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By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police have arrested 18 people and seized luxury goods after receiving nearly 5,600 complaints about an alleged pyramid scheme, saying on Monday they estimate investors have lost at least 1.61 billion baht ($48 million). The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) said it had seized assets worth …

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By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – A group of fans calling for Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to play in a farewell test against South Africa were attacked by rival protesters wielding sticks and bamboo on Sunday, police said. Shakib was a member of parliament for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina, whose 15-year …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s economy likely grew 5.3% in the third quarter from a year earlier, slower than the previous three-month period, official advance estimates showed on Monday. In the second quarter, gross domestic product had expanded by an annual 5.9%, its fastest rate in 18 months, on higher household spending, exports and investment.  …

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By Ananda Teresia and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto will take his cabinet members on a three-day retreat at a military academy nestled in a Javanese mountain range, where they will sleep in tents, an unusual start for a government in the Southeast Asian country. Former special force commander Prabowo …

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(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he was seeking a strong reaction from countries who have acknowledged that North Korea is becoming more involved in Russia’s more than 2-1/2-year-old war against Ukraine. Speaking in his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said there was ample satellite and video evidence that North Korea was sending not …

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