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Cambodian ex-leader Hun Sen back on Facebook after long-running row
AFP, Published on 03/09/2023
» Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen returned to Facebook on Sunday, claiming the social media giant had "rendered justice" to him by refusing to suspend his account after he posted violent threats on the platform.
Pope offers gesture to China while in Mongolia
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia: Pope Francis appeared to seek to reassure China on Saturday, using a gathering of Catholic missionaries in Mongolia to state that governments had “nothing to fear” from the Catholic Church.
Political performance art gets down and dirty
Online Reporters and AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» No one can accuse Duangrit Bunnag of not keeping his word, after a down-and-dirty exhibition of political performance art in Bangkok on Saturday.
Guatemala election winner fears ‘coup’ will keep him from office
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemalan president-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Friday denounced an “ongoing coup” by the country’s institutions to block him from taking power, after his political party was suspended.
Typhoon Saola weakens to severe storm
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» HONG KONG: Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the city avoided a feared direct hit from one of the region’s strongest storms in decades.
‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett dies
Reuters, AFP and New York Times, Published on 02/09/2023
» The American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, best known for his “Margaritaville” escapist tribute to the tropical life, has died at the age of 76.
Major Chinese developer avoids default
AFP and Bloomberg, Published on 02/09/2023
» BEIJING: The Chinese developer Country Garden has won approval from creditors to extend a deadline for a key bond repayment, narrowly avoiding a potential default.
HM King endorses cabinet
Online Reporters and AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» His Majesty the King has endorsed the list of cabinet ministers with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin concurrently serving as finance minister.
Malaysia rejects new Chinese map
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has rejected a new Chinese map that claims waters off the Malaysian coast in the South China Sea, in the latest war of words between the Asian allies over Beijing’s assertiveness in the contested waterway.
New Chinese map angers India
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» NEW DELHI: India issued a “strong protest” to China on Tuesday after a Beijing map claimed land that New Delhi says is theirs, including territory close to where the neighbours battled in 2020.