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(Breitbart) – A March 2016 email published Monday by the organization Wikileaks reveals that George Soros, in anticipation of a meeting with Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, requested Podesta read a memo accusing President Barack Obama of emboldening radical Islam in Malaysia in order to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
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(AsiaOne) – Asked which presidential candidate he would get along with in the White House, Duterte on Friday said he was “better off in saying that my favourite hero is Putin.” “I would like to answer your question candidly, honestly, and truthfully. Problem is, personally, it...
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(IB Times) – The adoration many Thai citizens felt for the late King Bhumibol, expressed through the near certainty of seeing pictures of the monarch on the walls of homes, restaurants and taxis throughout the nation of nearly 70 million people, has for some turned into bitter anger toward those who have allegedly...
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(MMO) – Religious authorities’ decision to deny halal certification over the word “hot dog” is stupid and backward, said (Malaysian) Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz. #JAKIM says that "hot dog" is confusing for Malays. @nazri_aziz says "hot dog is hot dog lah". Hilarious! #Malaysia https://t.co/1HKYxNikAH —...
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(People) – With the death of Thailand’s King Bhumibol on Thursday — ending a remarkable 70-year-long reign and making Queen Elizabeth the world’s longest-reigning monarch — the line of succession continues through his only son, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn. Unusually, the heir to Thailand’s throne, 64, won’t assume his royal duties immediately. That’s because...
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(Channel News Asia) – A controversial and colourful former guerrilla fighter long accused of playing a key role in the Golden Triangle drugs trade was arrested during a sting operation on Tuesday (Oct 11), Thai police said. Laota Sanli, who is believed to be 79, was allegedly caught trying...
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(Benar News) – Thai authorities said Tuesday they had detained 10 people as part of security sweeps in and around Bangkok, following a warning from the government that it had obtained intelligence about potential bomb plots against the greater metropolitan area at the end of October. Police seized...
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(Southeast Asia Globe) – Sara Malakul Lane began acting in Thai soap operas when she was just 15 years old. Although she always dreamed of featuring in a romantic kissing scene à la Hollywood, she ended up in eight rape scenes during her ten-year acting career in Thailand. “The dialogues...
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(Today) – The Sultan (of the Malaysian state of Johor) has urged Malays to retain their culture instead of trying to imitate the Arabs, amid growing conservatism among Muslims and adoption of Arabic cultural practices. Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Sultan Iskandar told English language daily The Star that he preferred using...