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Technology
Filtronic's shares surge 50% on deepening supply deal with Musk's SpaceX
(Reuters) -Filtronic's shares surged 50% to a decade-high on Wednesday after the British engineering group deepened its partnership with SpaceX's Starlink platform and gave the Elon Musk-controlled company the option to take a stake.
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Nation
KKB by-election: Govt still mum on who's their candidate
PUTRAJAYA: The guessing game on who will be the unity government’s candidate for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election continues as its spokesman, Fahmi Fadzil, refused to divulge any information.
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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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Corporate News
PCG to focus on advancing growth initiatives, strengthening operational performance
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PCG) is focused on advancing its growth initiatives and strengthening its operational performance despite the expectation that 2024 will continue to be a challenging year.
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Golf
Golf-LIV open-minded about moving to 72-hole format, Norman says
(Reuters) - LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman said he is open-minded about the idea of moving to a traditional 72-hole format, though he added that the Saudi-backed circuit would need to evaluate the impact of adding an extra round to its 54-hole, no-cut events.
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Nation
Decision in Siti Bainun's appeal postponed to May 2
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today postponed to May 2 to give its verdict on the appeal of Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, who was found guilty of neglecting and abusing a teenage girl with Down Syndrome known as Bella.
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Corporate News
HSS Engineers declares 1.21 sen dividend on strong FY23 financial performance
KUALA LUMPUR: HSS Engineers Bhd has announced a final single-tier dividend of 1.21 sen per share in respect of the financial year ended Dec 31, 2023 (FY23), a significant increase from the previous year’s dividend of 0.92 sen per share.
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Streaming
Americans’ new TV habit: Subscribe. Watch. Cancel. Repeat.
Americans are getting increasingly impulsive about hitting the cancellation button on their streaming services.
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Family
Malaysian associate producer shares her thoughts on working for international game developer
Young Malaysian woman shares how working with an international game development company has impacted her life.
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Style
Do 'anti-wrinkle straws' work? Skin doctors are skeptical on this beauty trend
A gimmick for some, revolutionary for others: whatever the case, "anti-wrinkle straws", with their special shape, are all the rage on social networks.
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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.
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Nation
King graces National Unity Ministry's Aidilfitri gathering
PUTRAJAYA: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, graced the National Unity Ministry’s “Majlis Sulaman Kasih Aidifitri” here.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Sandakan needs a tourist information centre, says Elopura assemblyman
KOTA KINABALU: An assemblyman says he's found himself stepping into the shoes of a tourist guide in Sandakan due to the absence of a tourist information centre to guide visitors to places of interest in the district.
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Philippines
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
MANILA: Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to limit the amount of time spent outdoors.
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Forex
Asian FX gain as dollar droops, stocks track Wall Street higher
ASIAN emerging market currencies rose on Wednesday on the back of a weaker dollar, while Wall Street's rise rubbed off on regional stock markets, which were led by Taiwan and South Korea.
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Corporate News
I-Bhd announces RM100mil investment pledge from major shareholder
KUALA LUMPUR: Property group I-Bhd has announced a RM100 million investment pledge in redeemable preference shares from its major shareholder and chairman Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong.
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Singapore
Repeat offender known to touch women’s feet charged with molestation
SINGAPORE: A serial molester, known to touch women’s feet for sexual arousal, has been hauled to court after he allegedly reoffended and committed a similar offence on April 18 while he was under a remission order.
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Nation
Copter tragedy: Victims to be accorded military honours
IPOH: The remains of the 10 people who perished in the crash of two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) helicopters at its Lumut base on Tuesday (April 23) will be accorded military honours at the 23rd Royal Malay Regiment (RAMD) Camp here once the post-mortem process is completed.
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Corporate News
Heineken sells more beer in Q1, sticks to outlook
HEINEKEN sold more beer in the first quarter, reporting its first quarterly year-on-year growth in volumes in a year, and stuck to its forecast for profit growth in 2024.
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Internet
Google postpones phasing out of ad cookies in Chrome browser
Google delayed its plan to phase out cookies, software that lets marketers track users, in its Chrome browser this year, pushing to 2025 a move that will ultimately transform how advertisements are targeted on websites.