The Sydney Morning Herald and
The Age after being set free, the maverick former owner of major English language newspapers in Myanmar and Cambodia has spoken about life inside one of the regionâs most notorious prisons, of sending messages and books to fellow Australian Sean Turnell inside the jail and of being set up.
The drugs
It was a Wednesday night in June 2018 when Dunkleyâs life was turned upside down.
He was at home with his girlfriend and friends in Yangonâs Bahan township when a dozen policemen brandishing shotguns and a battering ram burst in.
In a tin the officers found nearly 800 methamphetamine pills, 300 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 16 grams of marijuana and 0.1 grams of heroin, according to the police report.
The conference, held from April 29-May 1 under the theme “
Toward the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula, Creating the Foundation for a Unified World”, was organised by the Northeast Asia Peace Initiative and sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF).
Tayseng posited that as an independent watchdog the media could play a central role by promoting its “three cardinal principles” – to inform, educate and entertain – promote advocacy and agenda-setting, and play a pivotal role in conflict resolution as it did, for example, to end the Vietnam War in the 1970s.
“Likewise, the media in Cambodia can assist in driving the peace process on the Korean peninsula by narrating the historical and current perspectives of both nations [North and South Korea], as well as the importance of global and regional peace,” he said.
Arrest warrant for exiled Cambodian opposition leader
Judge says Sam Rainsy violated lockdown laws by calling for a revolt from France
Sam Rainsy speaks to the media as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Nov. 9, 2019. The Cambodian opposition leader lives in exile in French capital Paris, from where he has persistently called for a popular uprising to oust Prime Minister Hun Sen. (Photo: AFP)
An investigating judge has issued an arrest warrant for the leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) for violating a lockdown by calling on people to revolt against stringent health measures aimed at curbing the Covid-19 pandemic.
Star Vegas Resort and Club (pictured in a file photo), a casino resort on Cambodia’s border with Thailand, is among casino properties in Poipet and the rest of Banteay Meanchey province, that have been ordered to close for the time being, as a Covid-19 countermeasure.
The Star Vegas shutdown started on Tuesday, said its promoter, Australia-listed Donaco International Ltd.
Donaco said in a Wednesday filing that the provincial government order was due to a “Covid-19 community outbreak following a surge in cases”.
The filing to the Australian Securities Exchange added: “All casino operations in the province have been temporarily suspended from 27 April 2021.”