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Mahathir: ASEAN must speak with one voice in economic matters
BANGKOK: For ASEAN to emerge as a more prominent organisation and assert its position as an economic power, it must stand together and speak with one voice, especially when dealing with other big economies in the global stage, said Tun
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Smooth sailing for Tanjung Piai by-election nominations
PONTIAN: The nomination of candidates for the Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election took place smoothly at Dewan Jubli Intan Sultan Ibrahim here today, with no untoward incident recorded, said Pontian district police chief Supt Mustafa Bakri Salleh. A total of 1,185
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T/Piai by-election: Do not use mosques to campaign
KUALA LUMPUR: All parties involved in the Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election have been reminded not to make mosques their political arena and place to campaign. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa said political activities
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Israeli jets strike Hamas observation posts in Gaza
GAZA: Israeli jets bombed an area in northern Gaza late Friday belonging to the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported according to sources on the ground. The Israeli Defence Forces said
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Submarine rescue ship mobilised to find victims of crashed chopper near Dokdo
DONGHAE (South Korea): A submarine rescue ship of South Korea’s Navy was on a mission Saturday to find victims of a rescue chopper that crashed near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea Thursday night, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency
Read MorePalm Springs Japanese Restaurant TAKA SHIN® Celebrates the First Anniversary
PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Nov. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — TAKA SHIN®, an authentic Japanese restaurant and sushi bar, headed by renowned Japanese sushi chef Shinji Kokubo, is celebrating its first anniversary in Palm Springs. Chef Shinji Kokubo “In the last one
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Mahathir: No to Goldman’s 1MDB offer of under US$2b
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has rejected an offer from Goldman Sachs of less than US$2 billion (RM8.33 billion) in compensation – over the 1MDB scandal, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the Financial Times on Friday – compared with its publicly stated demand
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MACC: Half of those served compound fine orders want extension, exemption, settlement
PUTRAJAYA: Half of the 80 individuals and entities served with compound fines for illegally receiving 1MDB funds have responded by asking for exemption or are willing to cooperate on exposing the end-users, said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). “(They) either
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3 civilians killed in shelling in Libya’s Tripoli
TRIPOLI: Three civilians were killed on Thursday by indiscriminate shelling that hit south of the Libyan capital Tripoli, an official said. “Three civilians, two men and a woman, were killed later Thursday by indiscriminate shelling in Twesha area (some 40
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Attack on Armed Forces in Eastern Mali leaves 53 servicemen, 1 civilian killed
MOSCOW: An attack on Mali’s Armed Forces on Friday in the country’s eastern Indelimane area left 53 servicemen and one civilian killed, the country’s Communication Minister, Yaya Sangare, said Saturday. The Armed Forces wrote on Facebook earlier on Saturday that
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