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| Malaysians search for capsized boat after 13 found dead | | | By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Malaysian authorities on Tuesday launched a search for a boat carrying up to 35 people, after 13 bodies washed up on a beach in the southern state of Johor. District police chief Rahmat Othman said the boat had come from Indonesia and was carrying illegal migrants. "ID cards from Indonesia were found," on the 13 victims, Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman Armanatha Nasir said in a text message. |
| Shashi Tharoor vows to fight bigotry after bid to decriminalise gay sex fails | |  By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Shashi Tharoor campaigning for gay sex to be legalised said on Monday he would continue his fight for the freedom and equality of sexual minorities despite attempts by members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party to thwart his efforts. Opposition lawmaker Tharoor in December introduced a private member's bill in the Lok Sabha seeking to amend a British colonial era law which punishes homosexual sex with up to 10 years imprisonment. Normally opposition comes at the discussion stage, you don't prevent a bill being introduced by a private member, its uncollegial if nothing else," Tharoor told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview.
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| Woody Allen casts pop star Miley Cyrus for Amazon series | |  Acclaimed movie writer-director Woody Allen is turning his attention to the small screen, with a new streaming television series for Amazon starring pop star Miley Cyrus. On her Instagram account, Cyrus confirmed on Monday she had been cast for the show, posting a photo of a painting of Allen and saying in an expletive-laced message she was "stoked to be in Woody Allen's first series!!!!!" Cyrus, whose career path took her from Disney star to provocative pop singer, will star alongside Allen and Elaine May in the six half-hour-episode series that will take place in the 1960s, Hollywood news site Deadline reported.
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| Probe clears Malaysian PM Najib, says $681 mln transfer a Saudi gift | |  By Rozanna Latiff and Emily Chow KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's attorney-general cleared Prime Minister Najib Razak of any criminal offence or corruption on Tuesday, and said a controversial transfer of $681 million into his personal bank account was a gift from Saudi Arabia's royal family. The leader of the main opposition party denounced the findings, which came after months of pressure on Najib to resign over the scandal, saying the appointment of the attorney-general by the prime minister himself suggested a conflict of interest. The involvement of the Saudi royal family is an unexpected twist in the saga over the mysterious funds transfer and the troubles of indebted state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), whose advisory board Najib chairs.
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| China releases Swedish NGO worker -Swedish Foreign Ministry | | | China has released a Swedish man taken into custody this month on suspicion of acts detrimental to the country's national security, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said. China has drawn international condemnation over a crackdown on rights lawyers. Three weeks ago, it detained Peter Dahlin, a 35-year-old co-founder of the Chinese Urgent Action Working Group that worked with Chinese human rights lawyers. |
| Communications minister resigns in setback for Guatemala president | | | GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's communications minister resigned on Monday after questions arose about her business dealings, the first setback for President Jimmy Morales, a former TV comedian who came to power promising zero tolerance for corruption. Morales accepted the resignation of Sherry Ordoñez after her firm showed up as a government contractor, which is illegal for someone in her post. Her company, which provides engineering and road services, had also been suspended for delays in tax payments, according to local media. ... |
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