Under questioning on Tuesday from opposition lawmakers alleging use of Israeli-made Pegasus spyware, Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said he was aware surveillance software was being used, for national security and drug-related cases.
On July 18, soldiers were dropped near Kyi Su village by two helicopters, one local told AFP, and around 100 people who had not fled were taken prisoner by the military.
"We are aware of the wrongful detention of a US citizen in Burma," the spokesperson told AFP, using the country's former name.
Some publishers not allowed to attend one of Asia’s largest book events
President welcomes lifting of most roadblocks across nation, appeals to protesters remove rest, allow economic activity to resume
Despite assurances and rollout of payment system, depositors are still waiting to receive funds
Demonstrators had feared a crackdown after Wickremesinghe imposed an emergency earlier this week
The plan has already been adopted by the government and endorsed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
'It’s like the 1984 novel. But this is in real life, it’s really happening,' said Prajak Kongkirati, one of at least 30 Thai targets of Pegasus spyware
Millions of children in Africa will receive the malaria vaccine thanks to funding of nearly $160 million
To reflect the deterioration across developing Asia -- which stretches from the Cook Islands in the Pacific to Kazakhstan in Central Asia -- the bank cut its 2022 growth forecast to 4.6 percent.
Prak Sokhonn, a special envoy of regional bloc the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), warned there was no quick solution to the crisis.
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