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China offers help to cripple transnational crimes involving its people in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: China is willing to help Malaysian authorities in their efforts to cripple transnational crime syndicates involving Chinese citizens, said its Ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian . He said this included the sharing of intelligence on the online investment scam
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Bus crash kills 12 in western India
At least 12 people, including one child and five women, died and 10 others injured in a road mishap in India’s western state of Rajasthan today, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting a local police officer. All the travelers from the
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Campus siege nears end as Hong Kong gears up for election
A Hong Kong university campus under siege for more than a week was a deserted wasteland today, with a handful of protesters holed up in hidden refuges across the trashed grounds, as the city’s focus turned to local elections. The
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US warships sail in disputed South China Sea, China livid
US Navy warships, on two occasions in the past few days, have sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, the US military told Reuters yesterday, at a time of tension between the world’s two largest economies.
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Hong Kong protesters surrender as university siege staggers on
At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered to police in the early hours today, while others desperately searched for escape routes as riot officers surrounded the campus. The siege at the
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Pakistan, Bangladesh vow to stand behind Palestine
Pakistan and Bangladesh have rejected Israeli settlement activities in the West Bank and reaffirmed their full support for Palestine, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting two separate statements by the two countries. Responding to a question regarding the announcement by the US
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M’sia, S’pore to cooperate in tackling transboundary haze
SINGAPORE: Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to explore cooperation in research and development (R&D) in the area of peatl and fire prevention and mitigation to find innovative solutions to address the haze affecting the region. The agreement was achieved by
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Hong Kong students’ sewer escape thwarted
HONG KONG: Some anti-government protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university yesterday tried to flee through the sewers, where one student said she saw snakes, but firemen prevented further escape bids by blocking a manhole into the system. Reuters witnesses
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Hong Kong campus protest, options fade as US bill angers China
The last band of anti-government protesters trapped inside a besieged Hong Kong university were weighing a narrowing range of options early today as police outside appeared ready to simply wait them out. Reuters’ witnesses said fewer than 100 protesters remained
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Indon maids recruited by IS, one linked in Medan bombing worked in M’sia
JAKARTA: Terror groups and jihadists are suspected of recruiting domestic helpers working in foreign countries as accomplices in their missions. According to South China Morning Post, Indonesian police are investigating a domestic helper, who previously worked in Hong Kong, over
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