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Suu Kyi still holds out hope, says Surakiart
News, Published on 14/02/2018
» Former foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai, head of the Advisory Board to the Committee for Implementation of the Recommendations on Rakhine State, appointed by Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, discussed the challenges of his new role with NATTAYA CHETCHOTIROS.
What would South Koreans ask a North Korean?
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» YEONGCHANG, South Korea: The Koreas share a border, a culture and a language. But 70 years after they were separated, North and South are about as divided as divided gets.
Hun Sen calls rival 'crazy and stupid' over Facebook case
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen called a rival “crazy and stupid” on Tuesday over his petition to try to get Facebook to release details of the way the Southeast Asian country’s ruler has used social media.
Year after Kim’s killing, suspected masterminds evade trial
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Lost in the glare of North Korea’s missile launches, rhetorical battles with Washington and charm offensive at the Winter Olympics, two women stand accused of a crime that could send them to the gallows -- the stunning assassination of Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother.
Israel strikes Syria, downs Iranian drone, as F-16 crashes
Associated Press, Published on 11/02/2018
» JERUSALEM: In its most serious engagement in neighbouring Syria since fighting there began in 2011, Israel shot down an infiltrating Iranian drone Saturday and struck Iranian targets deep in Syria before one of its own jets was downed.
Detained Chinese bookseller slams Sweden in staged video
The Associated Press, Published on 10/02/2018
» BEIJING: A detained Chinese bookseller with Swedish citizenship at the centre of an escalating row between Western governments and Beijing has accused Sweden of using him as a "chess piece" in a media appearance staged by Chinese police.
Food used as weapon in Rohingya ethnic cleansing
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» NAYAPARA REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: - Abdul Goni says the Myanmar government was starving his family one stage at a time.
Canada orders review of helicopter sale to Philippines
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2018
» OTTAWA: Just one day after signing a $233 million agreement to sell 16 helicopters to the Philippines, the Canadian government on Wednesday ordered a review of the deal amid concerns the aircraft could be used to fight rebels.
Britain's Cheddar Man: dark, blue-eyed, 10,000 years old
Published on 08/02/2018
» LONDON: DNA from a 10,000-year-old skeleton found in an English cave suggests the oldest-known Briton had dark skin and blue eyes, researchers said Wednesday.
Myanmar's place at Cobra Gold draws US criticism
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: Lawmakers are demanding Myanmar's exclusion from the Cobra Gold military exercises next week, amidst pressure for more American sanctions in response to atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.