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Over the last week, Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah had granted audiences to political party leaders across the divide.
The billionaire is donating to 286 "high-impact organisations" that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.
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A potential legal dispute involving tens of millions of dollars appears on the horizon.
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Regen-Cov has been granted emergency use authorisation for people with mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in the US.
The first confirmed case was announced on Jan 21, 2020.
The hawker is a family member of another Covid-19 case from the Bukit Merah View cluster.
Invisible Asia
Children in the Philippines are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Descendants of a shunned caste are still ostracised in modern times because of their lineage.
Some foreign-born residents continue to be treated like outsiders in the place they call home.
Climate Change
The Arctic sea ice had retreated faster in the spring of 2020 than since the beginning of records.
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Opposition politicians say vaccination of front-liners and senior citizens has yet to be completed.
They are a technological park and an aircraft maintenance facility to jump-start economic recovery amid Covid-19.
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Active cases in Jakarta rose to 17,400 cases on Sunday from 11,500 on June 6.
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