Mongolia News API

Supported Countries - 165

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia And Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

French Polynesia

Gabon

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Libya

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherland

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

North Korea

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Samoa

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Tonga

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States Of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Get headlines from Mongolia with our JSON API.

🔑 Get API key for the Mongolia News API

Country Parameter

The country paramter for the Mongolia is MN.

Some example queries:

Below is the search query to fetch random 100 news-sources of Mongolia.

https://newsdata.io/api/1/sources?country=mn&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

Some of the well known sources

Live Example

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make, and the JSON response you will receive, when you use the News API to get headlines from Mongolia.

Headlines from Mongolia

https://newsdata.io/api/1/latest?country=mn&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

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      • "title": "Struggling Napoli face Milan in pivotal clash for both sides",
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      • "content": "Second-placed Napoli are feeling the heat in the Serie A title race as they host AC Milan on Sunday with Antonio Conte's side having struggled since the departure of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in January after only one win in their last seven league matches. Conte has more than once expressed his frustration over the Georgia international's departure, having viewed Kvaratskhelia as a key figure in Napoli's future. The demanding coach has struggled to find a player capable of filling the winger's role. Without the speedy playmaker Napoli have lost top spot to Inter Milan, who are three points clear with nine rounds left. The Naples side face a Milan team on Sunday whose coach Sergio Conceicao is under pressure in a match that could help determine the trajectory of the final stretch for both clubs. While Napoli remain in contention for the Scudetto, Milan’s campaign is on the verge of being defined as a failure. Conceicao's side sit ninth in the table, six points behind Bologna, who currently occupy the fourth and final Champions League place. The bright spot for the Portuguese manager is that he again has a full squad to choose from for the clash. TUDOR'S JUVE Inter can strengthen their position atop Serie A when they host Udinese earlier on Sunday. After a season spent chasing Napoli, they have opened up a gap with a total of 64 points. Udinese should present a manageable challenge, with Inter having four straight league wins over them, but the Nerazzurri may lack their usual attacking firepower as Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram are likely to be sidelined due to injuries. With key defenders Denzel Dumfries and Stefan de Vrij also unavailable, manager Simone Inzaghi will be left to test whether they have the squad depth to carry them through the final stretch of the season, as they aim to win another Scudetto. Juve start their new era under manager Igor Tudor with a home match against Genoa on Saturday. The Turin club sacked Thiago Motta following two consecutive heavy defeats in a disappointing season, with the side fifth in the standings. Former Juve player Tudor will have until the end of season to prove he can lead the \"Old Lady' next term. The challenges are mounting for the Croatian, who remains without key defensive players Gleison Bremer, Juan Cabal and Andrea Cambiaso, as he looks to bring stability to a side that has rotated personnel and positions throughout the season. GASPERINI ERA For Atalanta, who visit Fiorentina on Sunday, the mood suggests a bittersweet ending to a successful era under Gian Piero Gasperini, who has said he will not renew his deal beyond next season after a nine-year spell at the club. Speculation in Italian media has linked the 67-year-old with a move to either AS Roma or Juve next term if things do not work out with Tudor. Meanwhile, Thiago Motta and Maurizio Sarri are reportedly being considered as successors in Bergamo. Atalanta remain outside contenders in the Scudetto race, sitting third with 58 points, but the media focus has been on Gasperini's future more than the club's ambitions this term. \"There's always a beginning and an end. What lies in between is the journey, which is often the most beautiful part,\" Gasperini said recently, adding that he was focused on ending the season at Atalanta on a high note. He has already taken the club to several top-three finishes and delivered a Europa League title in May. \"Am I looking for a house in Rome or Turin? For now, my home is in Bergamo. The present is what matters, and there are still nine league matches to play,\" he said. Serie A top scorer Mateo Retegui is doubtful for the Fiorentina clash after struggling with a muscle injury.",
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      • "title": "Shanmugam not making police report against sisters who disrupted MPS",
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      • "content": "PARIS: France pledged €2 billion in military aid to Ukraine as some 30 leaders met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris on Thursday (Mar 27) to discuss strengthening Kyiv's position and what role they might play if a peace deal is struck with Russia. It was the third summit of what France and Britain have called the \"coalition of the willing\", reflecting concern among Europeans that the US no longer represents a firm bulwark of support for Ukraine in its three-year-old fight against Russia. Among those attending were the British, Polish and Italian prime ministers as well as the NATO secretary-general and Turkish vice president. The gathering was taking place after Zelenskyy agreed earlier this month to proceed with ceasefire talks to ensure a resumption of US aid and intelligence sharing. US President Donald Trump, in office since Jan 20, has said he wants to broker a swift end to the war. But a series of bilateral talks between the US and the warring sides has yet to yield a significant change in hostilities. Russia and Ukraine said on Mar 18 they agreed to cease strikes on each other's energy infrastructure but both sides have accused each other of flouting that limited truce . \"First and foremost (we will discuss) the immediate support for Ukraine. It must go on because it is necessary to continue the resistance,\" President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on Wednesday evening at a press conference with Zelenskyy. Macron committed to a further €2 billion in French military support, including missiles, warplanes and air defence equipment. Zelenskyy said other partners could announce aid packages on Thursday. The summit format aims to forge a role for Europe in any talks on ending the conflict. While the United States is not present, French officials say the outcome of the gathering will be shared with the US administration. Macron spoke with Trump ahead of the meeting, the French presidency said. The discussions will focus on how to strengthen Ukraine militarily to deter future attacks, and how to monitor limited ceasefires over sea targets and energy infrastructure as discussed at US-led talks this week in Saudi Arabia . Washington said on Tuesday it had signed separate agreements with Moscow and Kyiv for a ceasefire in the Black Sea , but Russia presented conditions. They included a demand that sanctions be lifted on Russian state agricultural lender Rosselkhozbank and that it be reconnected to the international payment system SWIFT. The European Union, which ejected Rosselkhozbank from SWIFT, said on Wednesday it can be reinstated only when Russia withdraws its troops from Ukraine. REASSURANCE FORCE European efforts, led by Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to create security arrangements for Ukraine are shifting from sending troops to considering alternatives as they face political and logistical constraints, and the prospect of Russia and the United States opposing their plans, officials have told Reuters. \"The Prime Minister will underline that all must come together to support Ukraine to remain in the fight and back US efforts to make real progress despite continued Russian obfuscation,\" Starmer's office said in a statement. Planning so far has looked at European military capabilities including aircraft, tanks, troops, intelligence and logistics. Discussions have centred on what European nations can contribute to support any future force, it said. An outline document for Thursday's summit seen by Reuters refers to a possible future \"reassurance force\" that would have the support of the United States. Such a force positioned in Ukraine would aim to offer security guarantees and deter future aggression from Russia, although there are few signs at this stage that the United States would offer its backing. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused France and Britain on Thursday of hatching plans for \"military intervention in Ukraine\" under the guise of a peacekeeping mission, adding such an intervention could lead to a direct military clash between Russia and NATO. Zelenskyy said he hoped there would be more clarity on which countries would eventually commit to such a force, while acknowledging that it was not simple and was early in the process. Highlighting different views among Ukraine's partners, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani reiterated his country's opposition to any such force. \"Not sending troops on a mission unless they are part of the United Nations, (this) is the only condition for us to deploy military personnel\" in Ukraine, Tajani said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening.",
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      • "content": "CHIANG MAI: A bright orange helicopter races over the jungle to dump water on a raging wildfire that is adding to the air pollution choking Thailand's northern tourist hub of Chiang Mai. Chutaphorn Phuangchingngam, the only female captain in Thailand's national disaster prevention team, draws on two decades of flying to steer the Russian-made chopper through the thick smoke. Forest fires are burning in several areas of northern Thailand, contributing to the annual spike in air pollution that comes with farmers burning stubble to prepare their land for the next crop. Chiang Mai had the sixth worst air quality of any major city in the world on Thursday (Mar 27) morning, according to monitor IQAir, and the city governor has warned residents against staying outdoors. Chutaphorn told AFP the dense forest and hilly terrain made helicopters the best tool to fight the blazes. \"We use (helicopters) to put out fire in areas that are difficult to reach, especially in the mountains,\" she said. Chutaphorn and her six-member crew flew over Huai Bok reservoir, collecting 3,000 litres of water each time before heading 2km to the fire zone, spread across more than 1.6ha. Northern Thailand is the latest area around the world to suffer significant wildfires, after South Korea - currently battling its biggest on record - as well as Japan and California. While the causes of forest fires can be complex, climate change can make them more likely by creating hotter, drier weather that leaves undergrowth more prone to catching light. As well as damaging important forests, the fires are fuelling Thailand's anxieties about air pollution, which causes millions of people to need medical treatment each year. SMOG CRISIS Levels of PM2.5 pollutants - dangerous cancer-causing microparticles small enough to enter the bloodstream through the lungs - were almost 15 times the World Health Organization's recommended limit in Chiang Mai on Thursday, according to IQAir. The government banned crop burning early this year to try to improve air quality, with violators facing fines and legal action, but authorities said the measures have proven ineffective. \"There are still large numbers of farmers who continue to burn their fields,\" said Dusit Pongsapipat, head of the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in Chiang Mai. Danaipat Pokavanich, a clean-air advocate involved in drafting the Clean Air Act - a bill to curb pollution in Thailand - praised the firefighting efforts but called them a \"temporary fix\". \"The law alone won't stop farmers from burning,\" he said. He recommended offering financial incentives to encourage sustainable farming practices and investing in technology to reduce the need for burning. Until then, Chatuphorn and her team remain ready to take to the skies to do their part to clean up the air by putting out forest fires. \"Flying a helicopter for disaster work is different from flying passengers,\" she said, citing limited visibility as a major challenge. She remains committed to her childhood dream. \"I just wanted to touch the cloud,\" she said, after the helicopter landed. \"Though now all I feel is just the smoke.\"",
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      • "title": "Sifting through the ashes of Rochester’s dumpster fire",
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      • "description": "You’re just too good to be true Can’t take my eyes off of you You’d be like heaven to touch I wanna hold you so much — Frankie Valli You know you’re old when you have no idea who IShowSpeed is and why he is a big deal. For the old farts out there, IShowSpeed [...]The post Sifting through the ashes of Rochester’s dumpster fire appeared first on Asia Times.",
      • "content": "You know you’re old when you have no idea who IShowSpeed is and why he is a big deal. For the old farts out there, IShowSpeed is a social media celebrity currently live-streaming (whatever that means) from Shanghai causing all kinds of handwringing — from accusations of being a paid China shill to celebrating his antics which, in effect, dances on Radio Free Asia’s grave. IShowSpeed is just the highest profile of many social media content creators who have recently made China pilgrimages. The general theme of these videos is, “Wow, lookit all the tall buildings and cool stuff in China” with the implicit (if not explicit) subtext of, “We’ve been lied to.” Chinese social media celebrities have been making a morbid mirror pilgrimage. Influencers are posting videos of JFK airport, New York City subways and San Francisco streets — and not exactly focusing on the positives. A perhaps not entirely altruistic social media influencer dispensed 100 McDonald’s hamburgers to LA’s skid row denizens. The general theme of these videos is, “Lookit the dumpster fire that is America” with the implicit (if not explicit) subtext of, “America is one giant lie.” Han Feizi is currently in Rochester, New York, which is his closest thing to a hometown. Rochester, New York, has all the elements to fill multiple “American dumpster fire” YouTube channels which, yes, is now a thing. The city that Eastman Kodak built. The city that doubled its charmed existence with Xerox Corporation. The city that once had the most PhDs per capita in all of America. In the 1970’s and 80’s, Rochester in no way played second fiddle to Silicon Valley. Resting on one’s laurels is the meanest thing that can be said of Rochester. How long did they think they could live off of film and photocopiers? To add insult to injury, Kodak and Xerox invented but failed to capitalize on much of the technology that led to their demise. Eastman Kodak engineer Steven Sasson built a digital camera in 1975. In 1983, when Steve Jobs caught wind of Microsoft’s windows and mouse-based operating system, he called in Bill Gates for a high-decibel dressing down, yelling, “I trusted you and now you’re stealing from us!” To which Bill Gates coldly responded, “Well, Steve, I think there’s more than one way of looking at it. I think it’s more like we both had this rich neighbor named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it.” Of course, this is all spilled milk. And it’s old news. By the mid-aughts, Kodak and Xerox were already shells of their former selves, done in first by Japanese competition (Fuji, Canon, Ricoh etc) and then by technological obsolescence. Interestingly, China had little to do with Kodak and Xerox’s demise. Unfortunately, China was likely responsible for the demise of other manufacturing operations in Rochester from Delphi Automotive (formerly General Motors) to Bausch and Lomb. And to add insult to injury, Rochester’s most glorious export to Asia, pop star Leehom Wang, got waylaid by scandal (totally bogus). The city has been licking many wounds. Han Feizi could indulge in American dumpster fire porn and gawk at potholes, panhandlers, street walkers and abandoned buildings. But that would be pointless nihilism. Let us instead sift through the ashes and see what remains. To start off, Rochester’s Chinese American diaspora circled wagons around Leehom Wang. That is our 1600 SAT Mando-pop superstar from the best of families and we will not have his name trashed by an outlier on the crazy-hot matrix. Slowly but surely, Leehom Wang is winning back fans. Second, Nick Tahou’s survives! This 107-year-old Rochester institution was nearly done in by Covid. But Rochesterians have rallied around the Garbage Plate that has fed celebrities, executives, addicts and hookers for over a century. Yes, its contribution to global cuisine is garbage... but it’s our garbage, so suck it. But Rochester’s greatest contribution to humanity was never Kodak or Xerox. Visitors to Rochester never asked to visit Xerox’s Webster research center. What left visitors gobsmacked — every single time — was a trip to Wegmans supermarkets. I will not bore readers with written expositions; there are YouTube videos aplenty. I just want to brag a little. When Beijingers rave about Hema supermarkets, I shake my head. When Seattle residents yap about Costco, Rochesterians shrug. Whole Foods is a joke. So is Trader Joe’s. Those are mere businesses, people, not humanist institutions. The secret has since gone out. But just barely. Founded two years before Nick Tahou’s in 1916, Wegmans has expanded to just eight states with 111 stores. Whole Foods was founded in 1978 and now has over 500 locations. Costco was founded in 1983 and has 890 locations. Kroger was founded in 1883 and is an embarrassment to capitalism. The pitch deck writes itself. 111 stores? Are you kidding? Any joker on Wall Street can raise enough capital to open 500 stores. Top bankers can deliver 1,000 stores, easy. Walmart and Kroger need to be put through the paces. It would be the Wegman family’s gift to America! With an introduction to the right people, a Hong Kong IPO, I could open 1,000 Wegmans supermarkets in China. I can get Leehom Wang to perform at store openings. This can be spectacular! Rochester can forget all about Kodak and Xerox. This, of course, is not going to fly wth the Wegman family. Many a banker have had similar fantasies. The family seems to think they are running a Catholic charity as much as a supermarket chain and have some silly idea that unbridled expansion will negatively impact the mission (these are the same goody two-shoes who refuse to sell cigarettes in their stores). The only thing Wall Street can do is sit on it and hope for prodigal future generations to take the reins. Whatever. Maybe they are right. Kroger is embarrassing, after all. But they are embarrassing with 2,800 stores. The capitalist, though, is having a hard time getting over this contradiction. The US has become a dumpster fire of capitalism. Platform monopolies have enshittified the customer experience. Facebook and YouTube are chock-full of ads and just barely usable. Apple’s ecosystem and Microsoft’s network monopoly has customers by the balls. Twitter is infested with OnlyFans girls. Amazon skims off of vendors and employees; does anyone not believe customers are next? And in the midst of this blazing inferno, in the most waylaid city in America, exists this strange, strange entity of Wegmans supermarkets. Are they a beacon of capitalism? Or its antithesis? Have they provided the greatest retail experience known to mankind, or are they far underperforming their potential and, in effect, obstructing progress due to perfectionism? If all American businesses are run like Wegmans, will the economy flourish in excellence and abundance or stagnate like artisanal Japanese shops? These are unanswered questions on which Rochester’s (and perhaps America’s) future may depend. With IShowSpeed gallivanting around blinged-out Shanghai, showing the world the best China has to offer, it might be nice if Chinese influencers live-streamed a visit to Wegmans just to be polite.",
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      • "content": "Bayern Munich's defence will have to be overhauled for the visit of lowly St Pauli on Saturday following injuries to Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano, with the Bundesliga leaders in need of a win to remain on course for the title. The Bavarians, who face Inter Milan in the Champions League quarter-finals next month, have gone two games without a Bundesliga victory and their lead over second-placed Bayer Leverkusen has been cut to six points. Bayern are top with 62 while reigning champions Leverkusen are on 56. Mainz 05 are in third place with 45. The Bundesliga leaders must reshuffle their rearguard after left back Davies suffered an ACL tear to his right knee in the 12th minute of Canada's 2-1 win over the United States in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place playoff on Sunday. The 24-year-old will miss the rest of the season in a major blow to Bayern coach Vincent Kompany's plans. Bayern will also be without Upamecano for weeks after the Frenchman finished his country's Nations League quarter-final shootout win over Croatia but picked up a knee injury. The pair are Bayern's quickest defenders and most suited to Kompany's high-pressing, quick transition game, with likely replacements Eric Dier, Josip Stanisic or Hiroki Ito lacking some of their pace. Whatever the final lineup, Bayern will look to avoid another home debacle after their 3-2 loss to visitors VfL Bochum in their most recent home game, after leading 2-0. They followed that up with a 1-1 draw at Union Berlin before going into the international break last week. Despite their injury setbacks, Bayern will not budge from their season targets, said sports director Max Eberl. \"The absences of Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano are a big blow for Bayern,\" Eberl said. \"But our squad is strong enough and will make up for these absences. This will bring us even closer together. We have the quality to remain focused on all our major goals this season.\" Bayern, who are aiming to reclaim the league title after Leverkusen's domestic double-winning campaign last season, are also determined to reach the Champions League final to be played in their own Allianz Arena. Leverkusen, who needed a stoppage-time winner to overcome VfB Stuttgart 4-3 on the last matchday, will bid to keep their title hopes alive with a win over strugglers Bochum on Friday and pile more pressure on Bayern. Surprise package Mainz travel to Borussia Dortmund on Sunday, with the hosts languishing in 11th place and at serious risk of missing out on next season's Champions League. Dortmund face Barcelona in their Champions League quarter-final next month.",
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      • "content": "WASHINGTON: World powers on Thursday (May 27) blasted US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts , vowing retaliation as a widening trade war intensifies. Major car exporter Germany called for a firm response from the EU, while Japan said it \"will consider all options\". Stock markets across Asia and Europe skidded into the red as auto manufacturers from Toyota to Hyundai and Mercedes led the plunge. The US duties will take effect at 12.01am on Apr 3 and impact foreign-made cars and light trucks. Key automobile parts will also be hit within the month. \"What we're going to be doing is a 25 per cent tariff on all cars that are not made in the United States. If they're made in the United States, it is absolutely no tariff,\" Trump said at the White House. France Finance Minister Eric Lombard condemned the \"hostility\", saying that the \"only solution for the European Union will be to raise tariffs on American products in response.\" Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had convened a meeting Thursday to \"discuss our trade options\". As Washington's major trading partners warned of retaliatory action, Trump ramped up his threats. \"If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm to the USA, large scale Tariffs, far larger than currently planned, will be placed on them both in order to protect the best friend that each of those two countries has ever had!\" Trump posted on his TruthSocial network. But Trump's levies rattled domestic manufacturers too, with his top ally and Tesla boss Elon Musk admitting his company would not be spared the pain. \"To be clear, this will affect the price of parts in Tesla cars that come from other countries. The cost impact is not trivial,\" Musk wrote on X. The Association of American Automakers warned in a statement that the tariffs must be implemented in a way that \"avoids raising prices for consumers\" and preserves the industry's competitiveness. \"CHEATERS\" The Center for Automotive Research has previously estimated that US tariffs - including those on imported autos and metals - could increase the price of a car by thousands of dollars and weigh on the jobs market. But Peter Navarro, Trump's senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, in a briefing after Trump's announcement, blasted \"foreign trade cheaters\" who he said turned America's manufacturing sector into a \"lower wage assembly operation for foreign parts.\" He took aim at Germany and Japan for reserving the construction of higher-value parts to their countries. Since beginning his second term in January, Trump has imposed fresh tariffs on imports from major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China - alongside a 25 per cent duty on steel and aluminium . The latest levies will be in addition to those already in place. But the White House added that vehicles entering under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) can qualify for a lower rate depending on their American content. Similarly, USMCA-compliant auto parts will remain tariff-free as officials establish a process to target their non-US content. \"DEVASTATING IMPACT\" Uncertainty over Trump's trade plans and worries they could trigger a downturn have roiled financial markets, with consumer confidence also falling in recent months. Trump has defended the levies as a way to raise government revenue and revitalise American industry. But targeting imported cars could strain ties with close partners such as Japan, South Korea, Canada, Mexico and Germany. \"Imposing 25 per cent tariffs on imported cars will have a devastating impact on many of our close trading partners,\" said Wendy Cutler, vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute and a former US trade negotiator. She added that Washington has free-trade agreements with some affected parties, \"calling into question the value of US commitments\" under a trade deal. About one in two cars sold in the United States are manufactured within the country. Among imports, about half come from Mexico and Canada, with Japan, South Korea and Germany also being major suppliers. And of the US-made cars, more than half were assembled from foreign parts, said a White House official. \"LIBERATION DAY\" Besides the automobile industry, Trump is also eyeing sector-specific tariffs, such as on pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and lumber. Wednesday's announcement comes ahead of Trump's so-called \"Liberation Day\" for the world's biggest economy on Apr 2. He has promised reciprocal levies, tailored to different trading partners to remedy practices Washington deemed unfair. On Wednesday he said these duties will impact all countries. While Trump has invoked emergency economic powers for some recent tariffs, his auto levies build on a government investigation completed in 2019. The probe found that excessive imports were weakening the internal economy and might impair national security.",
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      • "title": "Autos lead market losses after Trump's latest tariffs salvo",
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      • "content": "HONG KONG: A plunge in automakers hit Asian and European equities on Thursday (Mar 27) after Donald Trump announced painful tariffs on all imported vehicles and parts as he presses hardball trade policies many fear will spark a recession. Indications that levies lined up for the president's \"Liberation Day\" on Apr 2 would be less severe than feared had given investors a little hope and helped markets chalk up much-needed gains. However, the White House's habit of alternating between tough talk and leniency has fanned uncertainty and the latest announcement did little to soothe nerves. \"What we're going to be doing is a 25 per cent tariff on all cars that are not made in the United States,\" Trump said as he signed an order in the Oval Office. The move takes effect at 12.01am Eastern time (4am GMT) on Apr 3 and affects foreign-made cars and light trucks. Key automobile parts will also be hit within the month. About half of the cars sold in the US are made within the country. Of the imported vehicles, about half come from Mexico and Canada, with Japan , South Korea and Germany also major suppliers. Japan's government called the tariffs \"extremely regrettable\", while Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called it a \"direct attack\" on his country's workers. And French Finance Minister Eric Lombard warned on Thursday: \"The only solution for the European Union will be to raise tariffs on American products in response.\" There was little comfort in Trump's comments that reciprocal measures lined up for next week could be \"very lenient\". The auto news hammered carmakers in Asia. In Tokyo, Toyota - the world's top-selling carmaker - fell 2 per cent, Honda shed 2.5 per cent while Nissan was off 1.7 per cent, while Mazda dived 6 per cent. Seoul-listed Hyundai gave up more than 4 per cent. Among European auto firms, Paris-listed Renault lost nearly 2 per cent, while in Frankfurt BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes lost around 4 per cent. In Mumbai, India's Tata Motors, which exports Jaguar Land Rovers to the US, lost more than 5 per cent. US-listed car giants also tumbled with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis all deep in the red in after-hours trade. \"It's a stark reminder: Trump's not bluffing - or at least he's doing a damn good job pretending he's not,\" said SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes. \"And if he goes full throttle with this round of tariffs - especially the reciprocal measures slated for Apr 2 - markets are staring down the barrel of the worst-case macro cocktail: faster inflation, slower growth and a fresh wave of volatility.\" The retreat in the auto sector hit broader markets, which were already shaky owing to worries over Trump's trade agenda. Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, Wellington, Taipei, Bangkok and Manila all fell. London opened on the back foot along with Paris and Frankfurt. \"Within the Asia-Pacific region, the car levies will hit Japan and South Korea the hardest,\" said Stefan Angrick and Dave Chia at Moody's Analytics. \"About 6 per cent of Japan's total exports are cars shipped to the US. In South Korea's case, it's 4 per cent. Such a sizeable tariff hike will undermine confidence, hit production and reduce orders.\" Hong Kong and Shanghai eked out gains along with Singapore and Mumbai. Traders were given some cheer after Trump told reporters that he might offer to reduce tariffs on China to get Beijing's approval for the sale of popular social media platform TikTok. Trump said this month Washington was in talks with four groups interested in buying TikTok, which has been in limbo after a US law ordered it to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or be banned in the country owing to national security concerns. However, Beijing rebuffed the suggestion on Thursday. The broadly negative day followed losses on all three of Wall Street's main indexes ahead of the president's announcement, with the CBOE Volatility Index - or \"fear gauge\" - jumping almost 7 per cent. Market jitters were compounded by data on Tuesday showing consumer sentiment had fallen to its lowest level since 2021 as concerns about higher prices increase.",
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      • "title": "Singapore launches training facility to defend against cyberattacks targeting maritime sector",
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      • "title": "Bangladesh marks independence anniversary as long-strained ties with Pakistan improve",
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      • "description": "Both countries recently renewed diplomatic ties, as well as resumed direct trade for the first time in more than 50 years.",
      • "content": "ISLAMABAD: Last month, Bangladesh and Pakistan resumed direct trade with each other for the first time in decades, with Dhaka importing 50,000 tonnes of rice from Islamabad. Relations between the two South Asian nations have been fraught with tensions since 1971, when Bangladesh – previously known as East Pakistan – gained independence from Islamabad after a nine-month war. Recent political upheavals within Bangladesh, most notably the ousting of its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last August, has led to an apparent thaw in the decades-long frost between Dhaka and Islamabad. Both sides recently renewed diplomatic ties, revived direct flight connectivity and set up high-level military and security cooperation. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar also plans to visit Dhaka next month. Bangladesh on Wednesday (Mar 26) celebrated its first Independence Day since Hasina’s ousting. Experts told CNA the warming ties are an opportunity for both sides to reshape regional dynamics in South Asia. \"Anti-Hasina elements will remain in power for at least five to seven years or even 10 years,” noted Khurram Abbas, director of the India Study Centre at think tank Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. “So, Pakistan has a five-to-seven-year-long window of opportunity to deepen its security cooperation, economic cooperation as well as political cooperation (with Bangladesh).” PIVOT AWAY FROM INDIA AND TO CHINA Following its liberation 54 years ago, Bangladesh and neighbouring India established a strong and multifaceted relationship, led mostly by Hasina who was in power for 15 years before her ouster. With Hasina's exit, the new administration in Dhaka pivoted away from India, accusing New Delhi of propping up Hasina's government – a charge India has denied. Experts said China's growing influence in the region is a key force driving Islamabad and Dhaka closer to each other. “China (plays) a major role. And being a strategic ally of Beijing, Pakistan has the opportunity to (improve) its relationship with Bangladesh’s ... political establishment,” noted Abbas. China and Bangladesh are marking 50 years of diplomatic relations this year. Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is making his first bilateral visit to China after taking charge of his country’s government last August. His Special Envoy for International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi told CNA on Wednesday that Yunus will attend a series of meetings, as well as give a keynote address at the Boao Forum for Asia 2025, which began on Tuesday and runs until Friday in the southern island province of Hainan. “There is a summit planned (with Chinese) President Xi (Jinping), leaders from the business sector, multiple actual and potential investors in Bangladesh,” said Siddiqi on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum symposium held in Hong Kong. “From an economic diplomacy point of view, it's a very exciting effect.” ECONOMIC BENEFITS Pakistan's desire to reset ties with Bangladesh comes as its own economy is struggling, with experts saying both countries are viable markets for each other. Some in India said there might be a silver lining for New Delhi too in the long run. “If relations became really good, India could actually gain – there could be transit trade between Pakistan and Bangladesh or even shipping,” said Sanjay Kathuria, visiting senior fellow at New Delhi-based public policy think tank Centre for Social and Economic Progress. “It creates wealth. It engenders more trade. You can create more value chains between the three countries,” he added. Observers said the next few years will be critical as Bangladesh and Pakistan seek to solidify their new partnership – with trade, diplomacy, and security cooperation all poised to shape the future of the region.",
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      • "content": "BEIJING: The European Union should safeguard its interests and make the \"rational choice\" of turning further towards China given the uncertainty generated by the new administration in the United States, China's state-run Global Times said in an editorial. The EU's trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, is due to land in China this week after visiting the United States on Tuesday (Mar 25) to soothe ties strained this month when both sides threatened retaliatory counter tariffs on goods worth billions of dollars. On Wednesday, a day after Sefcovic's visit, US President Donald Trump said he would impose new tariffs on imported vehicles in a move that would batter European automakers, particularly German car producers, which count on the United States for almost 25 per cent of their auto exports. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the US decision was \"bad for businesses, worse for consumers,\" and that the EU would continue to seek negotiated solutions while safeguarding its economic interests. \"As the uncertainty of US policy increases, China, as a major global power, is becoming increasingly prominent for its stability and reliability,\" the Global Times, a nationalist tabloid, wrote in the editorial published late on Wednesday. Sefcovic is expected to raise concerns on the EU-China trade imbalance, as well as longstanding challenges faced by European companies operating in China, including a lack of reciprocal access to procurement opportunities, market access barriers and issues related to cross-border data transfer, according to European Union Chamber of Commerce in China President Jens Eskelund. But Sefcovic is also likely to stress \"the growing importance of strengthening EU-China relations, particularly in the context of the EU Single Market being a major export destination for Chinese goods,\" Eskelund said. Sefcovic is one of several senior European officials to visit China this week, including the foreign ministers of France and Portugal. Meeting Portugal's top diplomat on Tuesday, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing supported Europe in \"maintaining its strategic autonomy\" and would work with Portugal to improve China-Europe ties. China has also been hit with sweeping US sanctions and has announced its own countermeasures. \"Facing a rapidly changing international landscape, Europe should adopt a pragmatic approach and develop its relations with China in a more balanced way, making a rational choice to turn further towards China,\" the Global Times said.",
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      • "content": "BEIJING: China rebuffed on Thursday (Mar 27) a suggestion from United States President Donald Trump that he might offer to reduce tariffs on the country to get Beijing's approval for the sale of popular social media platform TikTok. Trump said this month the US was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring TikTok , with the app facing an uncertain future in the country. A US law has ordered TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or be banned in the US, enacted over concerns that Beijing could exploit the video-sharing platform to spy on Americans or covertly influence US public opinion. The law took effect on Jan 19, a day before Trump's inauguration, but he quickly announced a delay that has allowed it to continue to operate. That delay is set to expire on Apr 5. Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday that he could give China \"a little reduction in tariffs or something to get it done\". \"We're going to have a form of a deal,\" Trump said, adding that if it was not done in time, he would extend the deadline. \"China is going to have to play a role in that, possibly in the form of an approval and I think they'll do that.\" Beijing swiftly rebuffed Trump's suggestion, with its foreign ministry saying that it has \"repeatedly stated our position\" on TikTok. \"The Chinese side's stance against imposing additional tariffs is also consistent and clear,\" foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said. \"PEOPLE'S BID FOR TIKTOK\" Trump similarly attempted to ban TikTok in the US on national security concerns during his first stint in the White House. TikTok temporarily shut down in the US in January and disappeared from app stores as the deadline for the law approached, to the dismay of millions of users. Trump suspended its implementation for two-and-a-half months after beginning his second term on Jan 20, seeking a solution with Beijing. TikTok subsequently restored service in the US and returned to the Apple and Google app stores in February. Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity recently expressed its interest in buying TikTok . Perplexity laid out in a blog post a vision for integrating its AI-powered internet search capabilities with the popular video-snippet sharing app. \"Combining Perplexity's answer engine with TikTok's extensive video library would allow us to build the best search experience in the world,\" the San Francisco-based firm said. Although TikTok does not appear overly motivated regarding the sale of the app, potential buyers include an initiative called \"The People's Bid for TikTok\", launched by real estate and sports tycoon Frank McCourt's Project Liberty initiative. Others in the running are Microsoft, Oracle and a group that includes Internet personality MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson. \"Any acquisition by a consortium of investors could in effect keep ByteDance in control of the algorithm, while any acquisition by a competitor would likely create a monopoly in the short form video and information space,\" Perplexity said in its post. \"All of society benefits when content feeds are liberated from the manipulations of foreign governments and globalist monopolists.\"",
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      • "description": "Të paktën 24 persona kanë humbur jetën si pasojë e zjarreve të shumta që vazhdojnë të shkatërrojnë rajonin juglindor të Koresë së Jugut.Shumica e viktimave janë persona të moshës 60-70 vjeçare, thonë......",
      • "content": "Të paktën 24 persona kanë humbur jetën si pasojë e zjarreve të shumta që vazhdojnë të shkatërrojnë rajonin juglindor të Koresë së Jugut. Shumica e viktimave janë persona të moshës 60-70 vjeçare, thonë autoritetet, duke shtuar se rreth 26 persona janë plagosur, prej të cilëve 12 janë në gjendje kritike. Më shumë se 23,000 njerëz janë detyruar të largohen nga shtëpitë e tyre. “Kriza e paprecedentë po rishkruan librat e rekordeve për zjarret më të këqija në historinë e kombit tonë \", tha presidenti në detyrë Han Duck-soo. Zjarret djegën një tempull 1,300-vjeçar në qytetin Uiseong, ku shumë relike kulturore u hoqën dhe u transportuan në një vend më të sigurt. Të nxitura nga erërat e forta dhe të thata, zjarret u përhapën në qarqet fqinje të Gyeongbuk, Uiseong, Andong, Cheongsong, Yeongyang dhe Sancheong. Të martën, agjencia kombëtare e zjarrit e ngriti krizën në nivelin më të lartë të reagimit ndaj zjarrit. Të mërkurën, një helikopter zjarrfikës u rrëzua në malet e Uiseong, me ç’rast humbi jetën piloti. Mbi 5,000 ushtarë dhe zjarrfikës janë angazhuar në përpjekjet për të ndaluar flakët. Zjarret aktuale janë të parat që shkaktojnë kaq shumë viktima në Korenë e Jugut dhe janë të treta më të mëdhatë në historinë e vendit për sa i përket sipërfaqes së shkatërruar. Për shumë banorë, pamjet e zjarreve dhe shkatërrimit janë përshkruar si apokalipsi.",
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      • "title": "Singaporean charged over bringing in religious speaker with alleged terror links to preach to migrant workers",
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      • "content": "SINGAPORE: From early setbacks to fierce competition for minutes, the road to top-flight football has not been straightforward for Singapore's Danelle Tan. After signing for the A-League Women side Brisbane Roar last year, the 20-year-old missed the start of the campaign with a knee injury that sidelined her for almost two months. Since returning to fitness, she has made just three substitute appearances and is still searching for her first goal. But the fire continues to burn strong within Tan, who said she is even more motivated to keep improving. \"It's been a bit of a whirlwind,\" she told reporters at a media roundtable on Thursday (Mar 27). \"I guess it's also because this season here (has) no winter break, so all the games come thick and fast. \"(I was) going into a good preseason, and then getting that injury - not an ideal timing for the injury ... sitting out for seven, eight games, and then struggling to find my feet again back in the squad.\" Tan, who was the first female Singaporean footballer to play in a European league, signed for Brisbane Roar last year. \"Everybody wants to play and so it's always a bit disappointing when you're not getting the game minutes you want,\" said Tan, who is now fully fit. \"This is the first time I've played in a season and the season has been cut short by the injury. \"It's been a very different season. For me, it's just more motivation that I need to keep improving. I need to keep training more and biding my time and taking my opportunities as they come.\" 'TECHNICALLY GIFTED' PLAYER A trailblazer in local women's football, Tan previously played for Germany's Borussia Dortmund in the fifth-division Landesliga, scoring 17 goals in 27 appearances during her one season there. Tan joined Dortmund in July 2023, becoming the club's first female signing from Asia. \"Every season presents its own challenges. When in Germany, I had to get used to the cold ... and learn a new language. Here, it's slightly different, maybe more challenging on the football field,\" she said. \"I wouldn't say it is the most challenging (season), I would just say it's a different kind of challenge. I embrace these challenges, I think it's where you grow the most as a player and a person as well.\" Tan is Singapore's youngest international goalscorer, having netted in her Lionesses debut as a 14-year-old at the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation Women's Championship. The goal also made her the fifth-youngest scorer in a senior women's international match. But the step up to Brisbane Roar has been significant. Tan's teammates include Australian internationals Tameka Yallop and Sharn Freier, as well as Japanese defender Momo Hayashi. Being able to train and play alongside world-class players has been a \"really good experience\" so far, she said. And to do that at Brisbane's top level facilities has also been a \"huge step\", she added. \"That's been something that's really helpful in my development - that you get a proper taste of what professional football looks and feels like,\" said Tan, who made her Roar debut in early January. \"At the end of the day, it's now become my job and that is something that has sort of changed ... The dynamics of how I view football is no longer just something I do as a passion but it's now what I do as a job. That's been a huge difference this season.\" Roar head coach Alex Smith described Tan as a \"wonderfully technically gifted\" player whose touch and finishing ability is \"probably one of the best\" on the team. \"The initial injury was very unfortunate with the timing. (I) felt like she came in preseason and was looking pretty good,\" he told reporters. \"The team was doing quite well when she returned, and she's just kind of found it hard to make her way back into the side.\" At the same time, Smith stressed that the Singaporean will need to adjust to the pace of the league. \"The speed of play is definitely faster than maybe what Danelle anticipated, or certainly what she experienced at Dortmund. So that's one thing that I've kind of flagged with her, that she needs to work on,\" he said. \"Once Danelle sort of develops that real speed and awareness when to play one-touch (football), when to play two-touch, she can thrive in a league like this. But until that happens, it's going to be tough for her. \"But she's doing everything she can to improve on on that side of things and we're trying to help her as much as we physically can as well.\" The Roar are headed to Singapore for a five-day tour in early April, and will play in an exhibition match against the best of the local Women's Premier League at Bishan Stadium. \"Growing up I would have loved to ... be able to watch a professional women's team come and play back home in Singapore,\" said Tan. \"I hope that it will be time where we inspire other girls and just be a very exciting opportunity to grow the game in Singapore, and also maybe make some new friends for Brisbane Roar back home.\" The Roar are currently sixth out of 12 teams in the league, and remain in the running to make the Final Series where the top six teams vie for the title. While it is unclear what the future holds for Tan in Australia - her deal with the Roar is till the end of this season - she stressed that she remains \"really focused\" on the rest of this season. \"I think she definitely has a future in a league like this,\" said Smith. He added that her time in the league will do Tan a \"world of good\" for her development and improvement. \"Even though she might not see it right now or might not be enjoying it fully at the moment, I do think this is going to stand her in good stead for the rest of her career.\"",
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      • "description": "A High Court judge accepted that the accused's adjustment disorder had a major contributory link to his offences, but nevertheless gave it limited weight in sentencing.",
      • "content": "SINGAPORE: A married father of three who tried to murder his former lover's new boyfriend was sentenced to 13 years and eight months' jail by the High Court on Thursday (Mar 27), more than what both the prosecution and defence had sought. Armed with a knife, Ong Eng Siew, 64, had slashed and stabbed Mr Ku Teck Eng, then 52, the new boyfriend of his former lover, at the void deck of a Choa Chu Kang housing block on the night of Jun 21, 2021. The assault was a culmination of his increasingly aggressive behaviour towards his former lover, a woman then aged 42, whom he had abused and harassed in the lead-up to the incident. Delivering her remarks on the case, Justice Mavis Chionh said that the harm caused by Ong's attempt at murder was \"severe and significant\", with the injuries \"extremely serious\", even if Mr Ku did not appear to suffer from long-term injuries. In her decision, the judge also addressed a major contention between the defence and the prosecution - whether Ong's adjustment disorder contributed to his actions and to what extent. In an earlier hearing, Ong pleaded guilty to one charge each of attempted murder and voluntarily causing hurt, with three charges - two for hurting his former lover, and one for obstructing justice by throwing away the knife - considered for sentencing. While he admitted to the offences, Ong, represented by lawyers Eugene Thuraisingam and Ng Yuan Siang contended that his adjustment disorder was a major contributing factor. The case then entered an ancillary hearing where both sides produced psychiatrists who testified as to the impact of Ong's mental condition. The defence's psychiatrist cited stressors in Ong's life at the time, including the death of his brother in April 2021, the end of his relationship with his lover, and financial difficulties from his employer not paying his salary. The prosecution disagreed, taking the position that Ong's actions were driven by jealousy, anger and a lack of inhibition caused by alcohol consumption. In her judgment, Justice Chionh said she preferred the defence psychiatrist's evidence, finding his analysis to be \"more persuasive and cogent\". She accepted that there was a major contributory link between Ong's mental disorder and the offences. Even so, she gave limited mitigating weight to Ong's mental condition as he still retained an understanding of his actions and was able to weigh its consequences. She found that Ong's adjustment disorder was temporary and situational, and was a maladaptive response to genuine stressors in his life. His condition could not be a \"licence\" to harm others, the judge said. She also considered the aggravating factors in Ong's case, including how his assault had been \"vicious and unrelenting\" even after Mr Ku had fallen down, and his intoxication. In mitigation, Justice Chionh factored in Ong's show of remorse, through his voluntary compensation of S$2,000 (US$1,500) to Mr Ku, and the absence of violent behaviour in his past history. At the close of her judgment, Justice Chionh said that the prosecution and the defence's proposed sentences would be \"wholly inadequate\" in reflecting the \"overall criminality\" of the accused's conduct. The prosecution had called for a jail term of between 10 years, eight weeks and 12 years, 10 weeks. The defence urged the court to jail their client for between seven and eight years. HOW IT HAPPENED Ong was in a relationship with his lover from November 2019, even though he had been married with children. The woman only found out about his marriage in September 2020 and confronted him over it. But Ong lied that he was separated from his wife and would be ending his marriage. In January 2021, he began drinking heavily and gambling his salary away. The lovers began quarrelling frequently over his behaviour. She ended the relationship on Apr 25, 2021. Subsequently, the woman began dating Mr Ku, but Ong continued to harass her through text messages and calls. He threatened her with bodily harm, including pushing her off a building and stabbing her. On one occasion, on Jun 1, 2021, Ong slammed her head against a van after finding out that she was in a new relationship. The woman managed to flee and made a police report, but the harassment did not stop. On Jun 12, 2021, Ong drank beer for hours before heading to the void deck of his former lover's home at about 8.30pm, armed with a knife and more beer. When the woman and Mr Ku arrived at the void deck at about 9.25pm, Ong confronted the latter. He then took the knife from a plastic bag and approached Mr Ku with the weapon held behind his back. Shouting \"I will make sure you die\", Ong attacked Mr Ku. He punched Mr Ku who backed away and tripped over a kerb and fell backwards. While Mr Ku was on his back, Ong stabbed the left side of his chest and slashed the left side of his stomach. When the woman tried to intervene, Ong pushed her over and punched her shoulder. Mr Ku fled to a nearby provision shop for help, while Ong fled after residents in a neighbouring block shouted at him. He threw the knife in a drain and then sent voice recordings to his former lover, asking her and Mr Ku not to call the police. Mr Ku, who was conveyed to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, underwent surgery on the same day to repair the damage to the left ventricle of his heart and his small bowel region. He had a second surgery days later. The Health Sciences Authority stated that the stab wound on the left side of Mr Ku's chest, which resulted in a laceration on his left ventricle, would have been fatal but for emergency medical intervention because of blood building up in the sac around the heart. The stab wound to Mr Ku’s abdomen caused part of the bowel to protrude from his abdomen. The tears to his bowel could have been infected, resulting in Mr Ku's death if not for surgical intervention.",
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      • "description": "The 130-year-old Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple - which currently occupies part of a piece of land owned by a private firm - will be relocated some 50m away on a site that will be gazetted for permanent religious use.",
      • "content": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday (Mar 27) hailed the planned construction of a mosque in Kuala Lumpur - named after his government's “Malaysia Madani” slogan - as a “victory” after a decade of delay, amid an ongoing controversy involving the relocation of a Hindu temple. To make way for the mosque, the 130-year-old Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple - which currently occupies part of a piece of land owned by a private firm - will be relocated some 50m away on a site that will be gazetted for permanent religious use. The proposed relocation has sparked backlash from some Hindu advocacy groups, as well as some segments of the Malay-Muslim community who argued that the temple was built illegally. “This victory, as I remind my fellow Muslims, is not borne of sheer arrogance but our willingness to display wisdom and strength of Islam,” Anwar was quoted as saying by Malay Mail at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Madani Mosque on Thursday. He added that addressing the issue in a civilised, ethical and peaceful manner reflects the Madani - or Civil Malaysia - values championed by his administration, as reported by the New Straits Times (NST). “These are Madani values - principles of compassion and kindness, not just for Muslims but for a multiracial society as a whole.” Anwar also met with the temple committee members following the groundbreaking ceremony after parties involved in the dispute reached an “amicable resolution” two days ago. “We are glad things worked out in the end,” temple committee chairman K Barthiban told Malay Mail. “He said we should all come together as a family by living harmoniously and that the government looks after the interest of all,” said Barthiban, referring to the prime minister. Local news outlets reported heavy police presence at the site of the groundbreaking ceremony at Jalan Masjid India on Thursday, with more than 100 police officers stationed as early as 8am across multiple areas. According to Astro Awani, Anwar’s presence at the ceremony, despite opposition from some quarters which he acknowledged, aligned with his earlier statement on the need to expand religious facilities to accommodate the growing Muslim population in the area. “The prayer space in mosques around the area is overcrowded. There is a need for a new place,” he said earlier on Tuesday, as quoted by The Star, in defending his decision to proceed with the groundbreaking ceremony. Anwar had also previously called on all parties not to politicise the relocation of the temple. LONG-DRAWN DISPUTE The Jalan Masjid India area is popular with tourists and home to several department stores. The area, named after the 140-year-old Tamim Muslim Mosque that anchors it, has historical importance for the Indian Muslim community in the capital city. The Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple - which was allegedly built without a land deed - sat on government land before it was sold to textile giant Jakel Trading Sdn Bhd in 2014. According to the company’s head of legal and communications Aiman Dazuki, the firm signed a land purchase agreement in 2012 to fulfil the aspirations of its late founder Mohamed Jakel Ahmad to endow the land with a mosque for the Muslim community. The temple, situated at Munsyi Abdullah Street, is located across the road from Jakel Mall - a large shopping centre owned by the textile company. “The temple is old and not legally approved, but to maintain harmony, the company (Jakel) has agreed to provide some assistance and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has identified a replacement site,” Anwar was previously quoted as saying by NST on Mar 21. On Tuesday, Federal Territories Minister Zaliha Mustafa said that the temple would be moved 50m away to a new 4,000 sq ft site, matching its current size, and agreed upon by its committee. It will also be gazetted for permanent religious use, according to Digital Minister Gobind Singh. Jakel Trading had bought the plot of land from DBKL in 2014, allegedly without the temple management being informed, according to Malay Mail. The temple, which currently sits on a 12,000 sq ft plot, or approximately the size of four tennis courts, occupies about one-third of the land while the rest of which functions as a carpark. In 2012, the temple applied to convert the land title to that of land reserve for a non-Muslim place of worship, but this application had failed, according to Member of Parliament for Batu P Prabakaran, as reported by Free Malaysia Today (FMT). Prabakaran is a member of Anwar’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat. When the land was sold to the textile giant, it was informed by DBKL that the temple was only there temporarily, according to the firm’s chief financial officer Syed Nasrul Fahmi Syed Al-Qadri. At a press conference last week, Syed Nasrul shared that this was stated in the land sale agreement and clarified that Jakel would not have proceeded with acquiring the land if that was not the case. While Jakel has been in talks with the temple committee to relocate the place of worship for more than a decade, the textile company assured that their relationship has been good. And in 2021, the company received permission to begin constructing a mosque at the site, but delayed the process “out of respect” for the process of relocating the temple. Jakel also had offered to pay for the relocation costs. The company also said that it was not possible to build a mosque next to the temple as the land was not large enough to fit two houses of worship, FMT reported. “UNACCEPTABLE” TO MOVE A SIGNIFICANT HERITAGE SITE The Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS), which represents the country’s two million Hindu population, had said that maintaining the temple at its current location, alongside the proposed mosque, would be the best arrangement for all parties. “Such an arrangement would demonstrate to the world Malaysia’s commitment to coexistence amidst diversity,” it said in a statement on Monday, as quoted by Malay Mail. The Hindu advisory group also refuted allegations that many Hindu temples in Malaysia have been operating illegally, proposing a special body to address land issues linked to temples across Malaysia. MHS said that it is prepared to lead the initiative with the government to safeguard the rights and heritage of the Hindu community, Malay Mail reported. According to MHS, many Hindu temples were built with the necessary approval during the British colonial era but land sales and urban development after independence had rendered the status of some temples ambiguous. South China Morning Post reported that a legislature debate in Selangor - the state with the largest Malaysian Indian population - revealed that at least 773 temples were operating without formal approval or clear land ownership. Lawyers for Liberty executive director Zaid Malek had also questioned the rush for the groundbreaking ceremony to be held. “There is an easy solution, there is no need for the temple to be demolished, there is a site next to the temple that is large enough to build a mosque. If the site is not enough, there is even space nearby for expansion,” he said at a press conference, in a video posted by Malaysiakini on Mar 22. Penang's former deputy chief minister Palanisamy Ramasamy said that it is “unacceptable” for such a significant heritage site to be forcibly moved for a new development. “The issue is not just about relocation - it is about historical preservation, religious rights and responsible governance,” he was quoted as saying by FMT on Mar 20. In a statement, the former Democratic Action Party member and current chairman of the United for the Rights of Malaysians Party had questioned why DBKL had approved the proposal to construct a mosque on the same site where the temple is located. “How did DBKL approve a mosque project on the very land where the temple stands?,” he added. “This is not just about one temple - it is about setting a precedent for how heritage and religious rights are treated in Malaysia. Hindu temples are not placed on wheels to be moved at the whims of the powerful.” In a Facebook post on Tuesday, well-known Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong claimed that the temple not only received a 4,000 sq ft plot of land for free, but also RM2 million (US$451,000) in “compensation”. Zaliha - the federal territories minister - refuted the statement.",
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