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Indonesia’s constitutional court ethics council removes chief justice Anwar

The investigation revolved around apparent conflicts of interest resulting from Anwar's kinship with vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Officials added that the…

  • Published: November 8, 20238:54 am
  • Author Nur Janti
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‘Justice will prevail’: G-Dragon insists no drug use, tests negative

The singer, also a member of now-defunct group Big Bang, was booked without detention around two weeks ago for breaching the Narcotics Control Act.

  • Published: November 8, 20238:50 am
  • Author Choi Ji-won
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Upcoming polls, Israel-Hamas war creating tinderbox for terror attacks in Indonesia

Security experts warned that the recent arrests of 59 people suspected of plotting attacks to disrupt the polls in 2024 will unlikely be the last batch of radicals to be picked up.

  • Published: November 8, 20238:43 am
  • Author Hariz Baharudin
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Indonesia’s unemployment dropped to 5.32% in August 2023: BPS

Acting Statistics Indonesia head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said, although the figures were better than last year, the labour market had not returned to the pre-pandemic level.

  • Published: November 8, 20238:40 am
  • Author The Jakarta Post
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Bangladesh garment workers reject Tk 12,500 minimum wage, union leaders warn of demonstrations

Demanding a starting salary of Tk 25,000, Montu Ghosh, president of Garment Sramik Trade Union Kendra, said the measly amount set was not enough to lead a good life.

  • Published: November 8, 20238:38 am
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IMF ups its forecast on China’s economic growth

In 2024, China's economy is expected to grow by 4.6 per cent, up from the previous forecast of 4.2 per cent, yet continuing weakness in the property market and subdued external…

  • Published: November 8, 20238:35 am
  • Author Zhou Lanxu
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Devotees should be cautious about who they choose to worship, says Thai abbot

He made the remarks after a viral video clip of a new mythical statue of a "nine-tailed fox" was erected in front of the Night Bazaar Hotel in Bangkok's Huai Khwang district.

  • Published: November 7, 20232:22 pm
  • Author The Nation
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Breaking silence over drug allegations, G-Dragon appears for questioning

Police have not yet revealed specifics on the types of drugs G-Dragon is suspected of using, nor when or where he is alleged to have used them.

  • Published: November 7, 20232:12 pm
  • Author Park Jun-hee
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Hong Kong lawmakers protest over US sanction threat

Lawmaker Joephy Chan Wing-yan said the US Consulate General in Hong Kong did not accept protest letters from Hong Kong society in the past few days, citing it as an example of its…

  • Published: November 7, 202312:44 pm
  • Author Atlas Shao
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Preventing disease outbreaks a challenge in the quake’s wake

Preventing possible outbreaks in the coming days will be challenging, as people are forced to live in the open amid growing chill, Krishna Bahadur Khatri, information officer at…

  • Published: November 7, 202312:40 pm
  • Author Arjun Poudel

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