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in Terengganu has attracted not just curious stares but a stern warning from Malaysia’s home minister to stop any activities that could incite chaos, reports correspondent Eileen Ng.
with demand driven by their lower prices, local concoctions and a desire to support home-grown businesses, writes Hariz Baharudin from Jakarta.He’s been cutting hair for over 50 years at The Grand Hotel Taipei and is known as the “barber to the presidents”. But his famous politician clients never talked shop, Mr Chiu Yen-chung, 81, tells Taiwan correspondent Yip Wai Yee in the latest dispatch of
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Foolad confirm head coach departure ahead of Asian quarterfinalAsian Champions League quarterfinalists Foolad confirmed on Wednesday that Javad Nekounam has quit as the Iranian side's head coach, less than two days before the team is due to face defending champions Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia.A statement by the club said they had accepted the resignation of the former
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Bearish bets on Asian FX return on renewed woes over Fed rate hikes - Reuters pollInvestors returned to placing bearish bets on all Asian currencies shortly after on the increasing likelihood that the U.S. Federal Reserve would continue hiking rates for longer, helping the dollar regain its lost momentum, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.Short bets on the Indian rupee firmed further t
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Marketmind: BOK steadyA look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever.An interest rate decision from South Korea takes center stage in Asia on Thursday, in the midst of a widespread selloff in risk assets on growing fears that the Fed will keep U.S. interest rates higher for longer to quell inflation.Asian
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Meghan Markle ‘upset’ after being lampooned in ‘brutal’ episode of South ParkRoyal couple were sent up in the latest episode of adult animated series
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South Korean court recognises spousal insurance coverage for same-sex coupleSEOUL - A South Korean court on Tuesday (Feb 21) recognised spousal coverage by state health insurance for a same-sex couple, overturning a lower court's ruling that denied the benefits. The Seoul High Court's ruling is the court's 'first recognition of the legal status of a same-sex couple,' said lawyer Ryu Min-hee, part of a team of lawyers that represented...
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South Korea launches panel on banks amid outcry over paySEOUL: South Korea launched a task force on Wednesday (Feb 22) to study ways to improve business practices and pay schemes at banks, days after the country's president called on lenders to help curb the cost-of-living burden on vulnerable people. The panel is headed by the deputy chief of the top financial
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