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People
Malaysian retiree runs three businesses to keep busy after retirement
Zaleha Tasrib, a retired photographer from Muzium Negara, runs a vintage bookstore, an antique business, and sells homemade curry puffs.
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AI
‘Wild West’ of neuroscience drives new laws on brain privacy
As advances in brain science make it possible to read and write human thoughts, some US states are pushing for new laws to protect neural activity
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Property
China's ICBC to support stabilisation of property market
SHANGHAI: The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China said on Thursday it will support moves underway in the world's second-largest economy to stabilise its property market.
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Social media
What happened when India pulled the plug on TikTok
In India, a country of 1.4 billion, it took TikTok just a few years to build an audience of 200 million users. India was its biggest market.
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Nation
21 MMEA divers involved in phase two search for helicopter black box
PETALING JAYA: The search for the black box of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) helicopter that made an emergency water landing earlier this month has entered its second phase.
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Football
Soccer-Liverpool, Man Utd jointly launch programme to combat tragedy-related abuse
(Reuters) - Liverpool and Manchester United have jointly launched an education programme through their foundations to tackle tragedy-related abuse, the clubs said in the run-up to their Premier League game at Old Trafford on April 7.
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Economy
China will be a driving force for the world economic recovery, official says
China aims to be strong driving force for the world economic recovery this year, opening its markets wider to foreign investors and promoting high quality growth, the country's top legislator Zhao Leji said on Thursday.
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Cricket
Cricket-Mumbai missed a trick by holding back Bumrah in IPL run-fest, Klaasen says
(Reuters) - Mumbai Indians missed a trick by holding back Jasprit Bumrah in the opening six powerplay overs, Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Heinrich Klaasen said after his side pummelled the five-times champions to post the highest Indian Premier League (IPL) total.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Cloud seeding ops under way in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Cloud seeding has begun in Sabah on Thursday (March 28).
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Technology
China’s Xiaomi to enter cut-throat EV market for the first time
Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi will launch its first-ever EV at a press conference in Beijing March 28, injecting itself into a fiercely competitive sector in the world's largest car market.
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Living
Why Disney’s 'Wish' has a character with a disability
In the magical world of Disney’s movie Wish, the protagonist wishes on a star, which leads to a quest to support her community.
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Investment
Amanah Saham Nasional declares RM2bil payout for ASB2 and ASM
KUALA LUMPUR: Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of state investment firm Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), has announced a total income distribution payout of RM2bil for the financial year ending March 31, 2024, for Amanah Saham Bumiputera 2 (ASB2) and Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM).
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Japan
Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in cholesterol supplement scare
TOKYO: A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing health scare reported on Thursday (March 27) two more deaths potentially related to its tablets.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Gift of drinking water for drought-hit areas in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Drought-hit districts in Sabah have received 6,736 cartons of drinking water donated by PETRONAS through the state disaster management committee.
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World
Jakarta to remain economic hub as Indonesia prepares to move capital city
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament on Thursday designated special status for Jakarta, keeping the metropolis as the country's economic epicentre, amid plans to move the capital city to Borneo island.
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World
Migrant crossings to UK hit new record, heaping pressure on Sunak
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 4,600 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2024, a record total for the first three months of the year and giving Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a fresh political headache.
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Auto
Toyota's global sales slide 7% in February, led by slumps in China and Japan
TOKYO: Toyota Motor's global sales dropped 7% in February from a year earlier, hurt by a heavy decline in China due to Lunar Year holidays and a slump in Japan after a safety test scandal at its small car unit.
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Technology
Crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried faces sentencing
Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be sentenced Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history.
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China
US-China competition overshadows Boao forum on economic cooperation
BOAO, Hainan: The competition between China and the United States, including in new technology from artificial intelligence (AI) to electric vehicles (EVs), has cast a shadow on an international economic conference.
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Nation
Employers, NGOs appeal for extension of foreign worker deadline
PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to extend the deadline for Visa With Reference (VDR) applications to avoid workforce issues across a number of industries.