PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The party of long-serving Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen declared victory in a general election on Sunday, a contest that had been widely dismissed as a one-sided sham aimed at cementing the party’s decades-long rule. “We’ve won in a landslide…but we can’t calculate the number of seats yet,” said Sok Eysan, …
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto retains an early lead ahead of the 2024 presidential election, with an opinion poll on Sunday showing support for the ex-special forces commander is particularly strong among young voters. The Indikator poll, which focussed on canvassing the views of young voters, showed Prabowo with a slim to …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi proposed high-level talks between China, Japan and South Korea in a meeting with the Japanese foreign minister in Indonesia this month, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday. The proposal is seen as signalling a willingness to resume talks among the three countries and Japan would accelerate preparations …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Public support of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet has fallen nearly 20 percentage points to 28% over the past two months, the Mainichi Shimbun reported on Sunday, citing a poll it conducted. Kishida, who took office in October 2021, saw his approval plummeting in some polls late last year, battered by …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Five people died and two were missing, after heavy rain burst a river bank in a village near eastern China’s Hangzhou city on Saturday, flooding houses and carrying away people and their belongings, state media reported. Muddy water gushed through streets in a village in Dayuan township, pouring into houses and turning …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will resume 15-day visa-free entry for citizens of Singapore and Brunei from Wednesday, its embassies in the two countries said, more than three years after the visas were suspended to stop the spread of COVID-19. Visa-free entry to China will be available for citizens of Singapore and Brunei with ordinary passports …
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(Reuters) – British band The 1975 said on Sunday they have cancelled shows in Taiwan and Muslim-majority Indonesia, a day after Malaysia banned them from performing there after their frontman kissed a bandmate on stage and criticised the country’s anti-LGBT laws. “Unfortunately, due to current circumstances, it is impossible to proceed with the scheduled shows,” …
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By Martin Petty (Reuters) -Cambodia holds an election on Sunday that is almost certain to be won by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Hun Sen, extending its nearly four-decade grip on power. WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON SUNDAY? About 9.7 million of Cambodia’s 16 million people are eligible to vote in the …
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s government halted a music festival in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, a day after the frontman of British pop rock band The 1975 kissed a male bandmate onstage and criticised the country’s anti-LGBT laws. “There will be no compromise against any party that challenges, disparages and violates …
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HAMILTON, New Zealand (Reuters) -Former champions Japan romped to a 5-0 win over Zambia in their Women’s World Cup opener at Waikato Stadium on Saturday, outclassing the debutant Africans with a slick display of pass-and-move football. Hinata Miyazawa scored twice and fellow forward Mina Tanaka found the net in the second half after having two …
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