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Mugabe’s body to leave Singapore for Zimbabwe today
SINGAPORE: The body of Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe will be flown home from Singapore today, five days after he died in hospital in the city-state, according to an event schedule. A plane carrying Mugabe’s body was due to leave
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British PM remains opposed to Northern Ireland-only backstop
DUBLIN: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Northern Ireland allies that he is opposed to the idea of a so-called Northern Ireland-only backstop to get a Brexit deal done, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster said yesterday. After
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Bersatu preparing for 12th Sarawak state election
KUCHING: Sarawak Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) is preparing its machinery for the 12th Sarawak state election (PRN-12) which is expected to take place by the end of next year or early 2021. Sarawak Bersatu Sibuti spokesman, Peter Jelin said
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Amazon fires: Farmers are poor, not villains
HUMAITA: Farmers living along the Trans-Amazonian Highway, near Humaita, a rural town deep in the Amazon, would rather not use fire to clear forest land so they can grow crops and raise cattle, their local representatives say. But without the
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Unique Penang experiences to be aggressively promoted
PENANG: The Penang government will continue to aggressively promote state tourism by offering unique travelling experiences for tourists, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said social media users nowadays not only shared their destinations but also their travelling experiences
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Pakistan warns of genocide in Kashmir
GENEVA: Pakistan’s foreign minister told the United Nations human rights forum yesterday that India’s military presence in the disputed Muslim-majority territory of Kashmir raised the spectre of genocide. India, which stripped Kashmir of its autonomy on Aug 5, in response
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Business class seats on ETS2 introduced by KTMB
KUALA LUMPUR: The Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will introduce the business class seats for the Electric Train Service 2 (ETS2) next month. Its chief executive officer Mohd Rani Hisham Samsudin said the exclusive business class coach was one of
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Netanyahu: I will annex Jordan Valley if I win polls
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention yesterday to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank, if he wins a closely contested election just a week away. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in
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Berkeley Corner demolished with court order
KLANG: A popular restaurant here, Berkeley Corner at Taman Berkeley here, was demolished by the authorities in an operation last night. The Klang Land and District Office (PTD) in a statement today said the demolition work was being carried out
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Malaysia to fully adopt 5G technology by 2023
JAKARTA: Malaysia is currently working to fully adopt 5G technology by 2023, said Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Marzuki Yahya. He said Malaysia believes it will greatly facilitate the government’s efforts to improve the livelihoods of Malaysians
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