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Kimanis by-election on Jan 18
PUTRAJAYA: The Election Commission (EC) has fixed the date for Kimanis parliamentary by-election in Sabah on Jan 18, next year. At a press conference here today, EC chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun said the nomination for the by-election will be
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Sinopec Completes Main Unit of the Middle East’s Largest Refinery
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec” or the “Company”) (HKEX: 386; SSE: 600028; NYSE: SNP) has completed the central unit of the Al-Zour refinery project in Kuwait. As the largest refinery in
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Floods: More than 9,000 evacuated in Johor
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 9,000 people in Johor were forced to evacuate to 93 temporary evacuation centres (PPS) in nine districts across the state after their homes were hits by floods following continuous heavy rainfall. The affected districts are Mersing,
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Dozens injured after India police storm universities
More than 100 people have been injured after police in Delhi fired tear gas and baton-charged protesters at Jamia University, with activists and students accusing the police of using force inside the university campus. Students at Jamia Millia Islamia have
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LTTE: Case against CEO transferred to KL High Court
ALOR GAJAH: Sessions Court today transferred the case of chief executive officer, S Chandru, 38, charged with possession of items with elements of terrorism or related to terrorist group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), to the High Court
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Keqiang: Hong Kong not yet out of its ‘dilemma’
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing yesterday, saying the Asian financial hub was not yet out of its “dilemma” with the city’s economy facing an unprecedented and challenging situation. Li met with Lam
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Health Ministry: No new polio infection so far
PUCHONG: Health Ministry said no new case of polio infection was detected after a three months old baby boy in Tuaran, Sabah was confirmed infected with the disease recently. Its director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said no new
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HOMETOWN Exhibition Staged Debut in Tokyo
TOKYO, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — HOMETOWN Photo & Art Exhibition, co-hosted by Branding Shanghai and Tokyo Biennial, kicked off its first edition at Tokyo Biennial in Tokyo on 15 December 2019 as part of the “Shanghai. Let’s Meet” city campaign in
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Sales of SUPER JUNIOR’s 9th album quickly soar past 10,000 on KuGou, achieving double gold record status
GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — K-pop boy group SUPER JUNIOR returned to the spotlight on October 14 with the first release of their 9th full length album “Time_Slip” on KuGou. With “Time Slip” as the theme, the new album brings the
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Sales of Taeyeon’s 2nd album “Purpose” soar instantly upon release on KuGou Music
GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Popular South Korean singer and dancer Taeyeon has always delivered a lot of surprises to audiences every time she has returned as a solo act. On October 28, 2019, her 2nd album Purpose went for
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