Back in the 1990s when Noeleen Heyzer was in charge of Unifem, a United Nations agency that helped

leader travelled there to meet its junta chief. Noeleen Heyzer, the secretary-general's special envoy on

led to nationwide protests.... Heyzer served in 1994-2007 as executive director of UNIFEM, one of the

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is maintaining its stand that the Asean Chair’s special envoy to Myanmar should engage all stakeholders, including representatives from Myanmar’s National Unity Government and the National Unity Consultative Council, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah. The Foreign Minister said this at the Asean Foreign Ministers’ informal meeting in Washington DC, held ahead of the Asean-US Summit.In a posting on his official Facebook page yesterday, Saifuddin said he also highlighted Mal

PUTRAJAYA: An unofficial meeting involving all foreign ministers of the Asean member countries will be held on Wednesday to ensure the Five-Point Consensus( 5PC) aimed at addressing the instability in Myanmar can be implemented properly, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah. The Foreign Minister said the unofficial meeting was called after the tepid progress of the 5PC in the past year following the Myanmar government’s uncooperative conduct. Citing an example, he said Myanmar had yet to recognise

PUTRAJAYA: An unofficial meeting involving all foreign ministers of Asean member countries will convene on Wednesday( May 11) to ensure the Five-Point Consensus( 5PC) aimed at addressing the instability in Myanmar can be implemented properly, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah. The Foreign Minister said that the unofficial meeting was called after tepid progress of the 5PC in 2021 as the Myanmar government's conduct was uncooperative.He said, for example, Myanmar had yet to recognise the United

By Brian Ellsworth, Alexandra Ulmer2 Min ReadSlideshow( 5 images) MIAMI( Reuters)-A U.S. judge on Monday set a Nov.... 1 arraignment date for Alex Saab, a businessman accused of laundering money on behalf of Venezuela’s government, in a case that pits the United States against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.U.S. prosecutors in 2019 charged Saab in connection with a bribery scheme linked to Venezuela’s state-controlled exchange rate.... The United States also sanctioned him for alle

SAN JOSE, Calif.... ( Reuters)-Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is expected to retake the stand on Monday to defend against charges of defrauding investors and patients about the now-defunct blood-testing startup once valued at$ 9 billion. More than 50 journalists and spectators gathered on Monday outside the courthouse in San Jose, California, where Holmes is on trial. Once touted as the Steve Jobs of biotech, Holmes, 37, is accused of making false claims about Theranos, including that its te

By Reuters Staff3 Min Read( Reuters)-Alex Saab, a businessman accused of laundering money on behalf of Venezuela’s government, will be arraigned in Florida federal court on Monday, in a case that pits the United States against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. People gather in support of Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman and Venezuelan government envoy who was extradited from Cape Verde to the U.S.on charges of money laundering, in Caracas, Venezuela October 17, 2021.... REUTERS/ Leo

NEW YORK( Reuters)-The trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused of helping loot Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund will be paused due to late disclosure of some evidence by prosecutors to the defense, the judge in the case ruled on Wednesday. Roger Ng, Goldman's former head of investment banking in Malaysia, has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to launder money and to violate an anti-bribery law.... Brodie called the late disclosure" troubling," noting that she had previousl