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Major highway reopens, Hong Kong authorities appeal for calm
One of Hong Kong’s main highway links, the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, reopened early today as a lockdown of the nearby Polytechnic University appeared to be drawing to a close with teams still combing the campus for remaining protesters. Hong Kong authorities
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The quest for health and a natural look boosts sales of beauty products in Asia
Image conscious men increase use of skincare products and colossal opportunity remains for brands to extend footprint with ‘male only’ variants The report findings show that personalised and customised product ranges will be more critical in 2020 SINGAPORE, Nov. 27,
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Sabah should be ready for relocation of Indonesian capital to Kalimantan
KOTA KINABALU: Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) chairman Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid said the Sabah state government, especially the public and private sectors, should be prepared for the relocation of the Indonesian capital to East Kalimantan. The
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US House Judiciary panel invites Trump to Dec 4 impeachment hearing
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee yesterday invited President Donald Trump to its first impeachment hearing, scheduled for Dec 4, starting a new phase of the inquiry that could lead to formal charges against the president within weeks. Trump
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Dr Jamilah: No deaths from H1N1 in Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department has denied rumours that there were three deaths in the Sarawak General Hospital recently from influenza, H1N1 as claimed in a viral message on the social media. Its director Dr Jamilah Hashim said investigations found that
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Funding Societies Surpasses SGD 1 Billion in SME Lending
SINGAPORE, Nov. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Funding Societies, the leading SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia, is ending an eventful year by crossing the SGD 1 billion mark in SME loans. In line with the platform’s goal of responsible growth,
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Support for Trump impeachment grew steadily during US congressional
Public support for impeaching President Donald Trump has tracked steadily higher over the past few weeks while a US House of Representatives committee held a series of televised impeachment hearings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released yesterday. The latest
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Two militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said yesterday. “Two militants have been killed in the Pulwama encounter and they both were affiliated with the HM
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1MDB and MOFI succeed in appeal against IPIC litigation in England
KUALA LUMPUR: 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and Minister of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) have succeeded in their appeal at the Court of Appeal in London to proceed with the hearing to set aside the Consent Award that sought to frustrate any
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Mahathir: ASEAN needs to develop its own freighter capabilities
BUSAN (South Korea): ASEAN needs to develop its own freighter capabilities to transport high value and expensive products, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking to the media after the conclusion of the ASEAN-South Korea Commemorative Summit here, the
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