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Tensions rise in Bahrain prison as inmates, families protest conditions
DUBAI (Reuters) - Activists said prisoners protesting conditions in a Bahraini jail were beaten in a security operation last weekend that authorities had described as a response to disobedience following repeated warnings.
Japan urges release of journalist detained in Myanmar
Japan has urged Myanmar authorities to release a Japanese journalist in custody at a Yangon prison, one of at least 65 reporters arrested during the junta's crackdown on anti-coup protests.
Forensic Unit seeks more funds
KUALA LUMPUR: A triple murder in Dengkil in 2013 went unsolved until DNA matches were found some four years later.
‘Recognise unity govt, not the junta’
THE country’s neighbours have to negotiate with a newly-formed government of national unity if they want to help resolve the turmoil triggered by a Feb 1 military coup and they should not recognise the junta, a unity government official said.
Junta chief to attend Asean summit
The country’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend an Asean summit in Indonesia on April 24, for his first known foreign trip since he staged a Feb 1 coup, a Thai foreign ministry spokesperson said.
Myanmar junta chief to attend ASEAN summit in first foreign trip since coup
(Reuters) -Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Indonesia on April 24, Thailand said on Saturday, for his first known foreign trip since he seized power on Feb. 1.
Myanmar releases prisoners for New Year, though likely not dissidents
(Reuters) -Myanmar's junta released 23,184 prisoners from jails across the country on Saturday under a New Year amnesty, a Prisons Department spokesman said, though few if any democracy activists arrested since a Feb. 1 coup were thought to be among them.
Inter-zone tourism allowed in Sabah, but only through ministry-registered firms
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government will allow tourism-related movement between zones in the state as long as it is handled by tourism agencies or companies registered with the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry.
U.S. imposes sanctions on Russia over election interference, hacking; Moscow vows retaliation
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia, including curbs to its sovereign debt market, to punish it for interfering in last year's U.S. election, cyber hacking, bullying Ukraine and other alleged malign actions.
Myanmar security forces arrest prominent leader of anti-coup campaign
(Reuters) -Myanmar security forces arrested on Thursday one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule after ramming him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally, friends and colleagues said.
