BANGKOK -- Thai Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has on Monday afternoon reassured the Thai media that the time frame set for 2019 general election will be between Feb. 24 and May 5 next year.

Wissanu also said political restrictions will be soon eased to allow political parties to go ahead with political activities.(Thailand-Election)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Tuesday held a consultation forum with leaders of 16 political parties after his ruling party won a sweeping victory in a recent general election.

Twenty political parties - Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and 19 other parties - contested in the sixth general election on July 29. The official results indicated that the CPP won all 125 seats in the parliament.(Cambodia-Political parties)

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CANBERRA -- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has survived a challenge to his leadership from Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on Tuesday.

Turnbull won the leadership vote 48-35, strengthening his position in the short-term but leaves the door open for future challenges.(Australia-PM-Leadership)

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CANBERRA -- Peter Dutton has resigned as Australia's minister for home affairs, following a failed leadership challenge against Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Turnbull won the leadership ballot 48-35 on Tuesday morning after the prime minister invited Dutton's challenge by declaring the position vacant at a party room meeting.(Australia-Peter Dutton-Resigning)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's intellectual property rights deficit hit a record low in the first half of this year thanks to spreading popularity for local computer and mobile games, central bank data showed Tuesday.

The intellectual property account posted a deficit of 550 million U.S. dollars in the January-June period, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). It was the lowest deficit since the bank began compiling the data in 2010.(S. Korea-Intellectual property rights) Enditem

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