The Karen National Union president, Gen Mutu Sae Po, hailed it as a “new page in history”.
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Myanmar jade industry worth $31bn, profits elites
AFP, Published on 23/10/2015
» Myanmar's secretive jade industry is worth an estimated $31 billion, far higher than official accounts, with most profits going to powerful military and ex-junta figures instead of the state coffers, a corruption watchdog said Friday.
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Is this the man to clean up Thai football?
Spectrum, Published on 04/10/2015
» At 73, Thavatchai Sajakul may seem like a man whose playing days are well behind him. But the former manager of the Thai national football team has been in the news again after challenging Worawi Makudi, the long-time president of the Football Association of Thailand, for his job.
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Prayut, the fortune teller and the ghost of the guru
Spectrum, Published on 13/09/2015
» In what turned out to be a tumultuous week for Thai politics, Warin Buawiratlert, the prime minister’s fortune teller, is doing so-so with his predictions. It’s Sept 2, and Spectrum is meeting with the tall, affable 58-year-old at the shrine he built for his ancient Indian spiritual guide in the northern province of Chiang Mai.
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