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Outrage in China after star goose kicked to death by woman at tourist site

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 16:45
July 01, 2023 4:45 PM

The woman claimed the bar-headed goose had frightened her child.

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3 airplane passengers hospitalised in Sydney after severe turbulence caused by strong winds

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 16:05
July 01, 2023 4:05 PM

Due to strong winds, one of Sydney Airport's runways had to be closed on Saturday.

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Anxiety over ‘censorship’ mounts as Malaysian government faces state poll test

SCMP Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 16:00
An outage that hit an opposition-linked news portal has sparked warnings by advocates of creeping ‘censorship’ by the government.
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Kelantan local council to cancel fine for non-Muslim woman who wore shorts

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 15:50
July 01, 2023 3:50 PM

Minister Nga Kor Ming said the woman should not have paid the fine, as she may have been misled to do so.

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Cambodia's Hun Sen kicks off campaign for virtually unopposed election

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 15:22
July 01, 2023 3:22 PM

Hun Sen warned that any attempts to incite “social disorder” or rebellion would be put down.

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New draft law in Indonesia may be putting people’s health data at risk: Experts

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 15:00
July 01, 2023 3:00 PM

Under the Bill, authorities can collect and use a wide range of citizens' health data and process them outside the country.

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Malaysian minister breaks silence after being accused of barging into airport to ‘free’ Chinese woman

SCMP Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 14:57
Tourism Minister Tiong King Sing said he went to Kuala Lumpur airport to help the visitor after she was denied entry by officers despite having proper documents.
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South Korea’s war on ‘killer’ exams leaves students in distress: ‘like I was struck by lightning’

SCMP Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 14:00
Officials are cracking down on after-school study centres and targeting ‘killer questions’ as part of education reforms ordered by President Yoon Suk-yeol.
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Why is Malaysia’s ringgit in a slump and will it affect PM Anwar’s coalition in this year’s state polls?

SCMP Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 13:45
Greater exposure to China’s economy and easing commodity prices are among the factors likely to have contributed to the ringgit’s decline compared to its Asean peers, observers say.
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25 dead, 8 injured after bus catches fire in western India

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 13:25
July 01, 2023 1:25 PM

The bus hit a pole and overturned, causing its diesel tank to catch fire.

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Japan says Russian warships spotted near Taiwan, Okinawa islands

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 13:20
July 01, 2023 1:20 PM

Japan said it dispatched two vessels to monitor the Russian ships.

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25 dead after India bus crashes into pole and catches fire in Maharashtra

SCMP Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 12:48
The vehicle was travelling to Pune when it hit a pole and overturned on a highway, causing its diesel tank to catch fire.
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Hong Kong leader John Lee warns of 'resistance' on handover anniversary

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 12:45
July 01, 2023 12:45 PM

HK marked the 26th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule on Saturday.

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One dead, one missing as Japan hit by heavy rain

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 12:26
July 01, 2023 12:26 PM

In Yamaguchi prefecture, a man was found dead inside a car that had been washed into a river.

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Indonesia's Java escapes 6.4 magnitude quake with few casualties, light damage

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 12:07
July 01, 2023 12:07 PM

The earthquake injured at least 10 people, with one dying of a heart attack during the tremors.

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Singapore cements its Asian concert hub status with Coldplay, Taylor Swift gigs – if you can find a ticket

SCMP Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 11:30
The city state’s stability, location and world-class infrastructure help draw top stars to its shores. But tickets can be hard to find, and overnight stays aren’t cheap.
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Suicides in Singapore surge to more than 2-decade high amid ‘unseen mental distress’

SCMP Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 11:03
Local NGO Samaritans of Singapore said 476 individuals killed themselves in 2022, ‘the highest recorded suicide deaths since 2000’.
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US official visits Taiwan to discuss US-hosted Apec meetings

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 10:45
July 01, 2023 10:45 AM

Apec is one of the few international organisations to which Taiwan belongs.

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Australia considers curbs on election donations to keep ‘big money’ out of politics

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 10:30
July 01, 2023 10:30 AM

The measures follow mounting public concerns about the growing reliance of politicians on donations.

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K-pop high school to open in Busan, South Korea

Straits Times Asian News - Sat, 2023-07-01 10:15
July 01, 2023 10:15 AM

International students will be eligible to apply.

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