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Family seeks help to find missing mother

PETALING JAYA: A 75-year-old woman with dementia has been reported missing after she wandered off from a care centre on Thursday evening.

Nation

Mother and three others charged with murdering eight-year-old girl in Taiping

TAIPING: A mother, along with three other relatives of the victim, have been charged in the Magistrate's Court here with murdering an eight-year-old girl.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh cuts working hours to save energy amid Middle East crisis

DHAKA: Bangladesh has launched fresh measures to curb energy consumption, cutting office hours and trimming public spending as conflict in the Middle East disrupts global fuel markets and strains power supply in the South Asian nation.

Cybersecurity

A US$280mil crypto hack exposes a human weak link in DeFi

Drift, a decentralised finance project built on the Solana blockchain, was hit by a hack that drained nearly US$300mil (RM1.21bil) in digital assets from the protocol, ranking it among the largest exploits in the history of crypto.

Economy

New forces reshape how China buys

CHINA's move to cultivate new quality productive forces will help boost domestic demand, encouraging a shift from mass consumption to "personalised, high-quality" consumption, analysts say.

South Korea

South Korea's Lee urges US visa reforms, raises defence role in talks with senators

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday (April 2) urged visiting US lawmakers to improve visa policies for Korean workers to prevent a recurrence of last year's detentions of Korean nationals in a raid at a Hyundai Motor facility in the state of Georgia.

India

India's 'Mounjaro brides': weight-loss injections become part of pre-wedding preparation

HYDERABAD, India: Soon-to-be brides and grooms seeking shortcuts to shed pounds before the big day have become the latest consumer target for weight-loss drugs in India.

Nation

Low impact to RTS Link from Middle East conflict, says Loke

JOHOR BARU: The global geopolitical situation and conflict in the Middle East have a minimal impact on the progress of the ongoing Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) project connecting Johor Baru and Singapore by rail.

Brunei

Six apprentices start Brunei aviation journey

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) yesterday marked a significant milestone in its talent development journey with the Engineering Apprentice Intake 30 Signing Ceremony at the RB Campus.

Entertainment

Singaporean singer Shazza is a ‘kinder, better person’ because of her family cat Rayyan

Rayyan, a 12-year-old former stray, has taught the singer to be more patient, responsible and deeply present in her own life.

AI

Doctors couldn’t help them. They rolled the dice with AI.

Some women with complex chronic illnesses are using chatbots to search for diagnoses or relief from their symptoms.

Laos

Laos promotes mine awareness with focus on youth participation

VIENTIANE: Laos observed the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, highlighting the role of youth and global partnerships in efforts to address unexploded ordnance.

Nation

Proposed RTS Link fare to be presented to M'sia, S'pore govts in Q3, says Loke

JOHOR BARU: The proposed fare for the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) is expected to be presented to both the Malaysian and Singapore governments in the third quarter of this year, says Anthony Loke.

Aviation

MAG to expand mainline fleet to 116 aircraft, serving 106 destinations by 2035

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) plans to expand its mainline fleet to 116 aircraft, serving 106 destinations by 2035, said its president and group chief executive officer (CEO), Captain Nasaruddin A Bakar.

Myanmar

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament

YANGON: Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing (pic) won a parliamentary vote on Friday (April 3) to become the country's president, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government.

Metro News

New task force to coordinate Selangor’s response to global disruptions

 THE Selangor government will hold a meeting on Friday (April 3) afternoon to formalise a special task force that will coordinate the state's response to potential supply and economic disruptions, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.

Boxing

Boxing-Pacquiao says Mayweather rematch is a fight, not an exhibition

April 3 (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao ⁠said he has signed a contract for a fight ⁠with Floyd Mayweather and that he would not ‌get back into the ring with the American if it was an exhibition bout.

Corporate News

Cypark consortium secures RM1.96bil EPCC contract for Kenyir solar facility

KUALA LUMPUR Cypark Resources Bhd said its consortium with Sunview Group Bhd has received a RM1.96bil engineering procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract by TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd (TNB GENCO) for a 595MWac hydro hybrid floating solar (HHFS) photovoltaic plant integrated with battery energy storage system (BESS) at Kenyir Lake, Terengganu.

Nation

Court sets May 7 to hear Najib’s bid to stay execution of US$1.3bil payment to SRC

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed May 7 to hear Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application for a stay of execution on the US$1.3bil payment owed to SRC International Sdn Bhd.

Corporate News

T7 Global unit bags job for FPSO Berantai

KUALA LUMPUR: T7 Global Bhd said its wholly-owned subsidairy Tanjung Offshore Services Sdn Bhd has secured a contract from Vestigo Petroleum Sdn Bhd for the provision of offshore transport and installation for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) Berantai.