Sri Lanka's ousted president to seek temporary stay in Thailand
Thai authorities said Rajapaksa had no intention of seeking political asylum and would only stay temporarily.
Thu Aug 11 2022
Singapore blogger seeking U.S. asylum regrets posts in home country
Amos Yee, 18, who is currently detained in Illinois, told Reuters that videos he filmed insulting Singapore's late prime minister and various religions were in bad taste.
Sat Dec 31 2016
Malaysia has no extradition plans for Alvin Tan, Ali Abdul Jalil
The government does not intend to extradite controversial blogger Alvin Tan and political activist Ali Abdul Jalil to Malaysia to face legal action.
Wed Dec 10 2014
Dr Kamarulnizam: Alvin needs merit, 'promoter' to get political asylum
Alvin, who is believed to be in Los Angeles, USA, has a few choices if his passport is revoked, says Professor Dr. Mohd Kamarulnizam Abdullah
Mon Dec 08 2014
Ali Abd Jalil seeks political asylum in Sweden
Ali Abd Jalil is faced with three sedition charges for allegedly insulting the Sultan of Selangor and Johor royalty through his Facebook postings.
Sat Oct 25 2014
Snowden has not yet accepted Venezuela asylum - WikiLeaks
Pro-Kremlin lawmaker Alexei Pushkov sparked confusion when he tweeted, which was later deleted, that Snowden had agreed to an offer from Caracas.
Wed Jul 10 2013
Nicaragua willing to give Snowden asylum: president
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Friday his government was willing to give political asylum to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.
Sat Jul 06 2013