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Indonesia takes EU to WTO over ‘discriminatory’ palm oil policy
JAKARTA: Indonesia added fuel to its ongoing feud with the European Union last week by filing a lawsuit to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the bloc’s palm oil policy, which Indonesia has deemed discriminatory to its palm oil sector. Trade
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Clashes rock Beirut as security forces fire tear gas at a protest
Tear gas engulfed central Beirut as security forces chased protesters near Lebanon’s parliament yesterday in a second night of street clashes that wounded dozens of people. Protesters had returned despite a fierce crackdown by security forces the night before when
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CIIE bureau signs MOU with New Zealand
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Representatives from the China International Import Expo Bureau and the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise signed a memorandum of understanding at a promotion event for the 2020 edition of the CIIE in
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Online scam: 152 Chinese, Bangladeshi fines and jail
SEPANG: A total of 152 Chinese nationals and a Bangladeshi man detained in an immigration bust on suspected online cheating operations carried out in Cyberjaya on Nov 20, were charged in the Sessions Court here today for immigration offences. All
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Hundreds of Thai tsunami victims yet to be identified, 15 years on
Fifteen years after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 230,000 people on Boxing Day, 2004, a cargo container at a police station in southern Thailand bears witness to the hundreds of victims whose remains were never identified. Inside are
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RM5 of free water monthly for Sarawakians starting Jan 2020
KUCHING: Sarawak Utilities Ministry said every household in Sarawak will enjoy free water for the first RM5 of the monthly domestic water bill, which is equivalent to about 11,300 litres of free water. In a statement, the ministry said the
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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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