X blocked in Brazil after supreme court panel upholds suspension order
A panel of Brazil's federal supreme court justices voted unanimously to uphold orders suspending the use of Elon Musk's social network X nationwide.
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Swiss court jails 1MDB fraudsters over US$1.8 billion theft from Malaysia state fund
The multi-year prison sentences were justified, the court said in a statement released later, given “the very high amounts involved, the intensity of the criminal activity,” and the defendants’ “selfish motive”. The court also ordered the men to compensate 1MDB for the funds that were diverted, return part of the assets under seizure, and to have some of their assets confiscated.
South China Sea: Philippines calls for ‘restraint’ after ‘deliberate’ Chinese coastguard ramming
The National Maritime Council, chaired by the president’s Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, issued a statement saying the Philippine vessel “was deliberately rammed three times”, which endangered lives and caused significant damage.
Vietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among Magsaysay winners
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Vietnamese doctor who has helped seek justice for victims of the powerful defoliant dioxin “Agent Orange” used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War is among this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards — regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prizes.
Will Indonesia’s democracy and judiciary retreat further after Widodo’s exit?
This has been marked by attacks on – and direct interventions in – the anti-corruption commission and the Constitutional Court. Both were formerly key government watchdog institutions. It has also involved intimidating and weakening the civil society organisations that helped deliver democratisation to Indonesia after the fall of former dictator Suharto in 1998.
Former national police chief in Thailand charged in alleged cover-up of Red Bull heir’s deadly crash
BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in Thailand on Thursday indicted a former national police chief in connection with an alleged cover-up of a 2012 Ferrari crash involving an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune that killed a police officer.
What is behind recurrent sexual violence in India?
The rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata reignites debates over sexual violence against women.