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Mahathir, Malaysian prime minister, prepares to host his second APEC summit
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad formally launched today preparations to host next year’s APEC summit, recalling with pride how his country hosted the event more than 20 years ago, but also flagging risks. The 94-year-old, who unexpectedly won a general
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De Oliveira set to go wild at Sepang WTCR season super-finale
KUALA LUMPUR: Multiple championship winner Joao Paulo de Oliveira will join the World Touring Car Championship (WTCR) Races of Malaysia from Dec 12 to 15. The Brazillian secured a wildcard entry for the Sepang International Circuit season super-finale in a
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Sabah MKN deports 4,000 illegal immigrants this month
SANDAKAN: Sabah National Security Council (MKN) in collaboration with the Immigration Department, Royal Malaysia Police and Health Department will be sending home 3,909 illegal immigrants from the Philippines and Indonesia this month. Its deputy security director Muhammad Hafiz Abdul Rahman said 3,800 immigrants from the Philippines
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Lawn bowl squad garners four gold, two bronze medals
NEW CLARK CITY (Philippines): The national lawn bowl squad ends the 30th SEA Games campaign in the Philippines on an excellent note after winning four gold medals and two bronze medals in the event which downed its curtain at the
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The Root Carving Art Culture Festival kicks off in Kaihua, China, helping Chinese culture “go global”
QUZHOU, China, Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — On December 2, 2019, the launching ceremony of the 8th China (Kaihua) Root Carving Art and Culture Festival and the 3rd “Belt and Road” International Root Carving Cultural Exchange Week were held in
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Kelantan police tighten security along borders during flood season
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan Police have beefed-up security along the Malaysia-Thailand border especially in Pasir Mas and Tumpat to check smuggling during the flood season, said its chief Datuk Hasanuddin Hassan. “Kelantan Police are stepping up border patrols during this
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China capex growth hits three-year low as weak economy, trade war drag
Capital investment by Chinese firms has ground to its slowest pace in three years, as a weakening economy, tight credit and prolonged trade war with the United States dent sales growth and cash reserves, a Reuters analysis showed. Companies are
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Filmmaker Daniel Shravan: Rape victims should carry condoms and cooperate in rape to avoid their murder afterwards
As published in OPIndia Filmmaker Daniel Shravan in a Facebook posting suggests that rape without murder should be legalised, and when women are assaulted by rapists, they should cooperate in the act and offer the rapist a condom, so that
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JNA Awards gained attention in the Middle East
HONG KONG, Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Recognising the growing importance and influence of the middle eastern market, the JNA Awards presented its well-regarded awards programme to a packed room of representatives from the jewellery industry and trade media in
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Merck and Ping An Good Doctor Form Strategic Collaboration to Advance Intelligent Healthcare in China
SHANGHAI, Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Merck, a leading science and technology company, signed a strategic collaboration agreement today with one of the world’s leading healthcare ecosystem platforms, Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (Stock code: “Ping An Good
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