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  Hong Kong introduces new national security draft bill with tougher penalties to stifle dissent

  World | March 08, 2024 13:24 IST

  Hong Kong, a booming business hub, has come under the scanner as authorities launched a crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. This crackdown began after violent pro-democracy protests in 2019 after which several pro-democracy lawmakers have been arrested while others fled abroad.

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  Sri Lanka introduces tougher laws on cigarette marketing

  World | February 10, 2015 18:52 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lanka's new government presented fresh legislation to parliament on Tuesday aiming to print graphic pictorial warnings on cigarette packets, an official said.Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne presented the Bill to amend the National