LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan’s main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif
addressed a crowd gathered outside his home in Lahore on Sunday, defying a
police order to remain inside under house arrest.
“We don’t accept this decision. The house
arrest is illegal and immoral. All these decisions are
unconstitutional,” he told the crowd in a speech broadcast live on
Pakistan television channels.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has slashed its work permit approvals for
foreign workers by almost 70 percent so far this year, faced with
the twin threat of layoffs and recession, according to a report
Sunday.
HONG KONG: A probe into an outbreak of bird flu at a Hong Kong
chicken farm and carcasses popping up in city waters have raised
questions over whether the H5N1 virus is going undetected in
southern China.
TAIPEI: Taiwan said Sunday it is preparing to host the biggest group
of Chinese tourists to visit the island since the opening of direct
transport links from the mainland last year.
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