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Malaysia: Some Umno MPs wants Dr M to stay PM full-term, but Zahid says not party’s official stance
- October 24, 2019
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- Category: Daily News
No CommentsHaving Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad serve a full five-year term as prime minister is not Umno’s official stance, its president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told reporters in Parliament on 24 Oct 19. The Bagan
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Philippines: China-linked Kaliwa Dam construction nears as project gets ECC
- October 23, 2019
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- Category: Daily News
The controversial PHP18.7bn Kaliwa Dam, backed by China, is targeted to begin construction by Feb 20 after the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) secured one of the most pertinent documents needed to jumpstart the
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Indonesia: KPK faces uncertain future as new law takes effect
- October 23, 2019
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- Category: Daily News
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is bracing for the possibility of major hurdles to its graft-busting operations following the enactment of the revised KPK Law and the reappointment of Yasonna Laoly as the law and
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Can Thailand Overcome Its Malaise?
- October 23, 2019
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- Category: Blogs
Thailand’s economy has been buffeted by political crises since 2004 when protests broke out against the then Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. Two military coups, two amended constitutions, several elections and a few bouts of violence
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Malaysia: Dr M should stay on as PM, says Azmin
- October 22, 2019
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- Category: Daily News
PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali on 22 Oct 19 repeated his call for Dr Mahathir Mohamad to remain as prime minister throughout Pakatan Harapan’s five-year mandate, amid claims that he secretly met a former