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Nightlife outlets at Orchard Towers struggle to find new homes ahead of impending ban

A nightlife operator said he has been scouting for alternative sites for his clubs since the announcement in 2022.

  • Published: May 10, 20237:07 am
  • Author Samuel Devaraj
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SK prosecutors to seek more death sentences for drug offences against minors

The prosecutor general blames the liberal party's move to curtail prosecutors' investigative power for the surge in drug crimes.

  • Published: May 9, 20231:07 pm
  • Author The Korea Herald
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Google, Facebook to face 15% tax on digital ad income in Bangladesh

"We expect to get a good amount of tax after the clarification," said a senior official of the National Board of Revenue.

  • Published: May 9, 20238:16 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Kishida stresses urgent need for Constitutional reform

The PM said this was necessary with the country facing the most severe and complex postwar security environment.

  • Published: May 5, 202312:20 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Choo warns of market volatility as Korea-US gap hits record

The Finance Minister further added that closer monitoring of the economy is needed in such situations.

  • Published: May 5, 202311:02 am
  • Author Im Eun-byel
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Ranking isn’t everything

In short, the opportunities afforded by Indonesia’s macroeconomic strength are a pull factor for investment, even though they seem strangely at odds with the ranking.

  • Published: May 4, 20234:03 pm
  • Author The Jakarta Post
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IMF lowers economic forecast for Middle East, Central Asia

Their report state that tight monetary and fiscal policies across the region and tight financial conditions "call for accelerating structural reforms."

  • Published: May 4, 202311:48 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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61% support constitutional revision given current security environment: Yomiuri Shimbun poll

Global circumstances including the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are believed to have influenced the result.

  • Published: May 4, 20238:39 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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PM Hun Sen tells ‘foreigners’ to stop funding worker strike

He said the foreigners who are behind the protest should leave and refrain from internationalising an internal demonstration.

  • Published: May 4, 20238:35 am
  • Author Long Kimmarita
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China’s ‘script murder’ games face tighter controls

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism will start collecting public opinions to manage the scripted murder role-playing games industry.

  • Published: May 3, 20233:24 pm
  • Author Cheng Si

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