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Jokowi: I’m getting AI to replace top civil servants
JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is planning to redesign bureaucracy next year by removing two ranks of public servants and replacing them with artificial intelligence (AI), Xinhua news agency reported, quoting President Joko Widodo as saying yesterday. The current four echelon
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Iraqi forces kill 45 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters yesterday after demonstrators stormed and torched an Iranian consulate overnight, in what could mark a turning point in the uprising against the Tehran-backed authorities. At least 29 people died in the
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Ismail: No need for IPCMC, stop pressuring the police
PUCHONG: The Opposition rejected the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill 2019 proposed by the Pakatan Harapan government in Dewan Rakyat. Its leader, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob said the bloc made the decision after taken into consideration
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Four killed in attacks against Ebola response centres in Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and injured several others in attacks on two Ebola response centres yesterday, in what responders described as a serious setback to efforts to contain the epidemic. Violence
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The Mascot Launch Ceremony & the One-Year Countdown Ceremony of the Sixth Asian Beach Games Kicked Off in Beijing and Sanya
SANYA, China, Nov. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The One-Year Countdown Ceremony & the Launch Ceremony of the Mascot for the Sixth Asian Beach Games 2020 (“ABG 2020”) was staged concurrently in Beijing and Sanya on November 28. General Administration of
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Palm oil still has a future, Kok tells Daim
Palm oil, as the most cost-effective oil would continue to play a pivotal role in the world, says Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok. “It is hard to imagine a scenario wherein it can be replaced by other oils, including coconut,
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North Korea test-fires missiles to pressure US
Breaking a month-long lull in missile tests, North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast yesterday in what appeared to be the latest try out of its new multiple rocket launchers, South Korea’s military said.
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Health Ministry: Homosexual intercourse main of cause of HIV spread
PUCHONG: Homosexual intercourse is now the main cause of HIV infection among Malaysians. In an infographic posted by the Health Ministry, the government said that the pattern of HIV spread among Malaysians have changed since it was first detected back
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Electoral Reform Committee: Announce next GE date earlier
KUALA LUMPUR: Proposal for the next general election date to be announced earlier is among the 15 items on the agenda for the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC). ERC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said all the 15 items
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Euromedicom Inaugurates the First Edition of FACE ASEAN in Bali, Indonesia – Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The inaugural of FACE ASEAN is scheduled from 12-13 September 2020 at the Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia. FACE ASEAN is the newest addition to the Euromedicom family, is a
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