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Myanmar junta cuts 6 years from Suu Kyi’s 33-year jail term in partial pardon

Ms Suu Kyi, who last week moved from prison to house arrest in the capital Naypyitaw, has been in detention since the military coup in early 2021.

  • Published: August 2, 20238:28 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Trump charged in US special counsel probe in efforts to overturn 2020 election

The four-count indictment alleges he conspired to defraud the US by preventing Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s victory and to deprive voters of their right to a…

  • Published: August 2, 20238:24 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Renaming obesity will not fix weight stigma overnight

The writers say we need to, among other things, move the discussion beyond BMI to the biological, environmental and lifestyle factors associated with it.

  • Published: August 1, 20233:33 pm
  • Author Ravisha Jayawickrama, Blake Lawrence and Briony Hill
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Malaysian PM gets court order to prevent Kedah leader from making defaming remarks

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has obtained an interim court order preventing Kedah caretaker chief minister Sanusi Md Nor from making defamatory statements against him.

  • Published: August 1, 20232:53 pm
  • Author Eileen Ng
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A sleepy Chinese county wakes up to a tourism boom, thanks to village football

An estimated 60,000 tourists visited Rongjiang to catch the last few matches of cunchao, or Village Super League in Chinese, which has been praised for its inclusivity and…

  • Published: August 1, 202312:45 pm
  • Author Aw Cheng Wei
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China’s Xi Jinping installs new Rocket Force leadership amid major purge

The appointments reinforce recent reports that the previous commanders of the Rocket Force were under investigation by the authorities.

  • Published: August 1, 20238:38 am
  • Author Tan Dawn Wei
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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, delaying election plan

Military chief Min Aung Hlaing had originally said an election would be held in August as part of the regime’s pledge to hand over control.

  • Published: August 1, 20238:34 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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ST Explains: Five things to know about the Malaysian state elections

A total of 570 candidates from nine parties will vie for the 245 state assembly seats up for grabs, with more than 9.7 million Malaysians eligible to vote.

  • Published: August 1, 20238:30 am
  • Author Hazlin Hassan
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As Hangzhou and nearby cities gear up for Asian Games, local businesses hope for a boost

Local merchants are hoping the games will give a boost to the local economy, which has been hit hard by nearly three years of some of the country’s strictest Covid-19 pandemic…

  • Published: July 31, 20232:26 pm
  • Author Elizabeth Law
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Indian state imposes new ‘welfare tax’ under landmark law to help gig workers

The fund will be used by the state government to run social security schemes for an estimated 400,000 platform-based gig workers in Rajasthan.

  • Published: July 31, 202311:17 am
  • Author Debarshi Dasgupta

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