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Badminton
Zii Jia to face Japan’s No 2 Kenta in Thomas Cup quarter-finals
CHENGDU: Japan have sprung a surprise by choosing to field Kenta Nishimoto instead of Kodai Naraoka against Lee Zii Jia in the first singles in the Thomas Cup Finals last eight tie against Malaysia on Thursday (May 2).
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Corporate News
Shell beats expectations with $7.7 bln first-quarter profit
LONDON: Shell on Thursday reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of $7.7 billion, sharply beating expectations, on the back of strong oil trading and higher refining margins.
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Philippines
Philippines summons Chinese diplomat over South China Sea flare-up
MANILA: The Philippines summoned a Chinese diplomat on Thursday (May 2) to protest Beijing's use of water cannon against Filipino vessels at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, describing it as harassment and "dangerous manoeuvres".
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Nation
Sungai Bakap assemblyman in stable condition, says wife
GEORGE TOWN: Sungai Bakap assemblyman Nor Zamri Latiff is in a stable condition at the Seberang Jaya Hospital, says his wife Musalmah Yusop.
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Technology
Chip parts supplier Siltronic's profit falls on high client inventories
(Reuters) - German chip equipment supplier Siltronic reported a 27.5% drop in first-quarter core profit on Thursday, a week after it slashed annual targets due to customers' still high inventories.
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Brunei
Brunei on list of Malaysia’s top visitors
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Visitors from the Sultanate made the top 10 markets to Malaysia’s tourism in the first quarter of this year, Tourism Malaysia said in a statement on Tuesday (April 30).
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Tennis
Tennis-Fiery Rublev keeps a cool head to move on in Madrid
(Reuters) - Andrey Rublev surprised himself by managing to stay calm during an intense battle with Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid quarter-finals on Wednesday and the fiery Russian said his work on the mental side of the game was starting to pay off.
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Entertainment
Ruhainies to lodge police and MCMC report over claims made by Sarah Yasmine
Sarah, who's allegedly Aliff Aziz's girlfriend, most recently claimed that Ruhainies was trying to defame her by accusing her of putting something in Aliff's drink.
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Singapore
Embattled Cordlife receives letter of demand from client for breach of contract
SINGAPORE: Cordlife has received its first letter of demand from lawyers acting on behalf of one of its clients for breach of a service agreement and breach of duty of care in negligence, the company said in an SGX filing on Thursday (May 2).
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Nation
MBJP issues compounds against foreigners for illegally running stalls
JOHOR BARU: More than 50 foreigners have been slapped with compounds worth about RM1,000 each for operating stalls illegally here, says Johor Baru City Council (MBJB).
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World
South Korea parliament approves new inquiry into deadly 2022 crowd crush
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's National Assembly voted on Thursday to approve a bill backed by the ruling and opposition parties to launch a fresh probe into the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the capital Seoul in 2022.
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Markets
Asia stocks rise as Fed tamps down hike fears; yen leaps
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks and U.S. futures rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve downplayed risks of an interest rate hike, while the yen was bumpy after another burst of suspected intervention from Japan.
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Nation
Case of human remains in Paroi river classified as murder, say police
SEREMBAN: The police have classified the case of a man whose tattooed remains were found in a river in Paroi near here as murder.
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Cambodia
Cambodia says heatwave a factor in ammo blast that killed 20 soldiers
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's defence ministry said Thursday (May 2) a blistering heatwave roiling South-East Asia played a role in an ammunition explosion that killed 20 soldiers at an army base over the weekend.
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Boxing
Olympics-Moving up a division is worth the weight for India's Borgohain
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain will step onto the scales a bit heavier at the Paris Olympics but feeling like a weight has been lifted from her shoulders.
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Boxing
Boxing-Garcia denies doping before Haney fight
(Reuters) - American super lightweight boxer Ryan Garcia has denied taking a banned performance-enhancing substance before his victory over WBC world champion Devin Haney in New York last month.
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Banking
Standard Chartered Q1 profit rises 5.5%, beats estimates
HONG KONG/LONDON: Standard Chartered PLC beat forecasts on Thursday with a 5.5% rise in its first-quarter pretax profit, as the income boost from higher interest rates and a robust performance from its markets trading business offset a surge in credit losses.
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Commodities
Oil prices rebound on prospect of US replenishing strategic reserve
NEW DELHI: Oil prices rose on Thursday, rebounding from three days of losses, on expectations the lower levels may prompt the U.S., the world's biggest crude consumer, to start replenishing its strategic reserve, putting a floor under prices.
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Nation
Studies needed before state adopts Federal amendments to the National Forestry Act, says Perak MB
IPOH: More time and studies are required before the state can adopt the amendments to the National Forestry Act that was gazetted at the federal level in 2022, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
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Banking
Hong Kong central bank keeps key rate unchanged, tracks Fed move
HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) kept its base rate charged through the overnight discount window unchanged at 5.75% on Thursday, tracking a move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep rates steady.