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Maharashtra invites Tesla after Musk hints entry into India
Mumbai: India’s richest state Maharashtra has invited U.S. electric-car maker Tesla Inc, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering the country next year. In a tweet here on Thursday, state tourism and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and
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S. Korea to hold nationwide shopping festival in November
SEOUL: South Korea will hold a massive nationwide shopping festival involving major retailers, manufacturers and traditional markets in November to attract foreign tourists and boost domestic consumption, Yonhap News Agency reported organisers as saying Friday. The annual Korea Sale FESTA will
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1MDB: Singapore imposes life ban on BSI Bank’s former rep Swampillai
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued lifetime Prohibition Orders (POs) against Kevin Michael Swampillai, a former representative and head of the Wealth Management Services Department of BSI Bank Ltd, Singapore Branch (BSIS). These POs were issued at
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1MDB Bond: Goldman Sachs Singapore to pay US$122 mln to Singapore government
SINGAPORE: Goldman Sachs Singapore Pte (GSSP) will pay US$122 million to the Singapore government for its role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) bond offerings. This is according to a joint statement by the republic’s Commercial Affairs Department (CAD), the
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Fires burn in Lagos after Nigerian soldiers shoot anti-police protesters
LAGOS: Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day of violence, including the shooting of civilians by security forces. Fires burned across Lagos and
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11 killed as landslides hit coal mine in Indonesia’s South Sumatra
JAKARTA: Landslides hit a coal mine in Indonesia’s western province of South Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, reported Xinhua news agency. The incident took place in an unlicenced mine located in Tanjung Lalang village of Muara Enim district at about 16:00
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PM Phuc: Entry to Vietnam must be closely controlled
HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday called for close control over entry into Vietnam at all border gates in order for the country to fulfil the twin goals of fighting COVID-19 and posting socio-economic development. During an online meeting with
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South Korea to lift export ban on mask filters
SEOUL: South Korea said Tuesday it will lift the export ban on nonwoven fabrics this week that are used to produce protective masks as the domestic supply of the materials and masks stabilised, Yonhap News Agency reported. Under the decision,
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New Zealand’s next parliament is set to be the most diverse ever
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever, with several people of colour, members from the rainbow communities and a high number of women. The ruling Labour Party was handed a resounding mandate in the
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Tours to inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom to resume next month
SEOUL: A tour programme to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom will resume early next month after more than a year of suspension caused by the African swine fever (ASF), the unification ministry said Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported. The
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