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Jakarta riots: Jokowi announces zero tolerance to threats to unity
JAKARTA: Political tension over disputed election results spilled into angry clashes for a second consecutive night in Jakarta, with protesters hurling rocks and firecrackers at police, who in turn responded with tear gas. Thousands gathered at Indonesia’s election supervisory agency
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BJP reaches halfway mark, INC trailing
NEW DELHI: The BJP led NDA has achieved its goal of winning half of the total of number of seats with 272 seats as opposed to the Indian National Congress and its allies in the United Progressive Alliance which has
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Foreigners denied a residence to live in
PUCHONG: Foreigners from certain region continue to face discrimination as they are denied a residence to live in. One foreigner told The Leaders Online that the agent they met basically forwarded messages of condominium owners who did not want tenants
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Sultan Ahmad Shah: The Ruler who is quick to help
KUANTAN: Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar’s speed and response in reaching out and helping his subjects, will be among the memories that Pahang elected representatives would remember of the former Ruler’s personal
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Scholarships for Palestinians: Netizens slam govt’s move
PUCHONG: The public have taken it to social media to hurl brickbats on the government’s decision to offer scholarships to Palestinians to study in Malaysia. Yesterday, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced that 12 local universities will offer scholarships
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How are votes counted in India?
The election was conducted in 7 phases for 543 constituencies of Lok Sabha. Election Commission of India (ECI) uses Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) to conduct elections. Since 2000, ECI has conducted 113 assembly elections and three general elections using EVMs.
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Court rules against Trump, banks to provide his business records to Congress
NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump, three of his children and the Trump Organization on Wednesday lost their bid to block Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp from providing financial records to Democratic lawmakers investigating Trump’s businesses. In
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Pentagon mulling request to send 5,000 troops to Middle East
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense is considering its military’s request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran. Tehran and Washington have traded barbs with one another this month, following US President
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