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East Asia
History is full of political assassinations
Pakistan is perhaps one of the few nations of the world where the people take a keen interest in the developments taking around the world. The reports about the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-eun, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 13 were also…
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South East Asia
President Rodrigo Duterte and the War on Drugs
President Duterte won in his presidency on being tough-talking and promising that he will solve the national problems on illegal drugs, crime, and corruption. He is the first president to come from Mindanao. The first president elected directly to President, from being a city mayor. Most of the times, the…
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East Asia
Cambodian media joins the world counterpart for Kim Jong-un’s half-brother’s murder
Like other foreign media outlets around the globe, the Cambodian both offline and online media run their international stories on the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, North Korean President Kim Jong-un’s haft-brother, on the Valentine’s Day of 14 February in Malaysia Airport. Since the Kingdom has diplomatic relations with both North…
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Central Asia
Uzbek president’s visit to Russia scheduled for April
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Russia in early April, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov said at the 18th meeting of the Uzbekistan-Russia intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation. The commission requested the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries together with the concerned ministries and agencies until…
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East Asia
New developments in Kim Jong-Nam murder case
Wednesday 15th, February, 2017 (10:30 pm South Korea) Currently, the body of Kim Jong-eun’s estranged brother, Kim Jong-nam, is being examined for an autopsy to decipher the cause of death and motive for murder. This report comes mere hours after multiple reports that a body had been found at an…
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East Asia
What if Kim Jong-un dies?
Kim Jong-un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, was last seen in public with his wife on September 3 at a concert of his favorite girl group, the “Moranbong Ensemble.” Since then he has disappeared from public view and the North Korean media have not reported on his whereabouts. Kim…
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East Asia
Kim Jong Un’s Half-Brother Murdered in Malaysia
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother has been killed in Malaysia, a government source said Tuesday. Kim Jong-nam was assassinated on Monday in Malaysia, the source said without revealing details. Cable TV broadcaster TV Chosun reported that Kim was killed at an airport in Malaysia after being attacked by two…
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East Asia
Trump calls N. Korea ‘big problem,’ vows to deal with it ‘very strongly’
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will deal with North Korea “very strongly,” calling the communist regime a “big, big problem” after Pyongyang carried out the latest ballistic missile launch. “Obviously North Korea is a big, big problem and we will deal with that very strongly,” Trump said during a…
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Central Asia
Presidential election kicks off in Turkmenistan
On Feb. 12, polling stations opened at 07:00 (UTC/GMT+5) for voting in the presidential election in Turkmenistan. In total, 2,548 polling stations, including 39 at the Turkmen diplomatic missions in foreign countries, opened for voting. The polling stations will be closed at 19:00 (UTC/GMT+5), Trend reports. Turkmen citizens, who are…
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East Asia
China to start collecting foreigner’s fingerprints
China will start to take the fingerprints of foreigners entering the country from Friday, the Ministry of Public Security announced. The new system will be piloted by border control authorities at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport and some other ports of entry starting Friday, before being gradually rolled out across China…
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