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🚨 Rising coronavirus deaths a cause of alarm for all, including Malaysia
PUCHONG: China said that the number of those affected by the coronavirus increased from 2,887 to 4,515, an increase of 56% in a single day! Deaths increased by 29% to 106. This is just the beginning. The numbers are expected
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Four months after ‘Howdy, Modi!’, some Indians abroad protest over citizenship law
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi got a thunderous reception when he addressed a crowd of more than 50,000 Indian-Americans in a stadium in the US city of Houston last September. But four months after the event dubbed “Howdy Modi!,”
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Thailand confirms six more coronavirus infections, bringing total to 14
BANGKOK: Thailand today confirmed six more cases of coronavirus among visitors from China, bringing the country’s total to 14 cases, a health official said. Five of the new cases, aged 6 to 70 years, came from Hubei province and are
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Singapore confirms fifth imported coronavirus case
Singapore’s Ministry of Health today confirmed its fifth imported case of the novel coronavirus. In its latest update, the ministry said the fifth case is a 56-year-old female Chinese national from Wuhan who arrived in Singapore with her family on
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China’s citizen entry into Malaysia halted temporary
PUCHONG: All citizens from Wuhan and around Hubei province in China will be temporary denied entry in to Malaysia. In a statement today Prime Minister Office said the government has halted all immigration facilities including issuing visas for Chinese citizens
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Coronavirus: Virus Spreads in Asia Pacific With Malaysian Cases
(Bloomberg) — The novel coronavirus, which has killed at least 41 people in China, has spread to more countries in the Asia Pacific, with Australia and Malaysia confirming infections. China on Saturday reported a surge in new and severe cases,
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Indonesia to increase imports from India amid New Delhi-Malaysia spat
KUALA LUMPUR/NEW DELHI: Indonesia has agreed to immediately increase imports of Indian buffalo meat, sugar and auto parts after India boosted purchases of Indonesian palm oil amid a spat with rival supplier Malaysia, two Indian government sources with direct knowledge
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Coronavirus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,300 infected worldwide
China said 41 people have now died from a new coronavirus that has infected more than 1,300 people globally, as health authorities around the world scramble to prevent a global pandemic. The total number of confirmed cases in China now
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Wuhan coronavirus: Two more confirmed cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Health Ministry (MOH) today confirmed two more imported cases of novel coronavirus infection in the republic, bringing the tally to three. In its latest update, MOH said the second case was announced yesterday as tested preliminarily positive,
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Sri Lankan president appoints travel agent as civil aviation authority chief
In a mockery to due process, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s personal travel agent, Upul Dharmadasa from Los Angeles USA, was appointed as the new chairman of the Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority. Adding salt to injury, Amith Wijesinghe, a
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