Perikatan Nasional reaches out to non-Malays ahead of state polls in Malaysia
Support from ethnic minority voters, especially the Chinese is crucial for the opposition bloc to expand their reach, states the article.
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India police detain students gathered to watch BBC documentary on Modi
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Taiwan’s Tsai names Chen new premier to rebuild support
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Islamabad court grants police 2-day physical remand of PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry
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India to celebrate its 74th Republic Day on Jan 26, security tightened in Delhi
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Soil from Fukushima decontamination sites to be relocated for demonstration experiment
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Tackling declining birth rate is top priority: Japan PM
Noting that births in Japan are expected to fall below 800,000 in 2022, he expressed the view that the nation “is at a critical point with regard to whether it can maintain its…