BANGKOK: The UAE national jiu-jitsu team kicked off the Thailand Open Grand Prix 2023 in style with 15 medals on day one of the competition in Bangkok. The team, sponsored…
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Vietnamese Durian Seller in Thailand Faces Jail Term for Tipping the Scales
by Cai Xiaby Cai XiaA Vietnamese durian vendor in Thailand is facing a potential seven years in jail for using doctored weighing scales to trick customers. The doctored scale showed a four-kilogram durian as…
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DENPASAR Police have arrested two Indian nationals on charges of murdering an Indonesian man and assaulting another Indian national. The suspects were apprehended at Ngurah Rai International Airport as they…
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Police Arrest Alleged Leader of Armed Criminal Group in Highland Papua
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraThe National Police (Polri) stated on Sunday that they have arrested a person with the initials KTH/PH, who is suspected of being one of the leaders of the armed criminal…
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Jokowi Discuss Economic and Defense Cooperation with Macron
by Iam Sannby Iam SannJakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed bilateral cooperation in the economy and defense during their meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sunday. Jokowi asked…
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Polarised Politics Are Tearing Pakistan Apart
by Xun Tianby Xun TianThe stakes have never been higher in Pakistan. Its economy is on the brink, society is politically polarised, millions are still recovering from last year’s devastating floods, terror attacks are…
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BJP Not Doing Freebie Politics, Politics of Handouts is Passé: Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
by Dul Manyby Dul ManyThe Bharatiya Janata Party is not indulging in so-called freebie politics, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, said on…
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‘Shocking Betrayal of Marital Trust’: Main Culprit in Wife-Sharing Rape Cases Gets 29 Years’ Jail, Caning
SINGAPORE: The main culprit in several wife-sharing rape cases carried out by men who met on an explicit online forum was sentenced to 29 years in jail and 24 strokes of the…
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No Procedural Lapses in Training and Management of Red Lions, Safety Improvements Made: MINDEF
SINGAPORE: A panel set up to review the training and safety management of the Red Lions found no procedural lapses, after a team member took a hard landing at the…
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Passport-Free Clearance to be Rolled Out at All Singapore Checkpoints From 2024
Singapore residents and visitors leaving the Republic will be able to clear checkpoints without having to use their passports from 2024. Instead, they can clear immigration via QR code at…