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Penang chief Lim Guan Eng arrested on corruption charges

Lim Guan Eng, Finance Minister in Mahathir Cabinet, Faces Corruption Charges in China-Linked Project

Lim Guan Eng was charged by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission for allegedly taking bribe in China-linked Penang undersea project

Aug 7, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Sino-Canadian Relations Worsen with Another Canadian Citizen Sentenced to Death

Things began to go wrong between the two countries with the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018.

Aug 7, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

Facebook, Disney and TikTok Now Need to Pay 10% VAT to Operate in Indonesia

The country's tax department aims to make up for a portion of the revenues lost due to the pandemic from the newly imposed 10% VAT.

Aug 7, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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How Mohammed bin Salman is revolutionizing Saudi Arabia

Does Saudi Arabia Have Secret Nuclear Weapons Program? Is China Helping it?

Saudi Arabia is now advancing to master nuclear technology with the help of China and this raises several security concerns.

Aug 7, 2020

By Viraj Mahajan

Who is Saad Aljabri? Exiled Saudi Intelligence Officer Says Crown Prince MBS Set Assassins on Him

The Tiger Squad, which allegedly killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi, tried to enter Canada on tourist visas to hunt and assassinate Aljabri.

Aug 7, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Facebook Dismisses Request to Release Data of Myanmar Officials for Genocide Case

Myanmar authorities mention that they were battling an insurgency and deny carrying out systematic atrocities

Aug 6, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Philippines Ascertaining Facts Over Death of Former Wire Card Executive Christopher Bauer

On Thursday, Menardo Guevarra, Philippine Secretary of Justice, said that his office was trying to procure a death certificate of "Christopher Reinhard Bauer"

Aug 6, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Indian-Origin Cancer Researcher and Mother of Two Brutally Killed While on Her Jog in Dallas

Police have arrested a 29-year-old Bakari Moncrief, a burglar who is suspected of murdering Sarmistha Sen.

Aug 6, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Aug 6, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Vietnam Turns Danang Stadium Into a Field Hospital Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Danang has confirmed more than 200 cases of the coronavirus since the virus reappeared there on July 25

Aug 6, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the North Korean Army

North Korea Witnessing COVID-19 Pandemic? Country Quarantines Thousands Amid Coronavirus Fears

The country is providing food and other aid to a southern city locked down due to coronavirus fears, as per reports

Aug 6, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

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AstraZeneca Signs First Coronavirus Supply Deal With Chinese Company

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times in more than 170 countries

Aug 6, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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US Warships Seize Iran-Bound Cargo Ship Carrying Coronavirus Medical Supplies from China

The consignment had zeolite needed for manufacturing oxygen concentrators that are used by coronavirus-infected patients

Aug 6, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Not Coronavirus, SFTS Virus Is Spreading in China: 7 Dead, At Least 60 People Already Infected

Virus infection caused by tick bites, specifically by Haemaphysalis longicornis, can pass from human to human

Aug 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

China Coronavirus Cover-Up: Woman Seeks 2 Million Yuan Over Father's Death

The Chinese woman whose father died of COVID-19 in Wuhan says he was denied urgent treatment as part of a wider cover-up.

Aug 6, 2020

By Viraj Mahajan

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