Wed 12 August 2020: 2-time former premier pledges to take on parties ‘involved in bribery, stealing of money’ ANKARA (AA) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has named his newly-launched political party as Pejuang, meaning warrior. “Our party is set up because of awareness that corruption destroys the nation, destroys Malays,” announced Mahathir, the country’s former […]
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Wed 12 August 2020: Total number of cases in region reaches 343,988, death toll rises to 8,543 JAKARTA (AA) – Health authorities in Southeast Asian countries on Wednesday confirmed the total number of coronavirus cases reached 343,988 on Wednesday, as 6,465 new cases were reported across the region. According to latest figures, the death toll […]
Continue ReadingWed 12 August 2020: Rohingya rights body claims 243 civilians killed by Myanmar forces in Rohingya village, gov’t report puts fatalities at 19 Bangladesh (AA) – A Rohingya rights body on Tuesday disagreed with an “underreported” report of Myanmar government on the number of killed Muslims in a brutal military crackdown on a Rohingya village […]
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Wed 12 August 2020: Arrest of Apple Daily founder and 9 others drew sharp reaction from Western countries ANKARA (AA) – Following sweeping arrests Monday that triggered a global backlash, Hong Kong authorities have released media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and nine others on bail. Billionaire Apple Daily tabloid founder Lai, his two sons, and […]
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Wed 12 August 2020: NEW DELHI, India (AA) – Two people were killed in the Indian city of Bengaluru late Tuesday after police opened fire as clashes broke out over a provocative social media post against Islam’s holy Prophet Muhammad. Locals said a large number of people took to streets in parts of the city […]
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Tue 11 August 2020: Economy contracts by 42.9% in Q2, forecast for 2020 now bleaker JAKARTA (AA) – Singapore has entered a technical recession as economic growth fell by 13.2% in the second quarter of this year, authorities said on Tuesday. The economy contracted by 42.9% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous […]
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Tue 11 August 2020: Development comes amid tightening of security apparatus, coronavirus in semi-autonomous city ANKARA (AA) – China’s parliament on Tuesday endorsed Hong Kong’s decision to delay elections in the semi-autonomous region by a year, state-run media reported. The National People’s Congress Standing Committee unanimously voted to extend the terms of Hong Kong Legislative […]
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Tue 11 August 2020: SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The family members of three missing cousins in Indian-administered Kashmir have alleged that the Indian army killed the trio in a staged gunfight last month and passed them off as militants. Muhammad Yusuf, a sheep farmer, told Anadolu Agency that his son Abrar Ahmad, 25, […]
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Tue 11 August 2020: President Rodrigo Duterte signed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 to curb ‘terror threats and acts’ in July, The Philippines’ top court will hear at least 25 petitions against a new anti-terror act approved by President Rodrigo Duterte last month. The Philippine Supreme Court said in a statement it would “conduct oral arguments on […]
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Tue 11 August 2020: The head of a UN investigative body on Myanmar said Facebook has not released evidence of “serious international crimes”, despite promising to work with investigators looking into abuses in the country including against the majority-Muslim Rohingya. Nicholas Koumjian, head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar (IIMM), told the Reuters news […]
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