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September 2, 2023 10:09 PM
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The leader of Japan's opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP), Tamaki Yuichiro, has won another term in Saturday's leadership election. Tamaki was challenged by the DPP's acting leader Maehara Seiji. The two candidates have contended over whether to make a change to the party...
September 2, 2023 5:57 PM
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Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China on Saturday before dawn. Nearly nine lakh people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and parts of the coastal mainland suspended business, transport and classes. Damage appeared to be minimal. Some services were retur...
September 2, 2023 4:43 PM
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Amid pouring of congratulatory messages, Singapore's President-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Saturday said he is surprised by such a high degree of endorsement and that he is very serious about wanting to fulfil the mandate given by the people. Singapore-born Indian-origin candidate in a pred...
September 2, 2023 2:21 PM
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Indian-origin Economist and Former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has registered a landslide victory in Singapore's Presidential election. The results were announced at past midnight on Friday. The Minister won over 70 percent of votes in the country's first contested presidential ...
September 2, 2023 2:04 PM
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Hundreds of flights cancelled and businesses, schools, and financial markets were shut as Typhoon Saola made landfall in most parts of Hong Kong and China's Guangdong early on Saturday. The weather agency has issued a warning of serious flooding. It said the water level may reach a historical r...
September 2, 2023 1:12 PM
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North Korea launched multiple cruise missiles off its west coast on Saturday in response to the United States-South Korea summer military drills. The multiple missile launches took place around 4 a.m. local time towards the Yellow Sea. South Korea's military detected the launches early S...
September 1, 2023 9:35 PM
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Singapore-born Indian-origin former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is set to be Singapore’s next president based on his overwhelming lead in the sample count, with 70 per cent of the vote. Former GIC chief investment officer Ng Kok Song received 16 per cent while former NTUC Income chie...
September 1, 2023 8:51 PM
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A delegation from the National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi visited the Royal Saudi Armed Forces (RSAF) headquarters in Riyadh. The delegation was led by Major General Nagendra Singh, Senior Directing Staff of the NDC. The delegation was welcomed by the Chief of Staff at the RSAF. A brief was ...
September 1, 2023 6:39 PM
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The Asian financial hub of Hong Kong and China's neighbouring southern province of Guangdong cancelled hundreds of flights on Friday as fears of powerful Typhoon Saola forced some mainland cities to shut businesses, schools and financial markets. Packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 m...
September 1, 2023 5:50 PM
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Japan has decided to impose additional sanctions on North Korea following Pyongyang's repeated attempts to launch projectiles using ballistic missile technology. North Korea tried to launch a military reconnaissance satellite on August 24. It also test-fired what appeared to be ballistic missil...
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