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Murder in Malaysia: World Exclusive Interview with Sirul Azhar Umar | 101 East
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In 2006, Mongolian woman, Altantuya Shaariibuu, was abducted, shot and blown up with military-grade explosives in Malaysia. Two policemen were convicted, but no motive was ever established. It’s long been suspected the case was linked to now-jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who denies any involvement. The junior policeman, Sirul Azhar Umar, left Malaysia in late 2014 just before he was sentenced to death for the murder. For almost a decade, he was held in detention in Australia, unable to be extradited because he faced execution. Now free, he’s speaking out for the first time in a world exclusive. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find […]
India ethnic tensions: Kukis call for separation in Manipur
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Five men have been arrested for publicly assaulting two women from the minority Kuki community in the northeastern state of Manipur. The incident has provoked outrage across the nation where the women were stripped naked and paraded in the streets. The region has seen ethnic tensions and violence since May. Al Jazeera’s Um-e-Kulsoom Shariff has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #India #Manipur #IndiaEthnicRiots #ManipurViolence #ManipurAssault #ManipurClashes #AlJazeeraEnglish #Meiteis #Kuki #Imphal #sexualassault
Violence erupts in India’s Manipur as ethnic tensions rise
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In India’s Manipur state, the Kuki ethnic minority and Meitei majority are preparing for more outbreaks of violence. Tensions rose in May after a court recommended the Meiteis be granted preferential status. Since then, at least 115 people have been killed in fighting and more than 40,000 forced from their homes. Al Jazeera’s Fintan Monaghan reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #India #Manipur #IndiaEthnicRiots #ManipurViolence #ManipurClashes #AlJazeeraEnglish #Meiteis #Kuki
Nine killed as ethnic violence continues to grip India’s Manipur
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At least nine people have been killed in the latest clashes between members of rival ethnic groups in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, police said, as security forces pressed on with a hunt for illegal weapons. Violence between members of the Kuki ethnic group, who mostly live in the hills, and Meiteis, the dominant community in the lowlands, erupted on May 3, sparked by resentment over economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education reserved for hill people. Al Jazeera’s Raheela Mahomed reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #India […]
Shangri-La Dialogue: Beijing defends manoeuvres at security summit
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Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu has said Beijing seeks dialogue over confrontation with the United States, warning that any conflict between the two nations would bring “unbearable disaster for the world”. Speaking at Asia’s top security summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, Li said that the world was big enough for China and the US to grow together. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #China #US #unitedstates
Asia security summit begins amid US-China tensions
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Strained ties between the United States and China are threatening to overshadow Asia’s top security conference, the Shangri-La Dialogue, which has opened in Singapore. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #aljazeeraenglish #UnitedStates #China #Summit #Asia #ShangriLaDialogue
India ethnic violence: Security forces on alert in Manipur state
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Thousands of security personnel are on high alert in the northeast Indian state of Manipur. At least 60 people were killed and 35,000 others displaced in riots and ethnic violence last week. Authorities say the situation is under control, but tribal leaders say things are far from normal. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #India #Manipur #IndiaEthnicRiots #ManipurViolence #ManipurClashes #AlJazeeraEnglish
Ethnic clashes continue in India’s Manipur despite army presence
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New violence has erupted in Manipur state despite the deployment of thousands of security forces to quell the fighting in India’s northeast region. Authorities had imposed an internet blackout and issued shoot-at-sight orders in ‘extreme cases’ in an effort to contain the violence. The fighting started after a court ruling recommended special economic status for the majority Meitei community — a decision opposed by minority tribal groups. Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #aljazeeraenglish #BreakingNews #AlJazeeraLive #aljazeeraenglish #newsfeed #news #aljazera #latestnews #latestwhatsappstatus #India #Manipur #ethnicviolence
China’s premier warns against ‘new Cold War’
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China’s new premier is touting his nation as an anchor for global peace and development. China is also promoting Asia as a good place to do business as it hosts the annual Boao Forum, often billed as the continent’s version of the Davos Economic Forum. Al Jazeera’s Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #China #peace