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Brunei
Multiple labour offences uncovered
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Labour Department conducted an operation dubbed Operasi Siaga in two areas in Kampong Kiulap recently leading to uncovering several labour offences.
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Singapore
‘Northern Lights’ coming to Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay in May
SINGAPORE: People in Singapore will soon be able to get a feel of the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, which can usually be seen only in the northern parts of the world, such as Norway, Iceland and Finland.
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Philippines
Philippines bans deployment of Filipino seafarers on ships transiting Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
MANILA: The Philippine government on Wednesday (April 24) banned the deployment of Filipino seafarers on passenger and cruise ships transiting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden due to the risk of sailing in those regions.
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Markets
FBM KLCI closes at highest in 2 years
KUALA LUMPUR: Continuous buying by funds and gains on heavyweights helped propel the benchmark FBM KLCI index to its highest in two years.
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Cambodia
Chinese, Cambodian martial artists present joint performance at famed Angkor
SIEM REAP: China's Shaolin Kung Fu martial artists and Cambodian Bokator martial artists on Wednesday (April 24) jointly performed "When Shaolin Meets Bokator" at the famed Angkor Archaeological Park, attracting crowds of spectators.
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Technology
Taiwan chipmaker UMC warns of muted auto, industrial demand
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker UMC said on Wednesday it expected a rise in wafer shipments in the second quarter as inventory levels for computing, consumer and communications segments improved, but warned of muted auto and industrial demand.
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AseanPlus News
Australia arrests seven teenagers after Sydney bishop stabbing
SYDNEY: An Australian counter terrorism team arrested seven teenagers on Wednesday (April 24) linked to a boy charged with a religiously-motivated terror attack on a Sydney bishop and questioned another five people.
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Vietnam
Vietnam urged to build legal corridor for AI industry
HANOI: Vietnam needs a policy on artificial intelligence (AI) to help this industry develop strongly, while minimising risks, according to insiders.
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China
China reveals Shenzhou-18 crew will experiment on raising fish in space
BEIJING: China has revealed the names of the three astronauts who will travel to the country’s space station as part of its 13th crewed mission on Thursday (April 25).
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Banking
Thai c.bank says intervenes to ease baht volatility, policy rate 'robust'
BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has intervened in currency markets at times to ease any excessive moves in the baht while the current policy rate is robust and conducive to economic recovery, central bank officials said on Wednesday.
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Thailand
Don’t empty Bank of Agriculture's coffers for digital wallet scheme, warns Thai central bank
BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand has warned that the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will suffer liquidity problems if the government takes 172 billion baht from it to partially finance the digital wallet scheme.
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Technology
SK Hynix to invest $3.86 billion in DRAM chip production base in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix said on Wednesday it plans to invest 5.3 trillion won ($3.86 billion) to build a chip factory for a new dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip production base in South Korea.
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Singapore
S$3bil money laundering accused Su Baolin handed three new charges
SINGAPORE: Su Baolin, one of the 10 accused in Singapore’s largest money laundering case, was handed three more charges on April 24.
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Banking
Indonesia's central bank delivers surprise rate rise to support rupiah
JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank delivered a surprise rate hike on Wednesday, stepping up efforts to support the rupiah currency against selling linked to global risk aversion and a delay in the expected timing of any U.S. policy easing.
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TECH
Trend Micro: Malaysia records 69% decline in ransomware detections in 2023
The Calibrating Expansion: Annual Cybersecurity Threat Report also showed a year-over-year reduction in a number of other threats in Malaysia, with a 52% decline in malicious hosted URL threats being the most notable.
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Nation
KKB by-election: Nga’s aide likely to be DAP’s candidate
PETALING JAYA: Housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming’s aide is likely to be fielded as a DAP candidate in the upcoming Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election.
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Nation
Copter tragedy: Post mortem of victims completed, says Navy
PETALING JAYA: The post-mortem of all 10 victims of the Lumut helicopter crash is now complete, says the Royal Malaysian Navy.
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Social media
Australia’s top spy urges big tech to unravel encrypted chats
Australia’s top spy on April 24 urged greater cooperation from the big tech companies, asking them to break a long-held industry taboo by providing access to encrypted messages.
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Nation
Copter tragedy: Interim report will be ready in two weeks, says Fahmi
PUTRAJAYA: The interim report on the helicopter collision will be ready in two weeks, while the full report will be ready in a month, says government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil.
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AseanPlus News
Thailand proposes Asean meeting on Myanmar conflict
BANGKOK: Thailand foreign ministry on Wednesday (April 24) said it had proposed to Asean chair Laos the holding of a meeting with key South-East Asian countries aimed at resolving the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar.