By A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Stranded without work for months, hundreds of South Asian migrants in Malaysia say they are losing hope after failing to find jobs promised to them by recruitment agents in exchange for thousands of dollars in fees. At a students’ dormitory about 40 km (25 miles) …
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By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia plans to hold a federal referendum later this year to constitutionally recognise its Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Island people through the establishment of a representative Voice that will provide non-binding advice to the parliament. Indigenous citizens have inhabited the land for roughly 60,000 years but are not mentioned …
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LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (Reuters) – Violations of human rights in military-ruled Myanmar cannot be tolerated and violence should be immediately halted and people must be protected, Indonesia’s president said on Thursday at the conclusion of a Southeast Asian leaders summit. President Joko Widodo, current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said the …
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By Kate Lamb LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders pledged on Wednesday to crack down on online scams operated by human traffickers to prey on vulnerable job seekers, particularly in the poorest countries of the region. Meeting in Indonesia for a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the leaders called for …
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By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The British son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and a leading Catholic U.S. congressman criticized Britain and the Vatican on Wednesday for failing to speak out strongly against the crackdown on dissent in the Chinese territory. At a Washington event about the human …
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By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s government called in the army on Wednesday to help end deadly unrest in the wake of the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan, warning protesters against any further attacks on state installations. At least five people have died in violence that has …
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ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government has not yet taken a decision on whether to leave the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal with China and is reviewing its options, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday. Italy joined the ambitious BRI programme in 2019, despite protests from the United States. The pact comes up …
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By Francesco Guarascio (Reuters) – A Chinese research vessel flanked by coast guard and nearly a dozen boats on Wednesday entered a gas block operated by Russian and Vietnamese state firms, two monitoring groups said, another potential flashpoint in the South China Sea. It follows a pattern of assertive moves of late by Beijing in …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain plans to establish a court for transnational commercial disputes called the Bahrain International Commercial Court based on the Singapore International Commercial Court model, the Bahrain and Singapore Courts said in a statement on Wednesday. “(The) collaboration aims to provide a complete ecosystem for regional and international dispute resolution together with arbitration …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s political parties have nominated prime ministerial candidates ahead of a May 14 election, which will showcase a long-running battle between the billionaire Shinawatra family and parties backed by a conservative pro-military establishment. Below are key contenders for the next premier, which should be decided by August in a vote by the …
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