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More oxygen bottles found tampered with on Cathay Pacific flights
Beleaguered company had already been investigating previous incidents for more than five weeks.
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Singapore
Sentosa Merlion to be demolished to make way for new development
SINGAPORE (ANN): One of Sentosa's most iconic structures will be making way for a themed thoroughfare that will link its north and south shores. SINGAPORE (ANN): One of Sentosa's most iconic structures will be making way for a themed thoroughfare that will link its north and south shores.
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ASEAN+
Cambodia raises textile workers’ wages
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia raised next year’s legal minimum wage for workers in its crucial textiles and footwear industry to US$190 (RM796) per month, an increase of 4.4%, amid pressure from the European Union (EU) over its human rights and political record, officials said.
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ASEAN+
Kiribati cutting Taiwan ties ‘highly appreciated’
Beijing: China praised the Pacific island of Kiribati for cutting ties with Taiwan, the second diplomatic defection from Taipei to Beijing in less than a week.
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S. Korea pork banned over swine fever
Beijing: China has banned pig imports from South Korea after Seoul became the latest to report an outbreak of the African swine fever that has destroyed hog herds and pushed up prices globally.
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Scientists find way to curb dengue virus
BEIJING: Having an iron-rich diet may be an effective way to control the dengue virus as mosquitoes are more likely to acquire the virus when feeding on iron-deficient blood, according to recent Chinese research.Researchers from Tsinghua University, the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, and the University of Connecticut conducted a series of screenings on blood components and found that serum iron in human blood modulates dengue virus acquisition by mosquitoes.
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ASEAN+
‘Stop Bill on Hong Kong’
BEIJING: China demanded the United States stop advancing a Hong Kong-related bill and its interference in Hong Kong affairs, after US lawmakers held a news conference to back the Bill.
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ASEAN+
Secluded clifftop village digs out success for itself
ZHENGZHOU: Surrounded by the mist of early morning, a motorised tricycle carrying fresh vegetables runs slowly through a steep and rugged man-made tunnel toward Guoliang, a small village perched atop a cliff.As the sun begins to peek over the horizon, the view becomes truly breathtaking, and so begins another day for Guoliang.
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ASEAN+
Millions to get vaccinated
MANILA: The Philippines recorded its second case of polio as it prepared to vaccinate millions of children against a disease it believed to have been eradicated two decades ago.
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ASEAN+
Youths ‘drop dead’ to make a point
BANGKOK: More than 200 young people in Thailand stormed into the environment ministry and dropped to the ground feigning death as they demanded government action on climate change along with thousands of strikers around the world.
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ASEAN+
Haze from Indonesia fires now affecting Philippines
MANILA: A Philippine official says haze blown by monsoon winds from intentionally ignited fires in Indonesia has started to affect some regions in the western Philippines and raised concerns about aviation safety and possible health risks.
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ASEAN+
Duterte speech disrupted again, this time by gecko
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte just keeps getting bugged during his public speeches.
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ASEAN+
Jakarta begins probe on forest fires
JAKARTA: The Indonesian police are investigating whether the forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, which have spread haze to neighbouring countries, were illicitly organised as 19 more suspects were named yesterday.
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ASEAN+
Jokowi urged to scrap anti-LGBT+ law changes
KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia’s president, who ordered lawmakers to delay a planned vote on updates to the country’s penal code, has been urged to scrap the changes as they would further persecute the country’s beleaguered LGBT+ community.
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ASEAN+
Rain, Kim Tae-hee welcome second daughter
SEOUL (ANN): Actress Kim Tae-hee and singer Rain, one of South Korea’s most prominent star couples, had their second daughter on Thursday, the actress’ management agency, Story J Company, said.
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ASEAN+
Thor in Singapore for F1 race
SINGAPORE (ANN): You may just bump into the God of Thunder himself at the Formula One race this weekend as race cars thunder by.
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Indonesia
Out with hazardous waste
Jakarta: Indonesia is sending back hundreds of containers of contaminated waste to the West after shipments supposedly containing plastic meant for recycling were found to hide hazardous substances, customs officials said.
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North Korea
N. Koreans flock to ‘holy land’
Mount Paektu: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s father and predecessor is said to have been born in a simple wooden hut on the slopes of a sacred mountain, and guide Kim Un-sim has no doubts: “Welcome to our holy land”.
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South Korea
33 years later, suspect in South Korea serial killer case is identified
Seoul: South Korean police have identified a suspect in one of the country’s most notorious serial murder cases more than 30 years after the first of the 10 killings, they said.
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Japan
Tepco execs cleared in nuke crisis case
TOKYO: A Japanese court has ruled that three former executives for Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) are not guilty of professional negligence in the 2011 Fukushima meltdown.