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Singapore, Indonesia conclude travel arrangement for essential business , official purposes
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Indonesia have concluded the negotiations on the establishment of a Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) between the two republics. The applications of the RGL which will also be referred to by Indonesia as the Travel Corridor Arrangement (TCA) will
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Covid-19 : Malaysian woman among seven imported cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health confirmed that one of the seven Covid-19 imported cases announced Sunday is a 23-year old Malaysian woman. She is a work permit holder currently employed in Singapore and has been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon
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India Minister Paswan dies at 74
NEW DELHI: Indian federal government minister Ram Vilas Paswan has died at the age of 74. He was minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet and one of India’s prominent politicians. The news of
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37th ASEAN Summit : Preparations discussed at Joint Consultative Meeting
HANOI: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of Vietnam’s ASEAN SOM Nguyen Quoc Dung on Thursday chaired the Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM). Dung briefed the meeting on preparations for the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings slated for November,
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11 feared dead after ship capsizes off Indonesia’s Bali
JAKARTA: Eleven people were feared dead after a ship sank in the waters off Indonesia’s Bali resort island four days ago, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting a top rescuer on Friday. The fishing ship, KM Tanjung Permai, operated by a
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World Athletics President Coe says Tokyo will host fantastic Olympic Games
TOKYO: World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said here on Thursday that Tokyo will host a fantastic Olympic Games despite the uncertainties amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Xinhua news agency. Coe arrived here on Wednesday night and became the first high-profile
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S. Korea, China agree to extend currency swap deal
SEOUL: South Korea and China have agreed to extend their bilateral currency swap agreement, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday, in a move aimed at helping ease a potential liquidity crunch amid the new coronavirus outbreak, Yonhap News Agency
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Peacekeeping mission: Malbatt 850-8 leaves from Lebanon
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 850 officers and personnel from the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (Rbaf) joined the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) 850-8 to carry out the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) peacekeeping
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Razer puts on hold opening of walk-in branches in SE Asia
KUALA LUMPUR: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused Razer Inc, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, to put on hold location searches for the opening of its walk-in branches in Southeast Asia. Lee Li Meng, chief executive officer of the company’s
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Trading suspended in Tokyo, other bourses across Japan due to system problem
TOKYO: Trading has been halted in all shares listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday morning and on other bourses in Japan due to a problem with the system, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting the Japan Exchange Group Inc.
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