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Singapore
Four men arrested over alleged karambit knife attack that injured two others in Singapore's Prinsep Street
Two men were allegedly attacked in Prinsep Street in the early hours of April 25 by a group of four men armed with a karambit knife.
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Thailand
Thai power demand hits record as extreme heat prompts warnings
Thailand’s power usage surged to a record on April 27 as temperatures soared across the country, prompting the authorities to repeatedly issue health warnings amid a rising heat-related death toll.
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Nation
Anwar meets Jordanian PM, emphasises need to support Palestine state recognition at UN
RIYADH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised the crucial need to support Palestinian state recognition at the United Nations (UN) during his meeting with his Jordanian counterpart Bisher Hani Al-Khasawneh on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Meeting here.
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Indonesia
Asian Development Bank forecasts Indonesia's GDP to expand by 5% in 2024, 2025
Indonesia's economy is expected to increase by five per cent in 2024 and 2025, primarily coming from domestic private consumption and investment, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB) projections.
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Philippines
Philippines to endure unusually extreme heat until mid-May; schools shut down in-person classes
Unusually hot weather in the Philippines was expected to last until mid-May, a forecaster said Sunday, after the temperature hit a record high in the capital Manila.
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Vietnam
Ho Chih Minh City's police bust major money laundering ring with group having over 25 shell companies
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency on Saturday evening busted a large-scale money laundering and illegal cross-border currency transfer ring.
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AseanPlus News
Singapore's classic 1970s HDB lift, Nanyang coffee roasting machine now added to National Collection
In 1988, about three years after Dominic Chua had started working at Ho Tit Coffee Powder Factory, his father Chua Tock Hoon – the shop’s founder – died following a traffic accident that left him in a coma for 11 weeks.
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Singapore
Woman, 22, to be charged with acting as member of unlawful society; faces three years in jail
A woman allegedly posted in July 2023 video clips of herself on a social media platform chanting gang slogans and displaying gang hand signs to show secret society affiliation.
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Indonesia
Indonesia's first ever thermal power plant stops operating in country's effort to have cleaner air
Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) has held a press conference to inform about the country’s progress in the early decommissioning of the Cirebon-1 thermal power plant.
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AseanPlus News
End of the road? Philippine jeepneys face uncertain future
The first jeepneys rolled onto the streets of the Philippines just after World War II -- noisy, smoke-belching vehicles initially made from leftover US Jeeps that became a national symbol.
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Vietnam
Vietnam ranks third in South-East Asia in startup investment attraction; Singapore and Indonesia lead the way
Vietnam maintained its third position in the number of investment deals and regained the third place in terms of total investment in startups in South-East Asia. Singapore is first while Indonesia second.
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AseanPlus News
A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal
A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show "more commitment and more seriousness” in cease-fire negotiations in interviews with Israeli media.
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Laos
Laos and Thailand pushing for more road and bridge links to boost trade between two countries
The governments of Laos and Thailand plan to increase the volume of their shared trade by building more road and bridge links as well as a special railway bridge, as agreed when the foreign ministers met for talks in Thailand this week.
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Nation
Parents against introduction of non-DLP class in Melaka schools
MELAKA: A group of parents are against the introduction of a non-Dual Language Programme (DLP) class in a dozen schools where the programme has been implemented here.
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World
Bangladesh reopens schools amid scorching heatwave
DHAKA (Reuters) - Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday despite a heatwave continuing to sweep the South Asian nation, with temperatures expected to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in the days ahead, according to the weather department.
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Myanmar
Over 100kg drugs worth RM8.4mil seized in southern Myanmar
Myanmar authorities have seized 100kg of methamphetamine and 13kg of ketamine in a recent operation in southern Myanmar, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control reported on Sunday.
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AseanPlus News
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave
South Asia and South-East Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls for relief.
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Singapore
13 women and one man arrested, investigated for suspected involvement in vice-related activities in Singapore
Thirteen women and one man were arrested in connection with vice-related activities after police raided hotels and residential units in the central part of Singapore on April 24 and 25.
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Nation
KKB polls: Multi-cornered fight will not affect Pakatan's strategy, says Gobind
HULU SELANGOR: The multi-cornered fight for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state seat will not change Pakatan Harapan's electoral strategy, says Gobind Singh Deo.
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Cambodia
20 Cambodian soldiers killed in an ammunition explosion at a military base; cause still unclear
Security was tight around a military base in southwestern Cambodia on Sunday, a day after a huge explosion there killed 20 soldiers, wounded others and damaged nearby houses.