By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court dismissed on Tuesday a government bid to deny same-sex married couples’ inheritance rights, saying the refusal of such rights is “an unacceptably harsh burden”. The ruling by Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal is another small legal victory for campaigners for LGBT rights in the …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai government may buy a frigate instead of a submarine from China after the Chinese manufacturer was unable to include a German engine as specified in the original deal, Thailand’s defence minister has said. Thailand has already paid a 7 billion baht ($193.7 million) instalment to China for the purchase of …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s presidential hopeful Anies Baswedan on Tuesday said he will appoint technocrats to major economic posts to take care of macroecnomic and fiscal policies if he wins the 2024 presidential election. Anies, a former Jakarta governor, was speaking at an event hosted by American Chambers of Commerce. (Reporting by Stanley Widianto; Writing …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian candidate for president, Ganjar Pranowo, promised on Tuesday to ensure legal certainty for foreign investors and tax reforms that will double the government’s spending capacity if he is elected to the highest office. The certainty issue ranks among investors’ key concerns for doing business in Indonesia, said Ganjar, a former …
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(Reuters) – Pakistan captain Babar Azam rued his team’s failure to put pressure on Afghanistan with spin in Monday’s eight-wicket loss at the World Cup. Pakistani spinners took no wickets in Chennai as their combined 21 overs conceded 6.23 runs an over. Afghanistan chased down the target of 283 with eight wickets to spare. Spinners …
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(Reuters) – Taiwan is set to vote on Jan. 13 in presidential and parliamentary elections, held once every four years. Here is a list of the candidates standing for president and their positions on relations with China: LAI CHING-TE Lai, also known by his English name William, is running for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has set up a panel to investigate a suspected conflict of interest in a court ruling last week clearing the way for a son of President Joko Widodo to run for vice president in an election next year. The expected registration of the president’s 36-year-old son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, …
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By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – China should propose a new framework for engagement with Taiwan and explain what Beijing has to offer the democratically-ruled island, according to a presidential candidate for a small opposition party contesting elections in January. During the run up to Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary polls, China has stepped up military …
DHAKA (Reuters) -At least 17 people were killed and scores injured on Monday after two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh, police said. A passenger train crashed into a freight train in Bhairab, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of the capital Dhaka. “Seventeen bodies have been recovered and many injured taken to hospital,” said Anowar …
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By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -China will do its utmost when it comes to contributing to Palestinian-Israeli reconciliation, its foreign minister told his Israeli counterpart in a phone call, according to Chinese state media. China will firmly support any resolution as long as it is conducive to peace, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Israel’s Eli …
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