Pakistan court overturns ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s last graft conviction
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistan court on Tuesday overturned a conviction for graft of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his lawyer said, removing one of the last major hurdles…
Plane carrying Thailand’s exiled ex-PM Thaksin lands in Bangkok – media, live TV
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A jet reported by Thai media to be carrying the fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra touched down at an airport in Bangkok on Tuesday, according to live television footage.…
Japan ex-PM Aso’s ‘fight for Taiwan’ remark in line with official view, lawmaker says
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso’s remark on Tuesday that his country must show “the resolve to fight” to defend Taiwan from attack was in line…
Pakistan to try ex-PM Khan’s violent supporters under army laws
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s civilian and military leaders on Tuesday said that rioters and their backers who attacked state assets and military installations to protest the arrest of former…
Afghan capital hit by attacks near ex-PM Hekmatyar’s office, Pakistan Embassy
KABUL (Reuters) -One person was killed on Friday in a suicide bomb attack near the Kabul office of the Hezb-e-Islami party, former Afghan Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, said, the same day as…
Pakistan ex-PM Khan urges government to hold talks over snap polls
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the government to hold talks to decide a date for an early election to end an…
Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir loses seat in first election defeat in 53 years
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad suffered his first election defeat in 53 years on Saturday in a blow that could mark the end of a seven-decade political career. Mahathir,…
Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib needs “proper” medical care, says daughter
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The daughter of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday called for “proper” medical care for her jailed father, three weeks into a 12-year sentence he is…
Czech billionaire ex-PM stands trial accused of EU subsidy fraud
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis stood trial on Monday over fraud accusations connected to a 2 million euro ($2 million) European Union subsidy that have marred his political…
Najib loyalists call for royal pardon as Malaysia’s ex-PM begins jail term
By Zahra Matarani and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Supporters of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak petitioned King Al-Sultan Abdullah to pardon the disgraced politician, a day after he was…
Malaysia ex-PM Najib moves from luxurious lifestyle to lockup
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s new prison lodgings may be less than an hour’s drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur’s affluent Bukit Tunku…
Explainer-Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib and the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s top court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to begin a 12-year prison sentence on Tuesday after rejecting his appeal against a conviction on charges related to…
Malaysian prosecutors rest case against ex-PM Najib in final 1MDB appeal
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian prosecutors on Friday wrapped up their arguments against former premier Najib Razak’s final bid to overturn a 12-year jail sentence for corruption, saying he…
Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe – poll
TOKYO – Just over half of Japanese oppose plans for a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister whose assassination this month shocked the nation, an opinion poll showed on…
BOJ’s bond buying draws scrutiny after ex-PM calls central bank a govt ‘subsidiary’
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japanese policymakers were forced to reassure markets on Tuesday the government was not forcing the Bank of Japan to bank-roll public debt, after former premier Shinzo Abe…
Japan’s ex-PM Abe says ‘wrong’ for BOJ to hike rates to stem yen falls
TOKYO – Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it would be “clearly wrong” for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to curb further declines in the yen, the Nikkei…
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