NEW MALAYSIA: KUALA LUMPUR – Dr Mahathir to appoint adviser to recover 1MDB funds – sources
Malaysia’s newly-elected Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad plans to appoint a finance ministry adviser who will oversee efforts to
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MIDDLE EAST-POLITICS: ISRAEL – Hamas establishing presence in Philippines, says Israeli official
Al-Jabouri . . MANILA, Philippines — Israel has confirmed that the recent capture of a scientist from Hamas is part
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SOCIAL MEDIA – AMERICA/RUSSIA: WASHINGTON – Democrats release thousands of Russia-linked Facebook advertisements from 2016
(J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) . . House Democrats early Thursday released the full slate of roughly 3,500 advertisementspurchased on Facebook by
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POLITICS-ROHINGYA: MYITKYINA, Myanmar – In Myanmar’s Kachin, jungle treks to escape war
Ethnic Kachin Hkaraw Yaw, 102, sits in his hut in compound of Trinity Baptist Church refugee camp in Myitkyina, Kachin
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POLITICS-GE14 ELECTION: KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian opposition bets on ‘tsunami’ of Muslim support
Supporters of former Malaysian strongman Mahathir Mohamad wait as rain pours during an election campaign in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on
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POLITICS-GENERAL ELECTION 2018: KUALA LUMPUR (Xinhua) – Malaysia conducts early voting for general election
A Malaysian Army officer carries her child after casting her vote during an early vote for the 14th General Election
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POLITICS UNDER MARTIAL LAW: BANGKOK – Hundreds Gather Near UN HQ in Bangkok to Protest Against Thai Military Gov’t
Demonstrators take part in a protest organized by the People’s Movement for a Just Society outside the United Nations’ regional
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POLITICS-ELECTION: PHNOM PENH – Cambodia Launches Campaign to Get Voters to Turn Out for July Election
A supporter of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), wears a T-shirt with a portrait of CPP president and Cambodia Prime
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INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: YANGON – Myanmar to Screen Displaced Villagers Before Delivering Aid to War-Torn Kachin
Myanmar will ‘scrutinize’ the identity of displaced people in war-torn Kachin State to ensure ethnic insurgents do not receive humanitarian
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MALAYSIA ELECTION: Sawai, Malaysia – In Darkest Borneo, Answers to Why Malaysia’s Najib Will Survive
A Malaysian flag is draped outside a house at Nanga Singat village in Sarawak in this photo taken on April
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