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Asean’s future cannot be determined by China and US
SINGAPORE: Superpowers China and United States of America cannot determine the future of Asean but Asean members must maintain good ties with both the nations, said PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “The best way forward for them (Asean) is
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Farooq Abdullah’s arrest leaves India with little allies in Kashmir
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir: The detention of pro-India politicians and the crackdown against their party members in Indian-administered Kashmir indicate a further shrinking of New Delhi’s allies in the region. For the most part of the last five decades, the National
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No loudhailers, umbrellas allowed at talks with Hong Kong leader
HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government yesterday set the rules for an open dialogue between leader Carrie Lam and the public next week, telling those taking part to be “orderly” and not bring along loudhailers, bunting or umbrellas. Next Thursday’s
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Khazanah to sell entire stake in Indonesian toll highway
KUALA LUMPUR: Khazanah Nasional Bhd is selling its entire stake in the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) toll road, one of the longest toll roads in Indonesia to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). CPPIB and its partner, PT Baskhara Utama Sedaya
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Khan to Pakistanis: Don’t join anti-India fight in Kashmir
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned his citizens against joining the fight in Kashmir, saying the Indian authorities were waiting for “any excuse” to crack down on the residents in the Himalayan territory. “If someone from Pakistan goes to
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Chinese experts to probe panda Chuang Chuang’s death in Thai zoo
BANGKOK: Animal experts from China are to arrive at a Thai zoo today to investigate the unexpected death of a giant panda in the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thai officials said. Yesterday, photos showed Thai mourners and zoo staff
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Millions may risk jail as Indonesia to outlaw sex outside marriage
Indonesia is set to pass a new penal code that criminalises consensual sex outside marriage and introduces stiff penalties for insulting the president’s dignity – a move rights groups criticised as an intrusive assault on basic freedoms. Indonesia is the
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Jokowi: We’re doing our best to stop forest fires
JAKARTA: Indonesian president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said Indonesia is doing everything it can in efforts to tackle forest fires that have led to severe haze in several parts of the republic. “We are doing everything to put out the fire
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Activists urge US Congress to pass Hong Kong bill
Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the US Congress yesterday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate US involvement in another country’s affairs. “This is
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India: We will take back Pakistani Kashmir…one day
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister said yesterday that the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan belongs to India and that he expected New Delhi to gain physical control over it one day, as the two countries again traded barbs over
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