Ex-PM Thaksin sues Warong for defamation, seeks THB100 million damages
Mr Thaksin last week secured bail on a bond of 500,000 baht and was ordered not to leave the country without court permission, after he pleaded innocent to a charge of defaming…
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Former defence ministers expelled from Communist Party of China
Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe were placed under investigation in August and September last year, respectively, following clues uncovered during cases handled by the Discipline…
National Bureau of Investigation findings prove embattled Philippine mayor Alice Guo is ‘a fake Filipino’
According to the NBI, the fingerprints of the mayor matched that of a Chinese passport holder, Guo Hua Ping, who entered the Philippines as a 13-year-old on Jan. 12, 2003, using a…
Islamabad court rejects pleas seeking suspension of ex-premier Imran, wife’s sentences
On February 3 — days before the general elections — an Islamabad court had convicted the couple based on a complaint filed by Bushra Bibi’s ex-husband, Khawar Fareed Maneka,…
Japan’s Digital Minister Kono expresses intention to run for President of ruling party
Mr. Kono previously ran for LDP president in 2009 and 2021. The last time he ran for party president, he lost to PM Kishida in a runoff.
Three camps likely to struggle for power in Thai Senate
The Election Commission is set to officially announce the names of the 200 elected senators and 100 reserves. If no errors or complaints crop up that could delay the announcement,…
Indonesia lost billions in social aid distribution corruption scandal: Corruption Eradication Commission
The case involves alleged foul play in the distribution of government-funded social aid (bansos) to people who were badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Greater Jakarta in…
AAP to hold nationwide protest on June 29 against Delhi CM Kejriwal’s arrest
Questioning the timing of Kejriwal’s arrest by the CBI, the AAP leader alleged that when the BJP sensed that the Delhi CM was going to get bail from the Supreme Court, it…
Assange is free, but justice has not been done
Justice would look like Assange being granted a full and unconditional pardon and receiving millions of dollars in compensation from the US government for the torment they put him…
Delhi CM Kejriwal sent to 3-day CBI custody in excise policy linked corruption case
The Delhi CM has been lodged in Tihar Jail since March 21 when he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, also related to the alleged excise policy…