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Dr Mahathir – Modi meet up in Russia
VLADIVOSTOK: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting ahead of the three-day Eastern Economic Summit which begins this afternoon. Dr Mahathir, who arrived yesterday and Modi are attending the ongoing economic
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Boris Johnson’s call for general election rejected by MPs
Boris Johnson has faced a double defeat in the House of Commons after MPs turned down his motion for a general election. Earlier, MPs backed a bill aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit if the prime minister had not agreed
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PSD, PSC merger in the works
PUTRAJAYA: There is a plan to merge the Public Service Department (PSD) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) as one organisation, said PSD director-general Datuk Seri Borhan Dolah. At a townhall session in conjunction with the Public Sector Human Resource
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China Daily: HK protesters now have no excuse for violence
SHANGHAI: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that had sparked widespread protests was an olive branch that leaves demonstrators with no excuse to continue violence, the official China Daily said today. The withdrawal of the
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KLCI starts low before rising
KUALA LUMPUR: KLCI opened low today before rising as Asian equities rose amid an apparent easing in Brexit and Hong Kong’s political concerns. At 9am, the KLCI opened down 0.37 point at 1,599.52 before rising 2.42 points at 9:02am to
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Woman held after baby found in luggage
MANILA: An American woman was taken into custody at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after the authorities found a baby inside her luggage. Bureau of Immigration deputy spokesperson Melvin Mabulac identified the foreigner as Jennifer Talbot, 43. She was subsequently
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Oil prices slip after surprise build in US inventories
TOKYO: Oil prices fell today, giving up some of the strong gains of the previous session, after an industry report showed US crude stockpiles rose last week, against analyst expectations of a decline. Brent crude was down 18 cents, or
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PKR convention in October
PETALING JAYA: PKR will hold a convention themed “Two Decades of Reformation” from October which includes a nationwide tour. PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil said the convention would witness party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivering his message to party
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How important is Hong Kong to China?
HONG KONG: Concerns over Hong Kong’s political and economic future are growing as pro-democracy protests drag on and turn increasingly violent, and China makes clear that forceful intervention is possible. An intervention by Chinese troops could seriously damage Hong Kong’s
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Amazon fires: Indigenous tribes fear hard year ahead
TENHARIM TERRITORY: The vice-chief of the village of Pakyri knows that next year his people will face hard times, as the fires raging in the Amazon forest burn their food, medicine and livelihoods. Deusdimar Tenharim estimates that about 60,000 hectares
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