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Myanmar’s parliament will hold a bicameral vote to elect a president on Friday (Apr 3), House Speaker Aung Lin Dwe said on Thursday, with the country’s former military chief and junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in the running for the position.The 69-year-old general, who led a 2021 coup that ousted the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and triggered a civil war, stepped down as Myanmar’s top military commander on Monday, after 15 years in the position.On the same day, a member of Myanmar’s lower house of parliament nominated him as a vice presidential candidate, alongside…
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Myanmar’s military leadership is set for a reshuffle following an annual armed forces parade on…
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HONG KONG: The occasional rivalry between Singapore and Hong Kong is a healthy one that…
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SINGAPORE: A Malaysian activist has been refused entry to Singapore for engaging in political activism in the…
TOKYO: An employee at a Pokemon merchandise shop was stabbed to death in Tokyo’s commercial…
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STATURE AND INFLUENCEThe reintegration of both figures, especially former UMNO Youth chief Khairy — popularly…
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