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China to resume issuing all types of foreign visas

Foreigners with valid visas which were issued before March 28, 2020 will be able to enter the country.

  • Published: March 15, 202312:31 pm
  • Author Wang Qingyun
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China’s students, teachers no longer have to wear masks at schools

However, the plans said that they can still choose to wear masks based on their health conditions.

  • Published: March 15, 202312:30 pm
  • Author Zou Shuo
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Sugar prices keep rising despite record cut in import duties

The price increase came amid continued supply shortage and a spike in demand for the kitchen item on the occasion of the fasting month when sugar is used in verities of items.

  • Published: March 15, 20239:46 am
  • Author Mohammad Suman
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Take steps to protect local banks: Malaysian Chinese Association president

He urged the government to implement proactive policies and issuing statements to reassure Malaysians that banks are still safe.

  • Published: March 15, 20238:35 am
  • Author Austin Camoens
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House leadership decision on domestic worker protection bill faces backlash

The House of Representatives Speaker has come under fire for using an outdated conclusion as a reason not to kick-start a new legislation.

  • Published: March 14, 202312:40 pm
  • Author Nur Janti
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The spectre of inequality

To make the tax system progressive and to achieve tax justice, it is a must to have more taxes on income and wealth and fewer taxes on consumption.

  • Published: March 14, 202311:40 am
  • Author Dr Amir Rafique
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Beijing’s Nepal policy will see more continuity than change: Chinese experts

Qin Gang, the new foreign minister of China, is likely to give continuity to Beijing’s old policy towards Nepal, foreign policy experts say.

  • Published: March 14, 20238:49 am
  • Author Purushottam Poudel
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Indonesia’s immigration office mull ‘sports visa’ plan amid Indonesia’s sporting ambitions

Immigration Directorate General Silmy Karim said the visa is planned for an end-March launch.

  • Published: March 13, 202312:36 pm
  • Author Fikri Harish
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Indonesia govt dishes out incentives to make headway on new capital

The government is also waiving fees and levies for land right applications and transfers for a certain period of time.

  • Published: March 10, 20239:36 am
  • Author Vincent Fabian Thomas
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Japanese regulator casts doubt on TEPCO nuclear plant restart

Operations at the seven-reactor plant in Niigata Prefecture have been suspended due to deficiencies in Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s antiterrorism measures.

  • Published: March 10, 20239:28 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun

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