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Family
3 Malaysian couples who turn the page on traditional gender roles in marriage
Malaysian couples who have challenged the traditional gender-biased breadwinner models find equality, and happiness, in their relationships.
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Markets
Asia stocks rise, yen plumbs 34-year low as BOJ stands pat on rates
SINGAPORE: The yen fell amid volatile trade on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained its accommodative monetary policy stance at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting, while Asian shares rose in the broader market.
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Living
Heart and Soul: The joy and thrill of chasing sunsets
The writer has been chasing sunsets for 20 years, mostly at the seaside. Beyond the physical act of chasing sunsets lies a deeper, more profound journey – one of self-discovery and reflection.
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Nation
Past mistakes should serve as lesson to save Malaysia Airlines, says Anwar
SEPANG: Learn from past mistakes to prevent national air carrier Malaysia Airlines from collapsing, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Aviation
Fernandes: AirAsia Group to be listed on Bursa Malaysia in September
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Sdn Bhd (AAG) is poised to be listed on Bursa Malaysia in September, taking over the listing status of AirAsia X Bhd, said Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.
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World
Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais reports
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will send a small number of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais newspaper reported on Friday, quoting unidentified sources.
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Arts
Flexing and fine art: Louvre introduces Olympic sport sessions
The Louvre in Paris will host yoga and sports sessions in its galleries as part of a pre-Olympic cultural initiative
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Myanmar
Myanmar warlord at centre of battle for key border town
Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of southeastern Myanmar's frontier town of Myawaddy, as troops of the ruling junta and rebels jostle for control of the outpost that handles more than $1 billion in border trade every year.
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Technology
Alphabet, Microsoft shares jump as investors cheer AI investment
LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft and Google showed investors that heavy artificial intelligence investment can pay off with rising revenue, allaying concerns raised a day earlier by Meta, which said its expensive foray into AI was not immediately paying off.
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Technology
Snap shares jump nearly 30% after Q1 beat
(Reuters) - Shares in Snap soared nearly 30% in thin volume in Frankfurt on Friday after the owner of the photo messaging app beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly revenue and user growth.
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Cycling
Motorcycling-Gresini's Marquez eyes factory bike in 2025
(Reuters) - Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez said he wants to return to racing on a factory bike in 2025 after switching from Honda to Ducati satellite team Gresini Racing ahead of this season.
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Corporate News
Spritzer clarifies mistaken identity in insider trading report
KUALA LUMPUR: Spritzer Bhd has clarified that its managing director, Datuk Lim Kok Boon, was wrongly implicated as an insider trading offender in a report.
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World
Swiss parliamentary committee backs $5.5 billion aid plan for Ukraine
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary committee late on Thursday voted to back a 5 billion Swiss franc ($5.5 billion) aid contribution for Ukraine as part of a broader package aimed at improving neutral Switzerland's defense capabilities.
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What's Your Status?
Let's M.O.V.E. for planetary health
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” – Rumi
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Internet
Rescue pup to meme star: The real-life ‘Dogecoin’ dog
Her fluffy face now frail, Kabosu still flashes the enigmatic smile that made her the go-to meme dog for millennials and inspired a US$23bil (RM109.84bil) cryptocurrency beloved by Elon Musk.
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Corporate News
Berjaya Corp denies involvement in Forest City Casino talks
KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) has denied that its founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan is in talks regarding a casino licence in Forest City, Johor, as reported recently.
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AseanPlus News
Indonesia's Prabowo closes in on parliamentary majority after rival party pledges support
Indonesian president elect Prabowo Subianto received a boost on Thursday after a prominent political party that backed another candidate pledged its support for his administration, moving him a step closer to securing a majority in the new parliament.
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Nation
E-Filing: Deadline to submit tax return forms for non-business taxpayers extended to May 15
PUTRAJAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has extended the deadline for non-business taxpayers to submit their Tax Return Form for the Year of Assessment 2023 via e-Filing from April 30 to May 15.
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True Or Not
QuickCheck: Is the dividend rate lower for EPF Account 3?
AFTER the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) announced that it would be introducing the new Account 3 on May 11, some online users have been worried that this new account would impact the dividends they receive.
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Other Sports
Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting pressure on an overcrowded prison operating at almost double its capacity.