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World
Georgian opposition member says government is intimidating protesters
TBILISI (Reuters) - Dimitri Chikovani, a member of Georgia’s opposition United National Movement (UNM) and an active protester against a controversial new law said he was attacked by five people last week, blaming the government for seeking to intimidate opponents.
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STARPICKS
MGB ACHIEVES 23% PROFIT SURGE IN Q1FYE2024
PETALING JAYA: Construction and property development solutions provider MGB Berhad (MGB, or the group) announced its first quarter results for the financial year ending 31 December 2024 (Q1FYE2024) on May 16.
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Nation
Anwar arrives in Kazakhstan with mission to strengthen long-standing relations
ASTANA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Kazakhstan for his inaugural official two-day visit aimed at further strengthening the long-standing relationship between the two countries, which spanned over three decades.
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Metro News
Developer gets Bohol pond upgrade job
A DEVELOPER has been awarded the tender to upgrade the Bohol flood retention pond.
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Singapore
Fire at NUH Medical Centre’s retail area: 100 evacuated during lunch hour
SINGAPORE: About 100 people were evacuated from the retail wing of the National University Hospital (NUH) Medical Centre after an oven belonging to a food and beverage outlet caught fire at lunchtime.
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Nation
Federal Court upholds Singaporean's death sentence for killing stepson
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here on Thursday upheld the death sentence of a Singaporean man for the murder of his eight-year-old Thai stepson in 2008.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Lahad Datu dorm murder: Court sets June 27 for mention of case against 13 teens
LAHAD DATU: The Magistrate's Court here on Thursday (May 16) set June 27 for the next mention of the case of 13 vocational college students who were charged with the murder of a 17-year-old male student.
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Badminton
Zii Jia in smashing mode
PETALING JAYA: World No. 10 Lee Zii Jia was in commanding form as he advanced to the Thailand Open quarter-finals in Bangkok on Thursday.
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Nation
Senior citizen among six suspected mule account holders nabbed in Penang
BALIK PULAU: Police have arrested six individuals, including a senior citizen, suspected to have acted as mule account holders for several fraud syndicates, resulting in victims losing up to RM106,030 recently.
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Brunei
Brunei Sultan welcomes Malaysian King
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Wednesday (May 15) welcomed His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia at the Sultan's flight hangar here.
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World
Leaders from Western Balkans, EU, meet to discuss growth plan, reforms
KOTOR, Montenegro (Reuters) - The six Western Balkan countries brought together by the European Union met in Montenegro's Adriatic resort of Kotor on Thursday to see how to speed up reforms, create their own single market and ultimately join the bloc.
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Asia & Oceania
Learning how to appreciate the little things in life
The desire to pursue greatness and happiness through material things is a natural human instinct. Or is it?
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AI
Voice-cloning technology bringing a key US Supreme Court moment to ‘life’
Seventy years ago on Friday, no one outside of the US Supreme Court building heard it when Chief Justice Earl Warren announced the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision on school desegregation.
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People
Video of Malaysian chef promoting a blind tutor’s services goes viral
Celebrity chef Anis Nabilah helps a visually impaired tutor by giving him a ride home and recording a video to promote his tutoring services.
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Nation
MACC nabs ex-CEO on suspicion of power abuse, misappropriating RM1.2bil
PUTRAJAYA: A former chief executive officer of a statutory body has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on suspicion of power abuse and misappropriation of development funds worth RM1.2bil.
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World
Irish PM's party level with Sinn Fein in poll for first time since 2021
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris' Fine Gael drew level with Sinn Fein in an opinion poll for the first time in almost three years on Thursday, a further potential setback to the opposition party's hopes of governing for the first time.
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Nation
JB High Court sets May 20 for decision on Chegu Bard gag order
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru High Court has set May 20 to decide on a gag order against Bersatu Information Bureau Committee member Badrul Hisham Shaharin or Chegu Bard concerning the casino project in Forest City.
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China
Xi, Putin hail ties as 'stabilising' force in chaotic world
BEIJING: Leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin framed their nations' ties as a stabilising force in a chaotic world as they met Thursday (May 16) in Beijing, where the Russian president is seeking greater Chinese support for his war effort in Ukraine and isolated economy.
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Nation
LRT crash victim only filed suit after unity govt took over, says Dr Wee
PETALING JAYA: The Kelana Jaya LRT collision victim, 57-year-old Florence Lee, only filed her lawsuit during the time of the Madani government, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.