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Malaysia Airlines, Japan Airlines granted approvals for joint business agreement
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines and Japan Airlines are set to launch a joint business structure in 2020 following the concurrent decisions from the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) to grant an individual exemption and Japan`s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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UK urges China to open dialogue with Hong Kong on 1984 declaration
LONDON: Britain urged China today to open dialogue with Hong Kong protesters and respect the commitments it made 35 years ago in the Sino-British Joint Declaration. The treaty signed on Dec 19, 1984 pledged that Hong Kong’s high-degree of autonomy
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EAIC Act and the IPCMC bill in light of the death-in-custody of Syed Azlan
Previously (link), I outlined the key points in the life and death of Syed Azlan. Syed Azlan was small, held two jobs, supported his parents, had no police record. Aged 25 years, he died within hours of being arrested by
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Lebanon’s Hariri says he will not be PM again
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri withdrew as a candidate for prime minister yesterday, and Shiite Hezbollah with its ally Amal moved toward nominating a former education minister for the job, two senior sources familiar with their position said. Hariri, the country’s
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𝗞𝗟 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗨𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲
Muslim countries are silent about the persecution of Uighur “because China is a very powerful nation”. Can you remember who said this? It was none other than our Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. According to Mahathir, it is better to
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Thousands renew protests in India against citizenship law
NEW DELHI: Thousands of people took to the streets in India again yesterday against a new citizenship law based on religion that has touched off violent unrest, and a southern state-imposed curbs on public gatherings to pre-empt further demonstrations. Prime
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15 years on, a look back at the deadly Boxing Day tsunami
December 26 marks 15 years since a 9.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries. When the quake opened
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Mexican children shiver in tents at US border as temperature freezes
CIUDAD JUAREZ: Mexican officials concerned about the health of Mexican asylum seekers including around 200 young children sleeping in the open near the US border in Ciudad Juarez tried to move people to shelters yesterday, as temperatures dropped below freezing.
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Ukrainian tycoon’s lawyer says he lent money to Giuliani associate
DUBAI: A lawyer for a Ukrainian oligarch yesterday said he had lent US$1 million to Lev Parnas, an associate of US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and Parnas’ wife in order for them to buy a home in
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MyRepublic’s esports programme GAMER Arena goes regional, supported by PlayStation in 2020
SINGAPORE, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MyRepublic GAMER Arena, the esports tournament series for players of all skill levels, will be partnering PlayStation® for its first ever regional tournament series in 2020. MyRepublic GAMER’s booth at GameStart 2019 drew the masses
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