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Entertainment
Kate Middleton spotted in public for the first time in months amid photo controversy
The sightings come after Kate’s absence from public life, following abdominal surgery on Jan 16, led to wild conspiracy theories on social media about her whereabouts and health status.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Sabah approves second water intake for treatment plant in drought-hit Papar
KOTA KINABALU: A new water treatment plant under the Emergency Water Supply Scheme (EWSS) has been approved for the Papar district.
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Nation
'It was as if I'm invisible': Ronald Kiandee criticises Deputy Speaker
KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition MP Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee criticised the Deputy Speaker for depriving him of his right to invoke a Standing Order during the Dewan Rakyat session.
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Sabah & Sarawak
UMS' water woes should be ending soon, says vice-chancellor
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)'s water woes will soon be a thing of the past, says its vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Kasim Mansor.
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Forex
Amir Hamzah: No plans to peg the ringgit at this time
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to peg the ringgit at this time, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
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Nation
Langkawi airport named best in its size category for the Asia-Pacific region
PETALING JAYA: The Langkawi International Airport has snagged the 2023 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award for Best Airport of two to five Million Passengers in Asia-Pacific for the third consecutive year.
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Vietnam
Prosecutors seek death sentence for mastermind of Vietnam's largest financial scam
Vietnamese prosecutors on Tuesday called for a death sentence for Truong My Lan, the mastermind of the country's largest financial fraud case on record, state media reported.
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China
China says US has 'no right' to interfere in South China Sea
BEIJING: China said on Tuesday (March 19) the United States had "no right" to interfere in the South China Sea, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington stood by its commitments to defend the Philippines against armed attack in the disputed waterway.
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Nation
34 homeless people in JB sent to shelter
JOHOR BARU: A total of 34 homeless people were picked up by government officials from two homeless hotspots here.
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Technology
Ukraine ‘hacktivists’ fighting Russia on digital front
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Artem knew that he would not "sit idly by".
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Philippines
Blinken lauds 'extraordinary' expansion of defence ties with Philippines
MANILA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed on Tuesday (March 19) a recent strengthening of defence ties with the Philippines as "extraordinary", saying they would only grow further, though Washington's expanding alliances were not aimed at China.
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Nation
‘Milkman’ thief nabbed in Seremban, nine cases solved
SEREMBAN: A man who robbed his victims disguised as a milkman has been detained in an operation here, says Dep Comm Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof.
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Banking
Bank of Japan scraps radical policy, makes first rate hike in 17 years
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift away from trying to reflate growth with decades of massive monetary stimulus.
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Nation
Ipoh White Coffee ranked top ten best coffee in the world, according to TasteAtlas
KUALA LUMPUR: Ipoh White Coffee has been voted one of the most popular coffees in the world.
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True Or Not
QuickCheck: Were three teen girls arrested for motorbike stunts in Melaka?
When one thinks of motorbike stunts, our minds are inclined towards imagining a bunch of boys performing wheelies or the "Superman" stunt and other dangerous acts.
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Nation
Contraband cigarettes worth almost RM8mil including duties seized
GEORGE TOWN: Contraband cigarettes worth almost RM8mil including tax have been seized after the Customs Department crippled a syndicate attempting to smuggle them into the country earlier this month.
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Internet
Anti-Scam Centre, banks help shield 82-year-old man in S’pore from scams that would have cost him RM13mil
An elderly man was targeted in three scam attempts over two months and would have lost a total of S$3.7mil, if not for the swift intervention of the police and his banks.
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Corporate News
Unilever to spin off ice cream unit, cut 7,500 jobs
UNILEVER plans to spin off its ice cream unit, home to popular brands such as Magnum and Ben & Jerry's, into a standalone business, as the consumer goods group announced a new cost-savings programme on Tuesday that would impact 7,500 jobs.
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Entertainment
Former K-pop star Jung Joon-young released after serving time for sex crimes
The former singer was embroiled in a scandal in 2019, when it was found that he had filmed and shared sex videos without the consent of the women in them.