Profiteering fears as Malaysians face punishing hike in health insurance
The rare intervention by the bank followed local media reports of Malaysians cancelling medical insurance policies after being unable to afford steep monthly premiums.
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Japan eyes Australia’s under-16 social media ban amid addiction worries
A discussion on the same day on the TV Asahi “Hatori Shinichi Morning Show” news programme broadly concurred that Japan should consider similar restrictions.
Taiwan president will stop over in Hawaii and Guam during his upcoming trip to the South Pacific
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will stop over in Hawaii and Guam during his trip to the South Pacific, in a move expected to draw objection from China.
Marcos Jnr says impeaching Sara Duterte won’t ‘improve a single Filipino life’
Congresswoman France Castro was quoted by ABS-CBN News as saying on Friday that lawmakers in the lower house are set to file an impeachment complaint against Duterte for betrayal of public trust, bribery and other high crimes such as plunder.
CNBC Daily Open: Bitcoin dances close to $100,000 — and strategists are split on its ascent
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Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law.
South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A South Korean National Assembly member has called for a moratorium on wood pellet imports from Indonesia and an investigation into their environmental impacts after government data and satellite analysis linked the country’s biomass imports to deforestation in Indonesia.
Human error caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off the coast of Samoa, an inquiry finds
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A series of human errors caused a New Zealand navy ship to plough into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary findings of a military Court of Inquiry into the disaster released on Friday.