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Police reject application for Tun Mahathir-Nazri debate

21 Mar, 2017 76 views

Nuradzimmah Daim New Straits TimesMarch 21, 2017 IPOH: Police have rejected an application for the debate between Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz. State acting police …

Myanmar hard-line Buddhists protest citizenship for Rohingya

21 Mar, 2017 31 views

ESTHER HTUSAN Associated PressMarch 19, 2017 SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists in a Myanmar state wracked by religious violence protested Sunday against the government’s plan to give citizenship to some members …

No plans to air Tun Mahathir-Nazri debate: RTM

19 Mar, 2017 57 views

Hana Naz Harun, NST, 19.03.2017 KUALA LUMPUR: Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) has no plans to air the upcoming debate between Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk …

Tourism to food, Buddhist Thailand hunts halal gold

19 Mar, 2017 24 views

Jerome Taylor, AFP From hotels with segregated swimming pools to jelly made from seaweed instead of pig bones, Buddhist Thailand is chasing halal gold as it welcomes Muslim visitors and touts its wares to …

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17 Mar, 2017 126 views

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is looking into whether Alisa Asavabhokin, the daughter of a property tycoon, is the owner of a land plot connected with the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative. She is …

Sosilawati murder: Ex-lawyer, two farmhands lose final bid to dismiss conviction, death sentence

17 Mar, 2017 267 views

PUTRAJAYA: Former lawyer Datuk N. Pathmanaban and two of his farmhands today lost their final legal bid at the Federal Court today to dismiss their conviction and death sentence for the murder of cosmetics …

Tun Mahathir-Nazri debate: Police warn against holding event

17 Mar, 2017 72 views

IPOH: Police have yet to receive any permit application for a public debate between Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz, reportedly scheduled take place here on …

Duterte reacts to Chinese presence in Benham Rise

15 Mar, 2017 215 views

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte said he does not want to “fight over ownership and sovereignty” with China at this time because “things are going great” in easing the sour bileteral relations over …

Palace: Robredo ‘misinformed’ on alleged police ‘palit-ulo’ scheme

15 Mar, 2017 79 views

By Audrey Mollido   MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo claimed Tuesday that authorities have been engaging in a “palit-ulo” scheme, where a drug suspect’s relative is sometimes taken in their stead. Robredo said …

Dozens of Myanmar soldiers killed in rebel clashes near China border

15 Mar, 2017 143 views

YANGON, March 14 (Reuters) – Dozens of Myanmar soldiers have been killed in several clashes between ethnic rebels and the army along the border with China, state media reported on Tuesday, threatening leader Aung …