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An artistic illustration compares Earth (L) to a planet beyond the solar system that is a close match to Earth, called Kepler-452b in this NASA image released on July 23, 2015. REUTERS/NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle/Handout

Astronomers discover most Earth-like planet yet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A planet believed to be remarkably similar to Earth has been discovered orbiting a distant sun-like star, bolstering hopes of finding life elsewhere in the universe, U.S. scientists said on Thursday.

We can’t cope with high costs, say couple

PETALING JAYA: “If a normal person has 10 problems, a disabled person has 100.”

Capital volatility: Lee says aggressive currency market intervention may be futile and extremely costly.

Bank Negara has enough ‘ammunition’ to stop ringgit and sovereign rating decline

PETALING JAYA: Concerns that Malaysia’s external finances may worsen, as a result of continued intervention from the central bank after the ringgit weakened beyond 3.8 to the US dollar, have renewed fears that could lead to a sovereign rating downgrade.

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Sweet deal for ex-Ah Long

KUALA LUMPUR: For someone who was a loan shark (Ah Long) and came close to ending up on the gallows, Sam Leong can now claim to have turned over a new leaf.

Lacking lustre: Support for gold prices seen at the US1,000 to US1,015 per ounce level.

Gold sentiment still bearish

PETALING JAYA: There may be support for gold prices at the US$1,000 to US$1,015 per ounce level although overall, sentiment remains down as investors speculate on when the much anticipated US rate hike will happen. “Technically, prices will pause for a while before going lower,” a technical analyst told StarBiz.

MBPJ health inspectors put up a yellow banner at Jalan 51A/224 to inform the residents that there are two cases of dengue and to be vigilant.

Colour-coded alerts

THE PETALING Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has taken an aggressive measure to control the dengue menace by using colour coded banners to indicate the seriousness of the situation in neighbourhoods.

Worst over for CIMB?

KUALA LUMPUR: Analysts have turned optimistic on CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s Indonesian operations despite the bank’s group chief executive officer remaining cautious of its business in that country.

Celine Wong makes miniature bags for dolls which can also double up as keychain or an art decoration.

Market full of handmade treasures

EVERY third Sunday of the month, a group of vendors will share their creative ideas in One City, Subang Jaya, to showcase their handmade products to visitors.

Caring duo: Woon and her daughter Lai with a cat they had rescued from the streets. Photo: S.S. KANESAN

Guardian angels of the strays

COME rain or shine, Woon Soo Ling, now 83, would go out in the evenings every day to feed the street cats and dogs in her neighbourhood in Petaling Jaya.

Torn down: Council workers demolishing an illegal structure at the squatter colony in Sandakan.

Squatter colony raided after fireman’s death

KOTA KINABALU: Demolition teams swung into action at a Sandakan squatter colony where illegal power connections caused the death of a fireman.

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Kuala Lumpur City Hall launch of the KLCares mobile application, mobile website e-Perolehan electronic procurement system, and website myPayDBKL. From left: DBKL advisory board member Wilson Lau Hoi Keong, Kuala Lumpur Mayor Tan Sri Ahmad Phesal Talib with the newly launched mobile app KLCares, DBKL advisory board members Ahmad Faisal Abdul Karim and Ng How Doo.

It’s all online, says City Hall

TWO online systems and a mobile application are at the heart of efforts by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to lower costs, energy consumption, paper usage and ultimately cut down on the inconvenience of queueing up at counters.

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