Singapore tightens monetary policy, warns on trade tensions Singapore, (MILLAT ONLINE):Singapore tightened its monetary policy Friday on expectations of steady growth in 2018, but warned of risks from global trade tensions. The city-state followed similar moves recently by South Korea and Malaysia to tame inflation as global economies get back on track after the financial […]
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Singapore tightens monetary policy, warns on trade tensions
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Indonesia steamrolls bootleg booze as death toll nears 100
Indonesia steamrolls bootleg booze as death toll nears 100 Jakarta, Indonesia, (MILLAT ONLINE):Thousands of booze bottles were destroyed by Indonesian police on Friday in a dramatic show as they crack down on bootleg alcohol blamed for killing close to 100 people in recent weeks. Authorities in Tangerang, on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta, drove […]
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Malaysia’s Economy To Grow By 5.4 Pct This Year — World Bank
Malaysia’s Economy To Grow By 5.4 Pct This Year — World Bank KUALA LUMPUR, (MILLAT ONLINE):The World Bank has raised its projection of Malaysia’s economy to grow by 5.4 per cent this year from its earlier projection of 5.2 per cent. In its World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update April 2018 edition, it […]
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Fresh raids pound Syria’s rebel Douma after talks falter
Fresh raids pound Syria’s rebel Douma after talks falter Beirut, (MILLAT ONLINE):Deadly bombardments pounded the last opposition holdout in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on Saturday, after regime troops resumed a military blitz to pressure rebels to withdraw. Backed up by Russia’s firepower, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has ousted his armed opponents from nearly all of Ghouta, […]
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Hungary’s Orban tipped for re-election, but upset not ruled out
Hungary’s Orban tipped for re-election, but upset not ruled out Budapest, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Europe’s most controversial leaders, looks set to win a third consecutive term in an election on Sunday, despite uncertainty over tactical voting and turnout that could trigger an upset. At a final campaign event on Friday […]
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Trump’s foreign policy team appointments raise concern over ties to anti-Islam groups: Reports
Trump’s foreign policy team appointments raise concern over ties to anti-Islam groups: Reports NEW YORK, (MILLAT ONLINE):The latest shifts on US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team, including his choice of John Bolton as national security adviser, have rekindled fears among lawmakers and activists that the White House will further damage America’s precarious standing in […]