[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AFP) – North Korean authorities have issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country from China, according to the commander of US forces in the south. The impoverished North, whose health system in shambles would struggle to cope with a major virus outbreak, has not …
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[ad_1] The 10-month trial involving Indonesian domestic worker Parti Liyani was “very, very difficult,” said her lawyer Anil Balchandani. On the one hand, there was “the sheer amount of elements that we had to deal with,” said Balchandani, who was acting pro bono. They also faced “a very tenacious group …
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[ad_1] JOHOR BARU (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Decades-old stores in the heart of Johor Baru continue to operate despite the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to the support of locals. Commercial operators said that while they had suffered losses due to the movement control order (MCO) …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Axington Inc.’s two-person board is engaging with controlling shareholders Nelson Loh and Terence Loh to gain clarity on the strategic changes to be made to the company’s business direction, the firm said that is listed on Catalist in a statement. Stock market file late …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia’s security agencies acted on the basis of evidence related to a foreign interference investigation when a raid on Chinese journalists was carried out in Australia in June, the country’s trade minister said on Friday (September 11). . The incident, which involved four journalists from Chinese state media, …
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[ad_1] LAHORE: Comments from the chief police investigator suggesting that the victim of a gang rape in Pakistan that occurred along one of the safest roads in the country was the culprit have sparked shouts of outrage. Investigators say the victim left her home with her two children in Lahore …
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[ad_1] BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – ByteDance, the Chinese owner of the video-sharing app TikTok, plans to make Singapore its beachhead for the rest of Asia as part of its global expansion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based company seeks to spend several billion dollars and add hundreds of …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore and Japan will launch a “reciprocal green lane” to facilitate essential trade and official travel between the two countries on September 18, their foreign ministers said on Friday (September 11) in a joint press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Relations. (MFA). “The commercial pathway, which …
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[ad_1] BEIJING (REUTERS) – China said on Thursday (September 10) that the Australian embassy in China obstructed the application of the law when it protected two journalists who were wanted for questioning in the country and returned to Australia this week. Last week, Chinese police told correspondents for the Australian …
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[ad_1] Liverpool raised the bar on what it means to be a Premier League champion last season. They won the title long before the season ended and finished the campaign 18 points clear of Manchester City, who throughout the season were Liverpool’s closest rivals. It will be difficult for Liverpool …
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