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Indonesia’s Parliament votes to ban sex outside of marriage
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia's Parliament unanimously voted on Tuesday to ban sex outside of marriage and insulting the president and state institutions.
Once in force, the bans will affect foreign visitors as well as citizens. They're…
Indonesia maps out a digital rupiah as a ‘tool of the future’
JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Indonesia is setting out its plans and concept for the digital rupiah, a blockchain-based currency, starting with transactions between local banks.
The so-called "Project Garuda” -- named after the mythical bird -- is…
Suspect arrested over Istanbul bombing
MOSCOW: Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu says the person who left an explosive device in Istanbul on Sunday has been detained, reported Sputnik, quoting TRT World public broadcaster.
An explosion occurred on the pedestrian tourist…
World ‘holding breath’ over possible North Korea nuclear test: IAEA chief
United Nations, United States -The world is holding its breath over the possibility that North Korea might undertake a nuclear bomb test, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday.
"Everybody is holding…
Elon Musk completes US$44bil Twitter acquisition
SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk completed his US$44 billion acquisition of Twitter late yesterday and his first move was to fire the social media company’s top leadership, which he accused of misleading him over the number of spam accounts on the…
Two nabbed in one of Hong Kong’s biggest money-laundering cases ever
HONG KONG (Bloomberg): Hong Kong Customs has arrested two men involved in one of the city’s largest money-laundering cases ever.
The case involved dealing in eight tonnes of mainly gold and palladium valued at about HK$3.5bil (RM2bil) over…
Elon Musk says recession could last until 2024
TESLA Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday he thinks a recession will last until the spring of 2024, after earlier saying "a recession of sorts" in China and Europe was weighing on demand for its electric cars.
"Just guessing, but…
Report: US weighing security reviews for Musk deals, including Twitter buy
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Biden administration officials are discussing whether the United States should subject some of Elon Musk’s ventures to national review including the deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network,…
Musk says he’s ‘excited’ about buying Twitter, but overpaying
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20 — Elon Musk on Wednesday said he is “excited” about taking over Twitter, expressing enthusiasm even though he’s spent months trying to break free of the US$44 billion (RM207.6 billion) buyout contract.
A US judge…
Trump staffers not returning White House records, National Archives says
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 — Former President Donald Trump’s administration has not turned over all presidential records and the National Archives will consult with the Justice Department on whether to move to get them back, the agency has told…