Day: July 31, 2019

July 31, 2019 2:19 PMBEIJING (REUTERS) – Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding national effort to “Sinicize” its Muslim population. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 09:00:36 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 […]Continue reading

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July 31, 2019 12:13 PMHONG KONG (AFP) – Growing ranks of Hong Kong’s typically conservative and publicity-shy bureaucrats have begun an unprecedented online dissent campaign against the city’s pro-Beijing leaders over their response to weeks of violent pro-democracy protests. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 06:00:22 Category: 2019 Tag: 1213 Post ID: 8809

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July 31, 2019 11:59 AMMANILA (DPA) – National lottery operations in the Philippines resumed on Wednesday (July 31) after President Rodrigo Duterte partially lifted an order to close all gaming activities run by the government’s charity agency amid reports of massive corruption. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 06:00:19 Category: 2019 Tag: 1159 […]Continue reading

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July 31, 2019 8:48 AMHONG KONG – Hundreds gathered outside the Eastern Magistrates Court in Hong Kong on Wednesday (July 31) morning where 44  people charged with rioting at last weekend’s protest are set to appear, hours after police and protesters clashed outside two police stations. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 03:05:27 […]Continue reading

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July 31, 2019 8:40 AMHONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong’s youth were less happy than their peers in Singapore even before historic protests erupted against legislation allowing extraditions to China, a survey by the City University of Hong Kong showed. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 03:05:24 Category: AMHONG Tag: 2019 Post ID: […]Continue reading

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July 31, 2019 8:03 AMSHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China’s north-eastern province of Liaoning is planning to loosen birth restrictions and allow some couples to have a third child in a bid to improve dwindling fertility rates and stop its workforce from declining. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 03:05:22 Category: AMSHANGHAI Tag: 2019 Post […]Continue reading

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July 31, 2019 7:13 AMWASHINGTON – Hong Kong’s autonomy under the “one country, two systems” framework may irritate the Chinese government but has been key to the city’s success, America’s recently-retired top diplomat to Hong Kong said on Tuesday (July 30). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 03:05:19 Category: AMWASHINGTON Tag: 2019 Post […]Continue reading

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