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Gibran Inaugurated as Mayor of Solo
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Xi Jinping declares extreme poverty has been wiped out in China
President says 850 million people have been lifted out of destitution in an ‘unprecedented accomplishment’ Beijing’s success in fighting poverty…
RM10,000 fine – MPs cite double standard still an issue
Both sides of the political divide express concerns over the hefty fine. Punishment for MCO violators should be to educate,…
Puad: It’s an open secret that Umno will leave PN
Umno supreme council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi has told Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin that his party will ditch Perikatan Nasional…
Govt, AmBank unit agree on RM2.83 bil 1MDB scandal settlement
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Mr. Potato Head Brand Goes Gender Neutral
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Street Artist Transforms Ordinary Landscapes Into Playful Cast of Characters
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El Chapo’s wife goes from obscurity to celebrity to arrest
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Van Gogh painting to be shown in public for first time
(Reuters) : A painting of a Paris street scene by Vincent Van Gogh is to be shown to the public…
Tapir rescued after being trapped in Kuantan school drain
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Commentary: Politicians are using yesterday’s tools for today’s tech challenges
Businesses, communications, cities, even political systems are being altered and destabilised in ways beyond the control of nations, says the…
Rescuers hunt for survivors after Indonesia landslide
JAKARTA : Rescue teams in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province searched for survivors today after a landslide in an illegal gold…
When and why Zahid’s corruption trial has been postponed 15 times since it began in Nov 2019
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 : It was clear through High Court Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah’s exasperated sigh and remarks in…
Bad news for Malaysia if govt SPV manages 5G roll-out: Fitch Solutions
It may lead to high capital expenditure, lower operator margins and purported corruption, says research house KUALA LUMPUR : The…
PN to form state election structures soon – Azmin
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Mt Etna’s latest eruptions awe even those who study volcanos
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139-year-old house rolls to new San Francisco address
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) : After 139 years at 807 Franklin St. in San Francisco, a two-story Victorian house has a…
I’m the Amazon Worker the Media Doesn’t Want You to Meet | Opinon
I appear to be that rarest of working-class Americans: a gruntled Amazon employee. Judging from what you read in the…
Baarack from the brink: Wild sheep rescued in Australia shorn of 35kg fleece
SYDNEY (REUTERS) : A wild and ailing sheep found in a forest in Australia, named Baarack by rescuers, has yielded…
Indonesian foreign minister meets Myanmar counterpart in Bangkok after scrapping Naypyitaw visit
SINGAPORE : Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has cancelled her plan to visit Naypyitaw, but met with Myanmar’s military-appointed foreign…
PM Muhyiddin receives first Covid-19 vaccine as Malaysia kicks off mass inoculation campaign
KUALA LUMPUR : Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin became the first person in Malaysia to receive a Covid-19 vaccine shot on…
Six positive consequences of Sheraton Move
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