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Stricter Penalties Considered for Japanese Politicians in Cases of Funds Law Violations; LDP Considers Ban of Fundraising Parties

The ruling party aims to introduce a framework under which politicians will also be held responsible if the accounting managers of political organisations they represent are found…

  • Published: January 19, 20241:46 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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South Korea’s spy chief vows to win public trust

In his first address as the NIS chief, Cho vowed to turn the NIS into an agency “worthy of the trust of the South Korean people” during his tenure, in an apparent reference to…

  • Published: January 19, 20241:30 pm
  • Author Kim Arin
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Is India a mediator?

India, which has close ties with the US and Iran, is the right nation to discuss ongoing conflicts and options to defuse them.

  • Published: January 19, 202412:18 pm
  • Author Harsha Kakkar
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Body heat scanners help hunt for drugs at airport

The detector is a whole-body imaging security device that shows hidden objects or substances and is used to check air travelers specifically suspected of drug possession.

  • Published: January 19, 202412:15 pm
  • Author Park Jun-hee
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Treatable and preventable, yet cervical cancer rates soaring in India

Lack of awareness, incomplete vaccination, inadequate screening, cost and quality of treatment, and early marriage and multiple pregnancies are some of the reasons for rising…

  • Published: January 19, 202412:10 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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K-pop singer convicted of faking IQ of 60 to dodge draft

Seoul Northern District Court handed the suspended term to the 32-year-old defendant, who was also ordered to fulfill 80 hours of community service for violating the Military…

  • Published: January 19, 202411:47 am
  • Author Yoon Min-sik
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Deadly explosion at fireworks factory leaves all 23 workers dead in Suphanburi

Authorities believe the 23 workers were assembling the fireworks when suddenly there was an explosion, flattening the factory and killing all of them.

  • Published: January 19, 202411:45 am
  • Author The Nation
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PM affirms Vietnam’s potential for AI, semiconductor and automotive technology

Vietnam has also signed 16 Free Trade Agreements with more than 60 countries, including several high-quality, large-scale new-generation free trade agreements.

  • Published: January 19, 20249:56 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Calls for Gibran to resign from mayor post after frequent absences

Surakarta legislators have complained that Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka has taken leave too frequently for his vice presidential campaign, which has disrupted the local…

  • Published: January 19, 20249:48 am
  • Author The Jakarta Post
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Thaksin can now spend the rest of his jail term at home, says Corrections Dept

It is to be noted that the former leader has not spent a single night behind bars since he returned on August 22.

  • Published: January 19, 20249:43 am
  • Author The Nation

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