KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia welcomes participants from China's Hong Kong for its long-term visa program but will make sure the applicants are "not running away from anything," a government official said recently.

Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry Secretary-General Isham Ishak said this week that interested participants for "Malaysia My Second Home program (MM2H)" are more than welcome, but they must be genuine. (Malaysia-Hong Kong Visa Applicants)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will make a working visit to Malaysia, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Mohammad Javad is scheduled to pay a courtesy call to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and hold a dialogue with his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah during his visit on Thursday, the ministry said in a statement. (Malaysia-Iran)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Wednesday issued a directive to bar foreign nationals from self-employment in 10 categories of jobs.

Signed by Minister of Labor and Vocational Training Ith Samheng, the directive said self-employed foreigners are banned from being taxi, tuk-tuk and rickshaw drivers; barbers and beauticians; street vendors; massage therapists at public places; shoe sewers and polishers; tailors; car repairmen; Khmer souvenir producers; Khmer musical instrument and Buddha statue makers; and goldsmiths and gem cutters. (Cambodia-Foreigner)

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JAKARTA -- One soldier was killed and two others along with three police and one civilian were injured, after a protest turned violent in Indonesia's eastern Papua province on Wednesday, provincial military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Eko Daryanto said.

The rally in Deiyai district started with about 100 protesters and around 1,000 others carrying weapons, including big knifes, arrows and even guns, later joined and attacked security facilities, the spokesman said. (Indonesia-Papua-Riot) Enditem

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