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Football
Paulo targets regional crown
PETALING JAYA: National striker Paulo Josue believes the upcoming FIFA Asean Cup offers Malaysia national football team their best chance to finally end a long wait for silverware.
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Corporate News
Hume Cement sees resilient outlook despite geopolitical, energy cost pressures
PETALING JAYA: Hume Cement Industries Bhd's prospects remain supported by resilient domestic construction activity and ongoing infrastructure spending despite rising geopolitical and energy-related uncertainties, as the group continues to focus on cost optimisation and operational efficiency.
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Nation
Police detain four over a red paint splashing spree in several states
SEREMBAN: Police have detained four individuals, including three women, believed to be involved in multiple red-paint splashing incidents across Melaka, Johor and Negri Sembilan.
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News
'Resilience is the key': South-East Asian leaders seek strategy to ease impacts of Iran war
Asean chairman Marcos calls for resilience amid war fallout and bloc is set to call for Strait of Hormuz reopening
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Myanmar
'A real beauty,' Myanmar says massive 11,000-carat ruby discovered in Mandalay
Myanmar said Friday it had discovered a massive 11,000-carat ruby, one of the largest ever found in the country renowned for its precious gemstones.
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Markets
Gold Li IPO oversubscribed 3.26 times ahead of ACE Market listing
PETALING JAYA: Gold Li Holdings Bhd has attracted an overall oversubscription rate of 3.26 times for its initial public offering (IPO) ahead of its listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia.
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Badminton
Rexy: Follow the rules or leave
PETALING JAYA: National doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky has made it clear that any player who has a problem following rules within the national set-up is welcome to leave.
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Technology
Logitech bets on AI, gaming and business users as it raises spending, CEO says
ZURICH, May 8 (Reuters) - Logitech International will increase spending on product development and marketing this year, CEO Hanneke Faber said, even as concerns grow of a possible global economic slowdown fuelled by the Iran war.
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Cambodia
Border dispute: Cambodia and Thailand reach 'some agreements' in talks, says Marcos
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Cambodia and Thailand had renewed efforts to ease border tensions, with "some agreements" reached between the two countries.
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World
UK's Princess Kate to visit pioneering Italian schools funded by WW2 scrap metal
ROME, May 8 (Reuters) - On her trip to northern Italy next week, Britain's Princess of Wales will see how in the years after World War Two communities transformed abandoned military equipment, including a tank, into a globally influential model of early‑years education.
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Vietnam
Trump-Xi summit hides simmering trade tensions under the surface, industry experts say
Despite declarations of cooperation, friendship and respect from both sides, major trade conflict is brewing between the two superpowers
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Business
Ringgit eases against greenback ahead of US non-farm payroll report release
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit eased against major and regional currencies including the US dollar at the close on Friday as investors remain cautious ahead of the United States non-farm payrolls (NFP) report amid renewed escalation in the West Asia conflict.
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Corporate News
TNB unit raises RM1.05bil via Asean Green SRI Sukuk Wakalah issuance
PETALING JAYA: Tenaga Nasional Bhd's (TNB) unit, TNB Kuala Muda Solar Sdn Bhd (TNBKMS), has raised RM1.05bil through the issuance of Asean Green SRI Sukuk Wakalah.
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World
Putin is ready to talk with EU but won't make the first move, Kremlin says
MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to negotiate with "everyone", including the Europeans, the Kremlin said on Friday after the Financial Times reported that European Union leaders were preparing for potential talks.
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AseanPlus News
In China, number of clothing buttons holds meaning; specific counts assigned for the dead
According to Chinese tradition, the manner in which a person does their garment up can have consequences, from bad luck to taking a beating
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Markets
SkyeChip IPO oversubscribed 95 times ahead of Main Market debut
KUALA LUMPUR: SkyeChip Bhd's initial public offering (IPO) has been oversubscribed by 95.03 times ahead of its listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia on May 20.
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AseanPlus News
Has ‘the Beast’ arrived in Beijing? Trump’s motorcade SUVs spotted before visit
Heavily armoured US Secret Service vehicles spotted in China's capital herald the year's most significant diplomatic event
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Technology
Sony, Nintendo grapple with memory price surge as AI boom constrains supply
TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Nintendo and Sony both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games businesses on Friday, as the artificial intelligence boom constrains chip supply and deepens disruptions across the tech sector.
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Nation
MMEA foils petrol smuggling bid to Philippines, crew abandons boat
KOTA KINABALU: An attempt to smuggle 4,000 litres of subsidised petrol out of the country was foiled by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Kudat waters.
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World
Botswana's former president Festus Mogae dies at 86
GABORONE, May 8 (Reuters) - Botswana's former president Festus Mogae, who led the diamond-rich nation for a decade and won praise for good governance and the fight against HIV/AIDS, has died at the age of 86, the government said, declaring three days of national mourning.
