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Conditions for lifting of Emergency

KUCHING: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may lift the Emergency in Sarawak before February 2 next year to pave the way for state election to be held provided several important conditions are met. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew pointed out the important conditions would include Sarawak achieving 80 percent herd […]

Japan lifts coronavirus emergency but urges caution

TOKYO: Japan lifted a nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus on Monday, gradually reopening the world’s third-largest economy as government officials warned caution was still necessary to prevent another wave. “We had very stringent criteria for lifting the state of emergency. We have judged that we have met this,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told […]