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China
China says arms trade with Cambodia, Thailand unrelated to border conflict
BEIJING: China said on Thursday (Dec 18) its arms trade with Thailand and Cambodia is unrelated to the current conflict between the South-East Asian neighbours, with which Beijing has close ties.
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World
Putin's spymaster spoke by phone with new MI6 chief, TASS reports
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence director, Sergei Naryshkin, said that he had recently spoken by telephone to the chief of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), TASS reported on Thursday.
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Nation
Police seeking teen suspected of giving toddler a black eye
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are searching for an 18-year-old male teenager suspected of injuring a three-year-old boy at a house in Batu Muda here.
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Singapore
NParks investigating Singapore influencer over dog abuse allegations
SINGAPORE: The National Parks Board (NParks) is investigating allegations that Singapore influencer Eunice Ng has been abusing her pet dog.
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Laos
Thailand and Laos discuss economic cooperation plan to boost trade to US$11bil by 2027
BANGKOK: Thailand and Laos aim to increase bilateral trade to US$11 billion by 2027. Plans focus on logistics, agriculture, and cross-border trade, enhancing economic ties.
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World
Russia jails man for 22 years for blowing up trains in Siberia at Ukraine's behest
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A Belarusian man accused by Russia's FSB security service of blowing up two trains in Siberia on the orders of Ukraine's intelligence services was jailed for 22 years on Thursday by a military court.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka arrests three men for burning elephant alive
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police arrested three men on Thursday (Dec 18) on charges of cruelty to animals after a viral video showed them setting a wild elephant on fire.
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Football
Soccer-Morocco hosting AFCON will help Algeria, Chaibi says
FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Algeria hope to use the familiarity of Morocco's climate to land a third Africa Cup of Nations title, midfielder Fares Chaibi said despite his dismay that the upcoming tournament was not being held in the summer.
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Football
Soccer-Most women's national team players earn less than $20,000, FIFPRO study shows
MANCHESTER, England, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Two-thirds of women's national team players earn less than $20,000 annually, according to a new FIFPRO survey that highlights persistent financial insecurity and structural gaps in the women's game.
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Singapore
Jail for man in Singapore who struck domestic helper with knife, kicked police officer and stole mobile phone
SINGAPORE: A man struck his grandmother's domestic helper with a knife and threatened to stab her, during an argument that started with him asking her for the model of her mobile phone.
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Nation
Body found in bag believed to be missing Ampang woman, say cops
SEREMBAN: The body found inside a bag at an abandoned house in Kampung Batu 4, Pedas, near here, is believed to be a woman reported missing in Ampang, Selangor, since Dec 8.
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Thailand
Three Songkhla districts warned of flash floods and mudslides
BANGKOK: The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has sent out alerts via cell broadcast to warn residents of three districts in Songkhla about the potential for flash floods and mudslides following heavy rains.
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Football
Sabah coach Jean-Paul drops bombshell by resigning
PETALING JAYA: Sabah head coach Jean-Paul de Marigny shocked the football fans by resigning with immediate effect on Thursday (Dec 18).
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Singapore
Jail for man and his mother after he misappropriates over S$1.2mil from firm’s bank account in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A man and his mother have been handed jail sentences after a sum of over S$1.2 million was misappropriated from the bank account of a firm the son was a shareholder and director of.
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Nation
Terengganu Wildlife Department captures wild elephant in Kemaman
CHUKAI: The Terengganu Wildlife and National Parks Department captured a wild elephant at Ladang Rakyat Bukit Bandi Cerul near here on Thursday (Dec 18).
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Nation
Nadma coordinating immediate action in six flood-hit states, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) is coordinating immediate action with the relevant agencies in the six flood-hit states, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Indonesia
Indonesian president sets one month target to complete temporary housing for displaced disaster victims
AGAM (Indonesia): (Bernama-Antara) Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto aims to complete the temporary housing for disaster-affected residents in Salareh Aia Village, Agam District, West Sumatra, within one month, reported Antara news agency.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Verstappen to take Ricciardo's racing number three next season
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Max Verstappen will take Daniel Ricciardo's old racing number three next season now that Lando Norris has put number one on his McLaren as Formula One world champion.
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World
EU court says Denmark's ethnic-based 'ghetto law' may be discriminatory
COPENHAGEN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The EU's top court ruled on Thursday that Denmark's 2018 "ghetto law," which relocates residents from minority-heavy areas, could amount to ethnic discrimination, dealing a blow to the country's integration policy.
