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Corporate News
Bakery products SDS Group on expansion mode after IPO
KUALA LUMPUR: Bakery products manufacturer and distributor SDS Group Bhd, which expected to raise RM23.99mil from its proposed listing on the ACE Market, will expand its fleet or lorries and expand its outlets.
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World
India increases restrictions in Kashmir ahead of separatist call for protests
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Authorities in the main city of Indian Kashmir tightened security ahead of Friday prayers after separatists called for a protest march to a U.N. office, with streets bristling with paramilitary personnel and some blocked by checkpoints.
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Tech News
YouTube closes 210 accounts tied to Hong Kong influence campaign
Google said it disabled 210 YouTube channels involved in "coordinate influence operations” around the Hong Kong protests.
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Tech News
Google counters Apple, Firefox with a plan for online privacy
Google outlined a plan to try and make surfing the web more private while still allowing enough targeted advertising to keep publishers – and itself – in business.
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Football
Villa's Smith not worried about record signing Wesley's slow start
(Reuters) - Aston Villa's record signing Wesley will come good as the season progresses and it is too early in the campaign to judge the Brazilian striker, manager Dean Smith has said.
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World
Italy's Di Maio says cutting number of MPs cannot wait - paper
MILAN (Reuters) - The leader of Italy's 5-Star Movement was quoted as saying on Friday the party's flagship proposal to slash the number of lawmakers could not wait - posing an apparent hurdle in talks to form a government with the rival Democratic Party (PD).
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Nation
Cops debunk viral message of 'trouble in Little India'
PETALING JAYA: Cops have debunked a viral message, warning of unrest at Little India, Brickfields, on Friday (Aug 23) and Saturday (Aug 24).
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World
Key hospitals in Indian Kashmir treat more than 150 tear gas, pellet injuries
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - At least 152 people have suffered injuries from tear gas and pellets in disputed Kashmir since Indian security forces this month launched a sweeping crackdown, data from the Himalayan region's two main hospitals shows.
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World
Hong Kong unions urge Cathay Pacific to end 'white terror'
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions on Friday called on Cathay Pacific <0293.HK> to put an end to what it described as "white terror", following the dismissal of Rebecca Sy, the head of Cathay Dragon's Airlines Flight Attendants' Association.
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Nation
Partyless S'wak Minister applies to join GPS
KUCHING: Sarawak Assistant Minister of Transport Datuk Dr Jerip Susil, who is currently partyless, has applied to join the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition, says Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg.
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Tech News
Macron's quest for an international tax on digital services explained
French president Emmanuel Macron is pressing ahead with a digital tax in France, a move US president Donald Trump described as 'foolishness'.
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Business
Malakoff Q2 net profit flat at RM52m, Div 2.44c
KUALA LUMPUR: Independent power producer Malakoff Corporation Bhd posted net profit of RM52.2mil in the second quarter ended June 30,2019, which was a a slight decine from the RM52.54mil a year ago.
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Nation
Noor Aziah is new child affairs commissioner
PETALING JAYA: Prof Datuk Noor Aziah Mohd Awal has been appointed as the new Suhakam's Commissioner for child affairs, beginning this year until 2022.
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Markets
Muted trading on Bursa ahead of Powell's speech
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI was en route to ending the week above the 1,600 mark after making little headway over the week ahead of US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell's speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Nation
Malaysian Youth Council wants 'Hari Sukan Negara' name retained
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Youth Council (MYC) has joined in the chorus for the Youth and Sports Ministry to retain the name "Hari Sukan Negara" for the national sports day.
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World
New allies Vietnam, Australia express concern over South China Sea tensions
HANOI (Reuters) - New allies Vietnam and Australia expressed concern on Friday about China's activities in the South China Sea, where Vietnamese and Chinese vessels are locked in a tense standoff in Vietnamese-controlled waters.
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Tech News
E-commerce upstart Pinduoduo wants its data back from Alibaba
Pinduoduo Inc had little clue about the whereabouts of millions of parcels delivered every day to its shoppers. Now it’s finally getting ready to take back control of that valuable data.
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Nation
Perak exco member Paul Yong unhappy with cops' handling of rape probe
IPOH: Perak executive council member Paul Yong has lashed out at the police for not being professional with the investigation of his rape case.
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World
Canadian Consulate suspends travel to China for Hong Kong staff
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Canadian Consulate in Hong Kong said on Friday it has suspended travel to mainland China for local staff, just days after an employee of the city's British Consulate was confirmed to have been detained in China.
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World
Hong Kong court extends restrictions on airport protesters - state TV
BEIJING (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court on Friday extended an order restricting protesters at the city's international airport, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.