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Hong Kong leader to hold dialogue aimed at easing tensions
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, said on Tuesday she and her team would begin dialogue sessions with the community next week, while reiterating that violence that has roiled the city over three months of protests must end.
Rohingya in Bangladesh face rising tide of hostility
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2019
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: When more than 730,000 Rohingya fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar in 2017, Bangladeshi journalist Sharif Azad was sympathetic to the plight of his fellow Muslims, survivors of a military-led crackdown the United Nations has branded genocide.
Indonesia raises minimum age for girls to marry
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's parliament has revised the country's marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step towards curbing child marriage in the world's biggest Muslim majority-country.
Malaysia fast-tracks investments to win trade-war business
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has set up a panel to fast-track investments as it seeks to woo businesses affected by the China trade dispute and it approved more than $500 million in new proposals this month, a government minister said.