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Metro News
Widening access to mental health services
MORE people in Selangor are seeking free mental health services through the state government's Sehat programme.
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Nation
More mega and cultural events to attract tourists
PUTRAJAYA: The success of the inaugural Rain Rave Water Music Festival has spurred Tourism Malaysia to focus more on mega events and cultural festivals such as Festival Budaya Malaysia to boost tourist arrivals and spending.
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Nation
Tourism takes flight with new routes, both near and far
PUTRAJAYA: New international and regional flights to Malaysia are expected to boost tourist arrivals despite ongoing challenges in the aviation sector.
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Nation
Malaysia charts new course
PUTRAJAYA: Tourism Malaysia will recalibrate its strategy for international visitors, putting greater emphasis on Asia-Pacific markets while maintaining its presence in long-haul and Middle Eastern countries.
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Business
Thai PM gathers tycoons for talks
Thai Prime Minister (PM) Anutin Charnvirakul hosted some of the country's top billionaires and industry titans for a rare discussion on the economy, which officials have said is facing "a wave of crises" triggered by the Middle East conflict.
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Star Biz7
GLICs - push or pull for investors?
Malaysia's government-linked investment companies (GLICs) are stepping up their domestic deployment, and increasingly becoming some of the most influential sources of capital across sectors, from infrastructure and energy transition to technology startups.
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Star Biz7
LSH’s towering feat
Barely a year after its debut on Bursa Malaysia's ACE Market, Lim Seong Hai Capital Bhd (LSH) is preparing for a transfer to the Main Market.
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World
3 missing after 5.2-magnitude earthquake hits south China's Guangxi
NANNING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Liuzhou, a city in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, early Monday, leaving three people missing and four others hospitalized, local authorities said.
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World
Random shootings leave 4 injured in U.S. Texas
NEW YORK, May 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 random shootings left four people injured across Austin in the U.S. state of Texas on Sunday.
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World
North Korea's Kim calls for stronger frontline units to deter war, KCNA says
SEOUL, May 18 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said plans to strengthen frontline units on the border with South Korea, as well as other major units, were key to "more thoroughly deter war," state media KCNA reported on Monday.
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World
Military jets' crew members safely ejected after Idaho air show collision, Navy says
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Four crew members involved in a mid-air collision of military jets at an air show ejected safely on Sunday outside Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, the U.S. Navy said.
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World
"Michael" regains No. 1 spot at North American box office
LOS ANGELES, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Lionsgate's Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" regained the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with 26.1 million U.S. dollars in its fourth weekend of release, according to data from measurement firm Comscore released on Sunday.
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World
Saudi says it intercepted three drones that entered from Iraqi airspace
CAIRO, May 17 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday said it intercepted three drones after they entered its territory from Iraqi airspace.
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Cricket
Cricket-Delhi stay alive with win over Rajasthan as Bengaluru thrash Punjab to enter playoffs
May 17 (Reuters) - Delhi Capitals stayed in the top-four race with a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Sunday, after leaders Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first team to reach the playoffs with a 23-run win over Punjab Kings.
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Football
Soccer-Tiny Elversberg reach Bundesliga for first time
ELVERSBERG, Germany, May 17 (Reuters) - Elversberg will play in the Bundesliga for the first time ever next season after earning promotion with a 3-0 home win over Preussen Muenster on Sunday, sparking wild celebrations at the Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde which can hold most of the town's inhabitants.
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World
Canada confirms 1st hantavirus case
OTTAWA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has confirmed a case of hantavirus in a cruise passenger currently isolating in British Columbia following laboratory testing.
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Football
Soccer-Vinicius lifts Real Madrid to 1-0 win over Sevilla with Mbappe back in starting role
SEVILLE, Spain, May 17 (Reuters) - Vinicius Jr's first-half strike earned Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Sevilla in LaLiga on Sunday, with forward Kylian Mbappe returning to the starting lineup after being controversially left out by manager Alvaro Arbeloa.
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World
5 killed, 15 wounded in Israeli strikes across S. Lebanon
BEIRUT, May 17 (Xinhua) -- At least five people, including two children, were killed and 15 others wounded on Sunday as Israeli strikes intensified across southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources.
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Golf
Golf-Kitayama ties major record for lowest final-round score, credits 'putter God'
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, May 17 (Reuters) - Kurt Kitayama rode a red-hot putter to card a sizzling seven-under-par 63 on Sunday that tied the major championship record for lowest final-round score and propelled him into contention at Aronimink Golf Club.
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World
Suspected Ukrainian military drone found crashed in Lithuania, authorities say
TALLINN, May 17 (Reuters) - A suspected Ukrainian military drone was found crashed in Lithuania on Sunday, the Lithuanian government's National Crisis Management Centre said.
