Ansari to visit Brunei, Thailand

Vice President Hamid Ansari will leave on a five-day tour of Brunei and Thailand beginning on Monday to carry forward India's bilateral engagements with the two South East Asian countries as part of its Act East policy.

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'The Birth of a Nation' wins top prizes at Sundance

LOS ANGELES - "The Birth of a Nation," a drama about a 19th century slave revolt in Virginia, swept top prizes at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday.

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Indonesian diplomat’s wife writes about life in Paris

JAKARTA - Paris is not just about the Eiffel Tower or Louis Vuitton, says Indonesian author Lona Hutapea Tanasale.

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DSI vows to back Phuket sea gypsy land claims

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) vowed to renew its efforts in backing the Rawai sea gypsies’ claim of having lived on a disputed piece of beachfront property for more than 100 years.

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List of SAG winners

LOS ANGELES - Here is the list of winners for the 22nd Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, held on Saturday in Los Angeles:

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'Spotlight' nabs top prize in Oscars bellwether

LOS ANGELES - "Spotlight," a drama about sexual abuse in the Catholic church, landed the top prize on Saturday at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw black actors score a number of wins.

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New era as Suu Kyi's novice MPs brace for office

NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar - In a modest dormitory in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, novice MP Tin Thit recites a poem he has penned called "No Retreat", steeling himself to enter Myanmar's parliament carrying the dreams of a nation left traumatised by army rule.

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