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

  World | Mar 08, 2024, 01:24 PM 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 | Feb 10, 2015, 06:52 PM 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