Asia Compact | 10.04.2018, 18:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 10.04.2018 | 18:00 UTC Asia Malaysia polls to decide fates of PM Najib, ex-strongman Mahathir Embattled PM Najib Razak's grip on power will face a stern challenge in the upcoming general election, when the ruling party confronts the opposition led by Najib's erstwhile mentor and former strongman Mahathir Mohamad. Making Malaysia Green Switzerland opens criminal probe into Malaysian state fund Malaysia state fund 1MBD denies sending money to PM Najib Malaysian government calls for 10-year jail sentence for 'fake news' Malaysia elections - undecided? spoil your vote Artist Fahmi Reza: 'Malaysian politics is a circus full of clowns' Cambodia considers new law targeting 'fake news' The proposal has stoked fears of censorship in Cambodia, where curbs to press freedom have increased in recent years. Many believe the new law could target those critical of the government. Ate Hoekstra reports. From Fake News to forced news. Across the US, local TV news anchors say they were ordered to read from a script meant for Trump TV. Covering Donald J. Trump Malaysian government calls for 10-year jail sentence for 'fake news' Cambodian Supreme Court dissolves main opposition party Cambodia passes controversial lese majeste law Fake news 'casts wide net but has little effect' Philippine President Duterte lashes out over Rappler news site shutdown Pashtuns rise up against war, Taliban and Pakistani military A new movement has sprung up in Pakistan's Pashtun-dominated northern areas. Its supporters, wary of their region being used as a battleground for years, have taken on both the Taliban and the nation's powerful military. Afghan refugees in Pakistan face repatriation threat Terror-stricken Afghans find comfort in birds Germany to send more troops to Afghanistan Pakistan to build fence along disputed Afghan border What Donald Trump can really do to 'rein in' Pakistan What is Pakistan's militancy issue all about? Why Pakistan associates terrorism with Pashtuns and Afghans Why the border can't separate Afghan and Pakistani Pashtuns The godfather of the Taliban: Hamid Gul and his legacy India's partition and 70 years of proxy jihad India and Pakistan 'battle' for Afghanistan News US: North Korea is open to 'discuss denuclearization' The message is said to have been delivered through communication channels between officials of the two governments. It is the first time Pyongyang has directly addressed Washington on the future of its nuclear arsenal. North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump to meet Is the world ignoring North Korea's 'crimes against humanity'? North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump to meet Is a Trump-Kim meeting a recipe for disaster? Or so crazy it just might work? Opinion: With Tillerson's firing, White House loses a voice of reason Kim Jong Un pledges 'denuclearization' in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping North, South Korean officials meet to hash out logistics ahead of rare summit   © Deutsche Welle 2018