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Olympics-IOC bans former senior Olympic member Sheikh Ahmad for 15 years
BERLIN (Reuters) -Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been banned for 15 years from all positions within the International Olympic Committee over ethics breaches, the Olympic ruling body has decided.
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Cambodia
Cops release father from custody after he had attacked perpetrators who gang raped his teenage daughter
A Siem Reap man has been released from custody after an intervention from Keut Rith, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Justice of Cambodia.
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Nation
Issue warning, not RM250,000 fine for first-time 'no palm oil' label offences, urges Mydin boss
PETALING JAYA: Retailers found selling products with labels that discriminate against palm oil products should only be given a warning if it is a first-time offence, says Bumiputera Retailers Association president Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin.
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Laos
Lao economic growth remains below 2019 levels, World Bank report reveals
Lao economic growth is facing continued challenges, with growth estimated to have remained below 2019 levels in 2023 and expected to stay below that mark in 2024.
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Brunei
All-new Perodua models for Axia and Alza unveiled in Brunei
GHK Motors Sdn Bhd officially unveiled the all-new Perodua Alza and Axia at a launching ceremony at the Perodua Showroom of GHK Motors in Beribi Industries at Bandar Seri Begawan on Saturday.
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World
Vietnam police arrest former head of government office amid anti-graft crackdown
HANOI (Reuters) - Police in Vietnam have arrested the former head of the government office, Mai Tien Dung, on suspicion of abuse of power, the Ministry of Public Security said on Saturday, amid a widening anti-graft crackdown in the Southeast Asian country.
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Nation
Anwar attends development meeting in Kedah
ALOR SETAR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has attended a special state development meeting in Kedah at Wisma Darul Aman here.
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Wellness
Having back pain? A kind doctor makes all the difference
Patients with back pain appear to have better outcomes when they perceive their doctor as being empathetic.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Pejuang to make its presence felt in Sabah polls, says Mukhriz
KOTA KINABALU: Pejuang will make its presence felt in the coming Sabah election, even if the party does not field a candidate, says Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir.
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AseanPlus News
Japan’s child population drops to new record low, weighs on growth
The number of children in Japan has dropped to another record, in a stark reminder of the demographic challenges that are weighing on Asia’s second biggest economy.
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World
More migrant dinghies cross Channel to England despite Rwanda threat
STRAIT OF DOVER (Reuters) - Dozens of people in two rubber dinghies reached the southern coast of England on Saturday, the latest among thousands of asylum-seeking migrants to make the risky sea crossing from France this year.
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Nation
Perak govt mulls postponing upgrade of Teluk Intan's leaning tower to next year
KUALA KANGSAR: The Perak government may postpone the upgrading and refurbishment works for Teluk Intan's Leaning Tower, a popular tourist attraction, from this year to early next year.
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Nation
Foreign media reports on fuel price hike not true, Cabinet yet to discuss, says Fahmi
GEORGE TOWN: The Cabinet has not discussed any price hike for petrol and diesel yet, says Fahmi Fadzil.
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Singapore
Singapore's FDI up 10 per cent to a total of RM752bil IN 2023
Singapore's foreign direct investment (FDI) reached S$214 billion Singapore dollars (US$158 billion -) last year, an increase of 10 per cent over the previous year, said the Department of Statistics in a statement to the media.
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Arts
In Melaka, a rural 19th century chapel plays host to the music of Mozart, Bach
The Kuala Lumpur Madrigal Singers and Players will be performing a choral show at the Chapel of St Mary in Melaka
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Philippines
Philippine bishops instruct flock to pray for rain, heat relief
Catholic bishops in the Philippines are pitching in to seek divine relief from the extreme heatwave scorching the country, instructing their flock to recite special prayers for rain and lower temperatures.
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India
India not xenophobic, Its foreign minister says after Biden shock remark
India is not xenophobic, the country's foreign minister has insisted, after comments by US President Joe Biden suggesting the South Asian nation and fellow ally Japan were struggling economically because they rejected immigrants.
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World
Argentina's Milei says Spain's Sanchez brings 'death and poverty' after drug use jibe
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid and Buenos Aires traded barbs on Saturday after Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente suggested Argentina's President Javier Milei was a drug user.
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Style
What is 'banana botox' and does this anti-ageing beauty trick really work?
According to some TikTok users, bananas, or rather, the precious peel, can have almost the same effect as botulinum toxin.
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China
China publicises for the first time what it claims is a 2016 agreement with Philippines
For the first time, China has publicised what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands.