Voters in Sweden this month gave a leading role to a far-right party with neo-Nazi roots. Italy is also on the cusp of putting a party in power that has fascist origins. And of course, in the United States, one party has increasingly embraced election denialism and attempted to undermine the legitimacy of the electoral […]
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After leading a military coup in 1969, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi cemented his rule for more than 40 years. A variety of different political ideologies – Pan-Arabism, Pan-Africanism, socialism, Islamic leftism, and others – characterized his leadership, which were further reinforced by a cult of personality. While living standards for Libyans increased under his rule, Gaddafi attracted resentment among some […]
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SEPANG: Employers are required to wait for the arrival of their new foreign workers at the KL International Airport (KLIA) to assure authorities that those coming in have a legitimate employer, says Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud. Read full storyContinue Reading
As the Kingdom looks beyond Southeast Asia, bilateral trade, security and economic cooperation with the South Asian power is increasingly important
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The US has long opposed NATO’s (especially Germany’s) dependence on Russian, formerly Soviet, natural gas. The United States, in fact, used export controls to block the original Yamal pipeline in the 1980s, believing the threat of a Russian cutoff would alter Europe’s political decisions. As recently as 2018, then-president Donald Trump warned the Europeans at the […]
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Five suspected drug offenders, aged between 31 and 42, were arrested during anti-drug operations in Rivervale, Upper Serangoon and Yishun.Continue Reading
HANDBAGS, JEWELLERY Office worker Wang Jianing is exploring buying second-hand luxury products, given the economic climate. “My consumption will definitely be downgraded (this year), but I still like what I like, and I can’t control the desire to buy it,” she told Reuters, standing in front of a wall displayingContinue Reading
The country registered nine more Covid-19 fatalities and 811 new cases admitted to hospitals during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday morning.Continue Reading
TOKYO: Bank of Japan (BOJ) board members agreed that the central bank must scrutinise how the yen’s recent sharp moves could affect inflation, minutes of the BOJ’s July policy meeting showed on Wednesday (Sep 28). One member said the downward pressure on the yen may ease as the global economicContinue Reading
At least five Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Apec summit to be held in Bangkok, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat said on Tuesday.Continue Reading