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Twenty years after Indian Ocean tsunami, Thai ex-fisherman stands at the ready

19 Dec 2024

By Juarawee Kittisilpa BAN NAM KHEM, Thailand (Reuters) – Banlue Choosin has been monitoring the seas around Thailand’s southern Phang Nga province for signs of abnormality for nearly two decades. The 59-year-old is a former fisherman, and his experience and knowledge of the sea are why his coastal community in Ban Nam Khem village relies …

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Malaysian court acquits wife of ex-PM Najib of money laundering and tax evasion

19 Dec 2024

By Ashley Tang KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s High Court on Thursday acquitted Rosmah Mansor, the wife of jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, of money laundering and tax evasion, citing insufficient grounds to charge her. Najib and Rosmah have been the subject of multiple graft investigations since Najib’s surprise election defeat in 2018, when voters’ …

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South Korea’s Yoon willing to represent himself in legal proceedings, lawyer says

19 Dec 2024

By Ju-min Park and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is willing to present his views himself during legal proceedings related to his short-lived declaration of martial law, a lawyer advising Yoon said on Thursday. Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer and long-time friend of Yoon, also told reporters that multiple – …

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Indonesia president pledges to pardon ‘corrupters’ who return what they stole

19 Dec 2024

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has said he might pardon people who engaged in graft if they return what they stole, underlining his commitment to tackle corruption. Speaking before hundreds of Indonesian university students in Cairo on Wednesday during his visit to Egypt, Prabowo said he would implement a plan to retrieve ill-gotten …

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Vietnam PM eyes expansion of defence cooperation, U.S. offers to play role

19 Dec 2024

By Francesco Guarascio and Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam wants to expand its international defence cooperation to build trust and prevent wars, its prime minister said on Thursday, and the United States said it was hopeful its defence industry could play a key role. In remarks to open Vietnam’s second international arms fair, Prime Minister …

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Philippines president says legal experts to consider clemency requests for convict Veloso

19 Dec 2024

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said legal experts would consider clemency requests for Mary Jane Veloso, who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking before the two countries reached a deal for her repatriation this week. Veloso, 39, had received a last-minute reprieve from execution by firing squad for …

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North Korean troops suffer 100 deaths, struggling in drone warfare, South Korea says

19 Dec 2024

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat against Ukrainian forces in intense fighting in the Kursk region, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday citing the country’s spy agency. The heavy losses are attributed to the lack of experience …

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Two Guantanamo Bay detainees back in Malaysia, will undergo rehabilitation, Bernama reports

19 Dec 2024

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two Malaysians who were detained in Guantanamo Bay since 2006 have safely arrived in Malaysia and will undergo a rehabilitation process before being reintegrated into society, state news agency Bernama reported on Wednesday, citing the Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain. The U.S Department of Defense on Wednesday announced the repatriation of …

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US alarmed Russia close to accepting nuclear-armed North Korea

19 Dec 2024

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States voiced alarm at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that Russia was close to accepting a nuclear-armed North Korea, as Moscow and Pyongyang defended their growing cooperation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in September that Moscow viewed the notion of “denuclearising” North Korea …

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