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Persatuan Kebajikan Sayap Kasih Malaysia pleads for help in saving a six-month-old baby who is fighting for every heartbeat
At six months old, when he should be learning to roll over and babbling his first sounds, Wong Jia Wei is instead fighting for his life with every beat of his failing heart.
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Nation
Mindef reaffirms commitment to transparency and accountability
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry (Mindef) has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability and integrity following a courtesy call by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki at Wisma Pertahanan on Wednesday (Jan 21).
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World
Turkey's Erdogan says Kurdish forces in Syria must lay down arms and disband now
ANKARA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish forces in northern Syria must lay down weapons and disband now to avoid further bloodshed, after Damascus struck a ceasefire with the group and gave them four days to agree on integrating into the central state.
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World
Spanish train drivers call for strike after deadly derailments
MADRID, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Spain's biggest train drivers' union on Wednesday called for a nationwide strike to demand assurances for the profession's safety after three derailments in 48 hours caused crashes that left dozens dead, including two drivers.
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Corporate News
Oxford Innotech wins RM4.8mil data centre job
PETALING JAYA: Oxford Innotech Bhd (OXB) has accepted a letter of award from the Singapore office of an Australia-based data centre and computer room infrastructure specialist to supply precision steel components for data centre airflow management solution.
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Nation
Appeals court rules govt not liable in detainee's suicide death
PUTRAJAYA: The government succeeded in its appeal at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday (Jan 21), overturning a High Court decision that had found it liable for negligence in the death of a security guard who died by suicide while in custody at a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) lock-up in Klang in 2019.
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Other Sports
Sailing-New Zealand to defend America's Cup in July 2027 in Italy's Naples
ROME, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The final series of the America's Cup will start on July 10 next year in the southern Italian city of Naples, defending champions New Zealand said on Wednesday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-'We are a family': US skaters rally in grief as crash anniversary nears
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Nearly a year after a mid-air collision in Washington killed 67 people including 28 members of the U.S. figure skating community, athletes say the tight-knit sport is even more united, rallying around bereaved parents, coaches and teammates.
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World
Targeted by Trump, Fed's Cook is a fighter with the scars to prove it
Jan 21 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's contested firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has become a test case in his bid to assert control over the U.S. central bank and his ongoing efforts to push the limits of presidential power.
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Corporate News
Suria Capital appoints Abd Rahman Dahlan as chairman
PETALING JAYA: Suria Capital Holdings Bhd has appointed Datuk Seri Abd Rahman Dahlan as its chairman.
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World
US Supreme Court appears reluctant to let Trump fire Fed's Lisa Cook
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Wednesday toward President Donald Trump's unprecedented bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in a case with the central bank's independence at stake.
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China
China distances itself from Greenland issue but warns against US dependence
BEIJING: China rejected speculation on Wednesday (Jan 21) that it would compete for influence in the West as a United States bid to take control of Greenland threatens to reshape the power dynamics of a decades-old transatlantic security alliance.
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Nation
Govt to hold talks with Dong Zong soon over UEC candidates taking BM, History SPM papers
PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry will hold discussions with the United Chinese School Committees' Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) soon on the implementation of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Bahasa Melayu and History pass requirements for Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) candidates.
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Nation
MACC only froze 10 bank accounts, day-to-day ops not affected, says IJM
KUALA LUMPUR: IJM Corporation Bhd clarifies that a limited number of the company's bank accounts have been temporarily restricted as part of an ongoing probe by graft busters.
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World
US envoy Witkoff says he will meet with Putin on Thursday
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner planned to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, and that he would meet with the Ukrainians later.
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Fashion
How plus-size fashion in Malaysia is shaping a new standard of inclusivity
As conversations about inclusivity grow, Malaysian brands are redefining plus-size fashion with pieces that empower and inspire confidence.
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Forex
Ringgit closes higher amid US-EU tariff concerns, easing Japanese government bonds
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar as market sentiment improved amid concerns over the United States' tariffs against the European Union (EU) and geopolitical risks, while pressures in the Japanese Government Bond (JGB) market eased.
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World
Germany arrests suspected Russian spy accused of gathering Ukraine drone intelligence
BERLIN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - German prosecutors on Wednesday arrested a German-Ukranian woman accused of spying for Russia by gathering information on drones meant for Ukraine at political events and through befriending former defence ministry staff, according to a statement.
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Badminton
Zii Jia breaks 10-month winless run at Indonesian Masters
PETALING JAYA: Former Asian champion Lee Zii Jia finally ended a 10-month wait for a win after defeating India's HS Prannoy in the first round of the Indonesian Masters on Wednesday (Jan 21).
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World
Syria's Rifaat al-Assad, the 'butcher of Hama', dies at 88
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad known by critics as the "butcher of Hama" for crushing an Islamist uprising in the city in 1982 before unsuccessfully challenging for power and going into exile, died on Tuesday.
