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                                <title><![CDATA[ China lifts bans on group tours to US, Japan and other key markets ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Indonesian president warns cabinet against overspending ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 09:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UK govt says no spending cuts, no reverse on tax cuts ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 01:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ British financial markets came under strain when Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced US$50 billion of tax cuts and unprecedented support on energy bills without saying how they would be paid for. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Domestic tourism spending for 2021 drops 54.5% to RM18.4 billion ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 06:13:39 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The number of domestic visitor arrivals in 2021 fell 49.9% to 66 million compared to 131.7 million the year before. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pandemic highlights need for personal financial planning ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 03:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
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