Indonesia police deny violence in death of Harvard trans activist on Bali honeymoon

August 29, 2022

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BANGKOK - Suspended Thai leader Prayuth Chan-ocha said on social media he will continue in his role as defence minister,...

Britain’s former Myanmar envoy detained in Yangon

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YANGON – Authorities in Myanmar have detained Britain's former ambassador to the South-east Asian nation, where a military junta seized power...

Thailand’s new acting leader is another royalist military man

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BANGKOK - Thailand's new acting leader, Mr Prawit Wongsuwan, represents little substantial change from suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha for...

WHO reports 21% decline in monkeypox cases globally

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The number of monkeypox cases reported globally declined by 21 per cent last week, after a month-long trend of rising...

Myanmar Rohingya, 5 years on, desperate to leave Bangladesh camps and go home

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DHAKA – Myanmar Rohingya Muslims protested across refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh on Thursday (Aug 25), the fifth anniversary of...

Cash-rich Germany criticised by watchdog over money laundering

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FRANKFURT - Germany has been criticised by a global watchdog for failing to do enough to tackle money laundering, such as...

Japan police chief to resign over Abe shooting, citing ‘fresh start’

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TOKYO – Japan's National Police Agency chief said on Thursday (Aug 25) he will resign to take responsibility for the...

Thailand arrests Chinese couple for trying to mail heroin to Australia

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Police in central Thailand this week arrested a Chinese couple for trying to smuggle 4.19kg of heroin through a mail...

Jack Dorsey says his biggest regret is Twitter became a company