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Living
Heart and Soul: The joy and thrill of chasing sunsets
The writer has been chasing sunsets for 20 years, mostly at the seaside. Beyond the physical act of chasing sunsets lies a deeper, more profound journey – one of self-discovery and reflection.
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Nation
Past mistakes should serve as lesson to save Malaysia Airlines, says Anwar
SEPANG: Learn from past mistakes to prevent national air carrier Malaysia Airlines from collapsing, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Aviation
Fernandes: AirAsia Group to be listed on Bursa Malaysia in September
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Sdn Bhd (AAG) is poised to be listed on Bursa Malaysia in September, taking over the listing status of AirAsia X Bhd, said Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
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World
Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais reports
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain will send a small number of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais newspaper reported on Friday, in response to pressure from EU and NATO allies to send more military aid to Kyiv.
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Technology
Alphabet, Microsoft shares jump as investors cheer AI investment
LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft and Google showed investors that heavy artificial intelligence investment can pay off with rising revenue, allaying concerns raised a day earlier by Meta, which said its expensive foray into AI was not immediately paying off.
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Myanmar
Myanmar warlord at centre of battle for key border town
Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of southeastern Myanmar's frontier town of Myawaddy, as troops of the ruling junta and rebels jostle for control of the outpost that handles more than $1 billion in border trade every year.
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Technology
Snap shares jump nearly 30% after Q1 beat
(Reuters) - Shares in Snap soared nearly 30% in thin volume in Frankfurt on Friday after the owner of the photo messaging app beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly revenue and user growth.
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Arts
Flexing and fine art: Louvre introduces Olympic sport sessions
The Louvre in Paris will host yoga and sports sessions in its galleries as part of a pre-Olympic cultural initiative
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Cycling
Motorcycling-Gresini's Marquez eyes factory bike in 2025
(Reuters) - Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez said he wants to return to racing on a factory bike in 2025 after switching from Honda to Ducati satellite team Gresini Racing ahead of this season.
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Corporate News
Spritzer clarifies mistaken identity in insider trading report
KUALA LUMPUR: Spritzer Bhd has clarified that its managing director, Datuk Lim Kok Boon, was wrongly implicated as an insider trading offender in a report.
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World
Swiss parliamentary committee backs $5.5 billion aid plan for Ukraine
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary committee late on Thursday voted to back a 5 billion Swiss franc ($5.5 billion) aid contribution for Ukraine as part of a broader package aimed at improving neutral Switzerland's defense capabilities.
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What's Your Status?
Let's M.O.V.E. for planetary health
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” – Rumi
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Internet
Rescue pup to meme star: The real-life ‘Dogecoin’ dog
Her fluffy face now frail, Kabosu still flashes the enigmatic smile that made her the go-to meme dog for millennials and inspired a US$23bil (RM109.84bil) cryptocurrency beloved by Elon Musk.
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Corporate News
Berjaya Corp denies involvement in Forest City Casino talks
KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) has denied that its founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan is in talks regarding a casino licence in Forest City, Johor, as reported recently.
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AseanPlus News
Indonesia's Prabowo closes in on parliamentary majority after rival party pledges support
Indonesian president elect Prabowo Subianto received a boost on Thursday after a prominent political party that backed another candidate pledged its support for his administration, moving him a step closer to securing a majority in the new parliament.
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True Or Not
QuickCheck: Is the dividend rate lower for EPF Account 3?
AFTER the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) announced that it would be introducing the new Account 3 on May 11, some online users have been worried that this new account would impact the dividends they receive.
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Nation
E-Filing: Deadline to submit tax return forms for non-business taxpayers extended to May 15
PUTRAJAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has extended the deadline for non-business taxpayers to submit their Tax Return Form for the Year of Assessment 2023 via e-Filing from April 30 to May 15.
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Other Sports
Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting pressure on an overcrowded prison operating at almost double its capacity.
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World
South Sudanese comedians find laughs in painful past
JUBA (Reuters) - When Isaac Anthony Lumori launched South Sudan's first weekly comedy show at the height of a civil war in 2014, his performers' quips about different ethnic groups were not always well received.
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India
India votes in second election phase as Modi vs Gandhi contest heats up
India began voting on Friday in the second phase of the world's biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.