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Myanmar activists held more rallies against the junta on Friday (March 12) as South Korea said it would suspend defence exchanges and reconsider development aid to the Southeast Asian nation because of the military’s harsh crackdown on the protests. Fridays rallies came a day after a rights group said security forces killed 12 protesters and as the lawyer of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi ridiculed new bribery allegations against her.   The move by the Malaysian government to use its emerg...

The Straits Times Weekly Podcasts: Biden presidency a welcome change for Japan and South Korea US President Joe Biden speaks about the Covid-19 response as US Vice President Kamala Harris (L) looks on before signing executive orders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2021PHOTO: AFP PublishedJan 22, 2021, 10:00 pm SGT https://str.sg/JztA They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in t...

The Straits Times Referendum to vote her out unfair, says only female assembly member of town Ms Shoko Arai said last week that attempts to discredit her amount to a "public second rape".PHOTO: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS CLUB OF JAPAN/YOUTUBE PublishedDec 25, 2020, 5:00 am SGT https://str.sg/JRPk They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you...

A win for Malaysian PM Muhyiddin as budget is passed by Parliament Amid swirling controversies about weakening support for this government, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin scored a win with his governments first federal budget - and the biggest in the countrys history - being ratified by Parliament.  In all, 111 MPs voted for it compared to 108 who voted against. The Prime Minister has the slimmest parliamentary majority in the countrys history. The RM 322.5 billion (S$105 billion) b...