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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
IS-linked couple go on trial over bid to kill Indonesian minister
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JAKARTA: A couple with links to Islamic State went on trial in Indonesia Thursday for a failed assassination attempt last year on the country’s former chief security minister, with the pair facing a possible death sentence if convicted. The Jakarta hearing was held by video conference due to coronavirus concerns as lawyers and judges wearing
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
Scalded boy trial: Couple cleared of murdering 5-year-old son, to face lesser charges
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SINGAPORE: A couple accused of murdering their five-year-old son in 2016 by inflicting months of abuse on him, until he finally collapsed after having hot water poured on him, was acquitted on Friday (Apr 3) of the capital charge and will face lesser charges. His 27-year-old parents, Azlin Arujunah and Ridzuan Mega Abdul Rahman, were
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Australian researchers trial TB vaccine to fight coronavirus
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SYDNEY: Australian researchers are fast-tracking large-scale human testing to see if a vaccine used for decades to prevent tuberculosis can protect health workers from COVID-19, they announced on Friday (Mar 27). The trial of the BCG vaccine will be conducted with 4,000 health workers in hospitals around Australia to determine if it can reduce COVID-19
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
China embarks on clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine
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BEIJING: China has started the first phase of a clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine, records show, as the world’s scientists race to find a way to combat the deadly pathogen. It comes after US health officials said last week they had started a trial to evaluate a possible vaccine in Seattle. Advertisement Advertisement The Chinese effort
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine
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WASHINGTON: The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against the new coronavirus has begun in Seattle, US health officials said on Monday (Mar 16), raising hopes in the global fight against the disease. But it may be another year to 18 months before it becomes available, once it has passed more trial phases to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
Malaysia ex-PM Najib’s trial halted over COVID-19 scare
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KUALA LUMPUR: Disgraced Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak’s corruption trial was halted Thursday (Mar 12) after his defence team were reportedly ordered to self-quarantine over fears about the coronavirus. Najib and his cronies are accused of looting billions of dollars from sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)and using it to finance a global spending spree. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Trial of men accused in downing of MH17 to begin in Amsterdam
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AMSTERDAM: The first hearing in the trial of four fugitive suspects in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was set to start in Amsterdam on Monday (Mar 9), more than five years after the plane was downed in Ukraine. Prosecutors say the suspects, three Russians and a Ukrainian, helped arrange the Russian missile system
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
Muay Thai gym co-founder gets jail and caning for sexually assaulting woman after trial class
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SINGAPORE: The co-founder of a Muay Thai gym was sentenced to seven years and four months’ jail and four strokes of the cane on Friday (Mar 6) for sexually assaulting a woman after a trial class. Tan Wai Luen, 31, had been convicted after a trial of one count of sexual penetration of the 33-year-old
