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Lam: No plans to expand emergency powers to quell unrest
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said today that her administration had no plans to use emergency powers for the introduction of other laws and that the Chinese territory was equipped to handle the current situation on its own
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The transported: Kashmiri prisoners sent far from home
SRINAGAR: One is a 19-year-old construction worker charged with aiding militants against Indian troops, the other is one of Kashmir’s most prominent lawyers, accused of being “an incorrigible secessionist”. Despite their different backgrounds, Uzair Maqbool Malik and Nazir Ahmad Ronga
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Chinese soldiers in HK warn protesters as emergency rules fail to quell unrest
HONG KONG: Chinese soldiers issued a warning to Hong Kong protesters yesterday who shone lasers at their barracks in the city, in the first direct interaction with mainland military forces in four months of anti-government demonstrations. The People’s Liberation Army
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Lam: Emergency powers needed to deal with ‘extreme violence’
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said today that “extreme violence” in the Asian financial hub had justified her decision to invoke emergency powers for the first time in half a century, following a night of violent protests. Transport
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India to Malaysia: We’re buddies…remember that!
The Indian government yesterday urged Malaysia to stop making uninformed statements on Jammu and Kashmir, and remember the good ties both nations enjoy. In a report by The Economic Times, India’s External Affairs Ministry reminded Malaysia that Jammu and Kashmir
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Another teen shot after HK imposes emergency powers
Hong Kong police shot and wounded another teenage boy yesterday, as violent protests erupted across the Chinese-ruled city hours after its embattled leader Carrie Lam invoked colonial-era emergency powers, last used more than 50 years ago. Lam, speaking at a
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Hang your boots, Dr M tells HK leader
PUCHONG: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to resign following massive anti-government protests that has been running for the last four months. He also predicted that China would crackdown on the protestors, sooner or
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Journalists protest media curbs in Jammu, Kashmir
SRINAGAR (JAMMU AND KASHMIR): At least 11 media associations in Jammu and Kashmir — including Kashmir Press Club — protested in Srinagar yesterday as communication blockade in the region entered 60th day, Anadolu Agency reported. “By holding the joint sit-in
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Hong Kong to invoke emergency powers to stem protests
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s government is expected to discuss sweeping emergency laws today, that would include banning face masks at protests, two sources told Reuters, as the Chinese-ruled territory grapples with an escalating cycle of violence. Authorities have already loosened
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Gandhi’s ashes stolen on 150th birthday
Thieves stole some of Mahatma Gandhi’s remains on what would have been his 150th birthday, police say. The ashes were taken from a memorial in central India, where they had been kept since 1948 – the year of Gandhi’s assassination
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