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Malaysia obtains stay order against $15 billion award to late sultan’s heirs

13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2022

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Wednesday it had obtained a stay order against the enforcement of a French arbitration court ruling ordering the government to pay $14.9 billion to the descendents of a late sultan over a colonial-era land deal. A British law firm representing the heirs did not immediately …

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Heatwaves hammer megacities in China’s Yangtze River basin

13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2022

BEIJING (Reuters) -Searing heatwaves swept across China’s vast Yangtze River basin on Wednesday, hammering densely populated megacities from Shanghai on the coast to Chengdu deep in the heartlands. More than 90 red alerts, the most severe in a three-rung warning system, were active across China as of 3:30 p.m. (0730 GMT. Most were in the …

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Sri Lanka acting president asks parliamentary speaker to nominate new prime minister

13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2022

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s acting president and prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has asked the speaker of parliament to nominate a new prime minister, his media team said on Wednesday after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country. “Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to nominate a prime minister …

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Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa set to fly to Singapore via Maldives – government source

13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2022

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was expected to head to Singapore after fleeing to the Maldives in the early hours of Wednesday, a government source in Sri Lanka told Reuters, as protests continued in Colombo. The source, who declined to be identified given the sensitivity of the subject, said Rajapaksa could send …

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Sri Lankans storm prime minister’s office, demanding he quit as well

13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2022

By Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Barely hours after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday, hundreds of people were demanding the resignation of the prime minister as well and fighting street battles with security forces, some armed with assault rifles. “Ranil go home!” they chanted before storming the office of Prime Minister …

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Sri Lankans’ fury turns on Wickremesinghe after president flees

13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2022

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) – Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was named acting president of Sri Lanka on Wednesday as its political and economic crisis deepened, is tantalisingly close to the pinnacle of power but may not get much time to enjoy it. When he was made prime minister in May, it was …

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Indonesia imposes temporary freeze on sending migrant workers to Malaysia

13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2022

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Indonesia said on Wednesday it has temporarily stopped sending its citizens to work in Malaysia, including thousands recruited for the plantation sector, citing a breach in a worker recruitment deal signed between the two countries. The freeze is the latest blow for Malaysia – the world’s second-largest palm oil producer and …

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Pacific island leaders welcome U.S. pledge to triple funding for region

13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2022

By Kirsty Needham SUVA (Reuters) -Pacific island leaders welcomed a pledge by the United States to triple aid to the region to combat illegal fishing, enhance maritime security and tackle climate change, after decades of stagnant U.S. funding. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, in a video address to the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva on …

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Solomon Islands PM meets Australian, New Zealand leaders over China pact

13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2022

SUVA (Reuters) – The Solomon Islands prime minister met counterparts from Australia and New Zealand for the first time since striking a security pact with China that sparked concern among U.S. allies over Beijing’s military ambitions in the Pacific islands. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand premier Jacinda …

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Sri Lanka PM declares state of emergency, curfew – spokesman

13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2022

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in his role as the acting president, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, leading to more protests amid an economic crisis. “The prime minister as acting president has declared a state of emergency (countrywide) and …

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