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India protest: Police detain protesters against citizenship law
Police in New Delhi detained dozens of people protesting against a new citizenship law that is seen as anti-Muslim as they began to gather in front the Indian capital’s historic Red Fort, in defiance of a ban on public gatherings.
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4,821 special needs children enrolled in school this year
PUCHONG: Zero Reject Policy implemented by the Education Ministry saw 4,821 special needs children enrolled in school this year. In a Facebook post yesterday, the ministry said the policy which was implemented early this year had shown increased registration of
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Musharraf: Death sentence is a ‘personal vendetta’
Speaking from his hospital bed in Dubai, Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said a special court’s decision to sentence him to death in a high treason case was the result of a “personal vendetta”. Musharraf, who was tried and
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UN: Israel advances 22,000 settler homes in past three years
NEW YORK: A top United Nations (UN) envoy yesterday bashed Israel’s ongoing settlement building on Palestinian land, saying it breached international law and made the chances of peaceful settlement ever more remote. Anadolu Agency reported addressing the UN Security Council,
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KL Summit : Agong calls for Muslim unity, development to face challenges
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang diPertuan Agong Al Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah has called on Muslims to strive for unity and push for development in a bid to overcome the many challenges of living in a highly complex world.
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Mahathir defends Muslim summit shunned by Saudi, slammed by OIC
Hosting a summit of Muslim leaders, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad bemoaned the state of Islam and defended the meeting that has been shunned by Saudi Arabia and criticized for undermining the bigger Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Divisions in the
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InterContinental Xi’an North’s Grand Opening Announces the Launch of InterContinental Life in Xi’an
XI’AN, China, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — InterContinental Hotels & Resorts continues expanding the world’s largest luxury hotel brand in China with the opening of InterContinental Xi’an North in the historical and cultural hub of China. InterContinental Xi’an North is InterContinental’s first hotel
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KL Summit: Malaysian Prime Minister’s welcoming address during opening ceremony
WELCOMING ADDRESS BY THE HON TUN DR MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA AND CHAIRMAN OF KL SUMMIT AT THE KUALA LUMPUR SUMMIT 2019 ON 19 DECEMBER 2019 (THURSDAY), AT 10.00 AM AT PLENARY HALL, KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE
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MPOB expects palm oil stocks to fall 1.5 – 2m tonnes
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) expects the country’s palm oil stocks to finish the year at 2.1 million tonnes or at least remain at the current level of 2.25 million tonnes on continued demand for the edible
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Australia’s NSW declares state of emergency for bushfires
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) declared its second state of emergency in two months today as temperatures were set to soar above 40 Celsius and nearly 100 bushfires were burning throughout the state, with authorities concerned about
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