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Malaysian opposition leader and former premier Muhyiddin Yassin waves he leaves the Gua Musang Sessions Court in Gua Musang, Malaysia on August 27, 2024. File Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain
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Malaysia charges ex-PM Muhyiddin with sedition over alleged remarks on royalty: lawyer

Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, was charged at a court in the northeastern state of Kelantan with sedition over remarks made in a political speech this month. He...

People walk outside the parliament, after Thailand's constitution court ordered the temporary suspension of the Move Forward Party's leader Pita Limjaroenrat from the parliament, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 19, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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Thai court sets July 17 for next hearing in opposition Move Forward party case

A Cambodian environment activist holds a placard that reads "Justice is dead", after the Cambodian court delivers verdict against activists from the Cambodian environmental group Mother Nature, on charges of plotting against the government and insulting the King, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Chantha Lach
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Cambodian court jails activists for plotting against government, insulting king

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin looks on during an interview with Reuters in Koh Samui, Surat Thani province, Thailand, April 7, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
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Thai court cases that could unleash political crisis

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is expected to be arrested upon his return as he ends almost two decades of self-imposed exile, waves at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok, Thailand August 22, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/ File Photo
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Thailand to indict influential former premier Thaksin over royal insult