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Myanmar court charges Reuters reporters under Official Secrets Act
Wire Services, Published on 09/07/2018
» YANGON: Two Reuters reporters accused of breaking Myanmar's draconian secrecy law during their reporting of the Rohingya crisis must face trial, a judge ruled Monday, for an offence that carries up to 14 years in jail.
UN, Amnesty rip Myanmar for discrimination, 'crimes against humanity'
Wire Services, Published on 27/06/2018
» GENEVA: The United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar called on the government on Wednesday to "dismantle the system of discrimination" against the Muslim Rohingya minority and to restore their rights to citizenship and property.
Injured former Cambodian PM in Bangkok for treatment
Wire Services, Published on 18/06/2018
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian prince who was a candidate in upcoming general elections was transferred early Monday to a hospital in Bangkok after being injured in a road crash that killed his wife, said a fellow politician and a Cambodian news agency. He was expected to recover.
Japan picks up pieces after earthquake shakes Osaka
Wire Services, Published on 18/06/2018
» TOKYO: At least three people were killed, including a nine-year-old girl, and more than 200 injured when a strong quake rocked Japan's second city of Osaka during Monday's morning rush hour.
13 dead, 41 hurt as 'suicide family' bombs Indonesian churches
Wire Services, Published on 13/05/2018
» SURABAYA, Indonesia: Suicide bombers on motorcycles and including a woman with children targeted Sunday Mass congregations in three churches in Indonesia's second largest city, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens in one of the worst attacks on the Christian minority, police said.
Myanmar jails cop who said reporters were framed
Reuters, Published on 30/04/2018
» YANGON: A police officer who testified that police framed two Reuters reporters has been sentenced to an undisclosed prison term for violating Myanmar's Police Disciplinary Act, a police spokesman told Reuters on Sunday, without elaborating.
German police bust Thai prostitution ring
Wire Services, Published on 18/04/2018
» BERLIN: German authorities say they have raided 62 properties and arrested seven people in an investigation of an alleged trafficking ring set up to bring Thai women and transsexuals to Germany to work as prostitutes.
'Trump spy drama escort' pleads for help at Pattaya court
Wire Services and Online Reporters, Published on 17/04/2018
» PATTAYA: A Belarusian model and Russian "sex coach" pleaded for US help as they arrived for a court hearing at Pattaya Provincial Court on Tuesday, in a case that has grabbed widespread attention after the model claimed to have revelations about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.
Suicide bomber kills 8 in Kabul attack claimed by IS
Wire Services, Published on 21/03/2018
» KABUL - A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of Kabul University on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, officials said, as Afghans celebrate the Persian new year holiday.
Escort in Bangkok cell: I can prove Russia meddled in US
Wire Services and Online Reporters, Published on 06/03/2018
» A Belarusian escort with close ties to a powerful Russian oligarch said from behind bars in Bangkok on Monday that she had more than 16 hours of audio recordings that could help shed light on Russian meddling in US elections.