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Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 more years in prison

She was already sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment for these offences, and now faces 20 years in jail…reports Asian Lite News Two days after Myanmar’s former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

September 4, 2022

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi imprisoned for three more years

She was already sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment for these offences, and now faces 20 years in jail…reports Asian Lite News Two days after Myanmar’s former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

September 4, 2022

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Zero Covid Policy Withers As New Infections Sprout In China Tourism Hubs

President Xi’s Zero-Covid policy fails as new areas come under coronavirus infection. The latest additions are tourism hubs of Tibet and Hainan. Due to the enforcement of lockdowns in an abrupt manner,

August 12, 2022

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ASEAN’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation adds more countries

China is the first major country from outside of ASEAN to accede to the treaty in 2003…reports Asian Lite News Six more countries signed the instrument of accession to the Treaty of

August 3, 2022

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6 more countries sign TAC pact

The TAC is a peace treaty signed in 1976 among ASEAN member states to establish a set of guidelines to govern inter-state relations in the region…reports Asian Lite News Six more countries

August 3, 2022

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Yahoo, PayPal blocked in Indonesia

Some 200 foreign ESPs in the Southeast Asian country, including Google, Zoom, Netflix and Facebook, had rushed to register in days leading to the deadline on Friday…reports Asian Lite News The Indonesian

July 31, 2022

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Indonesia threatens to block social media giants

The digital giants are given time until Wednesday to complete the registration for licensing….reports Asian Lite News The Indonesian authorities are set to block social media applications and online sites including Google,

July 20, 2022

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Myanmar ramps up surveillance with Chinese biometric cameras

The reports says that authorities have begun implementing surveillance camera projects for at least five key cities…reports Asian Lite News Myanmar’s junta government is working on deploying Chinese-built bio metric surveillance systems

July 15, 2022

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved solitary confinement: Report

Suu Kyi is likely to attend trial hearings from a special court set up inside the prison, said the sources….reports Asian Lite News Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s former de facto leader

June 24, 2022

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16th ASEAN defence ministers’ meeting begins

Speaking in his opening speech, Banh said it was the first in-person meeting in over two years following the Covid-19 pandemic…reports Asian Lite News The 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) kicked

June 22, 2022

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