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Dr M: Smooth power transition proves our democracy works
KUALA LUMPUR: The peaceful and smooth transition of power has proven the parliamentary democracy system and the constitutional monarchy that the country has been practising works. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that at the age of 60, the
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US Senate passes Hong Kong rights bill backing protesters
The US Senate, in a unanimous vote, passed a legislation yesterday aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong amid a crackdown on pro-democracy protest movement that has gripped the Chinese-ruled financial centre for months. Following the voice vote by
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Tsai tells China to back-off, vows to defend Taiwan’s democracy
TAIPEI: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to defend Taiwan’s sovereignty, saying her government would defend freedom and democracy as Beijing ramps up pressure on the self-ruled island it considers a ‘wayward province’. In a National Day speech, Tsai said China’s
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Remembering Tiananmen: Protestors’ goal further away than ever
BEIJING: Three decades after China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, increased government suppression of rights activism has pushed the demonstrators’ original goals further away than ever. In April 1989, weeks before Chinese leaders ordered
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