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Making the case for violence in Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG: Pun sees himself as a peaceful, middle-class Hong Kong student. Yet since the beginning of June, he has been building barricades and throwing bricks at police, risking his own liberty to fight, as he sees it, for the
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Former Indian finance minister Chidambaram arrested for corruption
NEW DELHI: Police arrested former Indian finance minister P. Chidambaram late yesterday in relation to alleged corruption and money laundering, a day after the Delhi High Court rejected his application to seek exemption from arrest. Chidambaram was arrested by federal
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Welfare Dept grants RM500 monthly assistance for Zuhaidi’s family
KUALA KRAI: The Social Welfare Department has approved a monthly assistance of RM300 to the family of Muhamad Zuhaidi Safin, 33, whose wife scavenges for discarded chicken skin from a nearby school canteen since the past three months so that
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Dr Siti Hasmah conferred ‘Ibu Negara’ award by ASLI
KUALA LUMPUR: The prime minister’s wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, was honoured as ‘Ibu Negara’ (Mother of the Nation) by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) at the National Women’s Day Celebration Gala Dinner 2019 held at
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Verdict over Adib’s death on 27 Sept
SHAH ALAM: The mystery into the death on whether firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim’s death on would revealed on 27 Sept, ruled coroner Rofiah Mohamad at Shah Alam Sessions Court this afternoon. Is his death caused by an assault or
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Amazon on fire, smoke can be seen from space
In the middle of the day on Monday, the sky above São Paulo, Brazil went dark. The city, along with parts of the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Paraná, was blanketed by smoke from wildfires raging in the Amazon,
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Driver in Bangi road rage to face murder charge
KUALA LUMPUR: A 41-year-old man is expected to be charged with murder over the death of Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Shakir following an argument on the North-South Expressway (NSE) near Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor. Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief Senior
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Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne-Moss reunite for a fourth Matrix movie
Warner Bros. has just announced a fourth film in the Matrix series, with original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss set to reprise their iconic roles as Neo and Trinity, respectively. Lana Wachowski is set to write and direct the
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China’s Parliament rules out allowing same-sex marriage
BEIJING: Limiting marriage to a relationship between a man and a woman will remain China’s legal position, a parliament spokesman said on Wednesday, ruling out following neighbouring Taiwan in allowing same-sex marriage, despite pressure from activists. Taiwan’s parliament passed a
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Two dead in Kashmir gun battle
SRINAGAR: Indian security forces killed a suspected militant in a gun battle in Kashmir today, police said, the first clash since the federal government removed the special status of the territory this month, fuelling anger. Two policemen were wounded in
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