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Hong Kong bans protesters from police housing areas amid escalating violence
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court has granted an injunction to ban anyone from blocking or damaging areas used to house married police officers and other disciplined services that have been targeted in more than four months of anti-government protests.
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Nigerian police rescue 67 from ‘inhuman’ conditions at Islamic ‘school’
Police in northern Nigeria rescued nearly 70 men and boys from a second purported Islamic school where they were shackled and subjected to “inhuman and degrading treatments.” The raid in Katsina, the northwestern home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, came
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Under pressure, Trump tells Erdogan to stop Syria invasion
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday demanded Turkey stop its military incursion in Syria and imposed new sanctions on the NATO ally, as Trump scrambled to limit the damage from his much criticised decision to clear US troops from Turkey’s
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Amirudin: Selangor to study price threshold for foreigners
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state government is reviewing the price threshold for home ownership among foreign buyers to address the problem of unsold luxury homes in the state. Menteri besar Amirudin Shari said the matter was currently being discussed by
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Body of tattooed man found tied to 12 bricks in Sg Rajang
SIBU: The body of a man with tattoos on both shoulders was found tied to a slab of bricks at a private jetty on the Sungai Rajang near Jalan Lanang late yesterday afternoon. The body was found entangled in a
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Dr M: Businesses should invest in R&D, review outdated practises
PETALING JAYA: There is a need for Malaysian businesses to change their business strategy to remain competitive, including focusing more on research and development (R&D), said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He noted that sometimes they are too operation-oriented
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Dewan Rakyat: Suicide and catering industry to be discussed today
KUALA LUMPUR: Measures taken by the government to manage the increase in suicide attempts and contribution of the catering industry to the country are expected to be the focus at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Dewan Rakyat
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Budget 2020: Mitra will focus on education, training for Indians
KUALA LUMPUR: Education and training would continue to be a major segment of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) expenditure through the RM100 million allocation announced in the Budget 2020 last Friday. Mitra director general M Mahalingam said the body,
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Moderate earthquake hits south Sumatera
KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale hit South Sumatera, Indonesia at 6.23 am this morning. In a statement today, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said the quake was reported at 140 km Southwest
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