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Sabah & Sarawak
Sabah launches SaBIIS, a database of the state’s flora and fauna
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah launches the Sabah Biodiversity Integrated Information System (SaBIIS), a database of the state’s flora and fauna built from data collected over 50 years by various agencies.
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South Korea
S. Korea to consent to Japan's Sado mines gaining Unesco World Heritage status: official
SEOUL: South Korea has given the green light to designate Japan's gold and silver mines on Sado Island -- where an estimated over 1,500 Koreans were forced to work at the end of Japan's colonial rule -- as a Unesco World Heritage site, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday (July 26).
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Social media
US man accused of selling explicit photos of high school girls in sextortion scheme
A San Fernando Valley man was indicted for allegedly using Instagram to post and sell sexually explicit photos of high school girls without their consent – and threatening to post more images in a sextortion scheme.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Keep it flowing: Sabah welcomes breweries' support for schools, says SAPP veep
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has no qualms about financial support coming from any group including those in the brewery industry, says Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) vice president Chong Pit Fah.
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Nation
Federal Court allows developers' appeals in LAD claims over late delivery of vacant possession
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here allowed the appeals by two developers in their bid to stop claims for liquidated ascertained damages (LAD) from homebuyers over late delivery of vacant possession.
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Nation
Small fire along Kelana Jaya LRT station track causes temporary service disruption
PETALING JAYA: A small fire along the Kelana Jaya LRT station track has led to temporary service disruption.
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Nation
'Pointless to attend university only to get the noose', Tunku Azizah warns students against bullying
PETALING JAYA: Don't waste your lives by being sent to the gallows.
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Swimming
Olympics-Swimming-'Eating felt like a chore': How Kamminga bounced back from total burnout
PARIS (Reuters) - Arno Kamminga claimed two silver medals at the Tokyo Olympics in the 100m and 200m breaststroke but the Dutch swimmer's preparations for the Paris Games have been far from ideal.
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Corporate News
Kitacon wins RM54.5mil construction contract
KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Kitacon Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary company, Kitacon Sdn Bhd has secured a RM54.5mil construction contract from Rawang Lakes Sdn Bhd.
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Nation
LHDN announces six-month grace period for einvoicing implementation
PETALING JAYA: The government will give a six-month grace period in the first phase of electronic invoicing implementation, which will commence on Aug 1.
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Family
Starchild: Why Malaysian kids love their best friends
Here are the drawings from Starchild readers on the topic, Best Friends Forever.
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Nation
Cop and lorry driver remanded over RM10,000 bribe
GEORGE TOWN: A police sergeant is one of two men remanded here on suspicion of receiving a RM10,000 bribe.
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Nation
PJ hostel fire sees one person hospitalised
PETALING JAYA: A fire at a hostel led to one person being sent to the hospital for breathing difficulties.
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Technology
ECB's cyber security test shows 'room for improvement' for banks
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone banks have "room for improvement" in their cyber security, starting with how they would keep their business running after a hack, the European Central Bank said on Friday.
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TV Review
'Red Swan' review: A sweet song of sleaze
Revenge-themed K-drama is the most fun you'll have watching trashy twists unfold. Bring earplugs.
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Social media
US private school teacher charged with sharing sexual images of students
A former teacher at an elite private high school in Brooklyn was charged July 25 with soliciting sexually explicit images of children, prosecutors said.
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Vietnam
Vietnam PM thanks Malaysia's Deputy PM for visit to honour late party leader
HANOI: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday (July 26) hosted a reception for Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof, who is in Vietnam to pay his last respects to the Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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Nation
Kit Siang leads honours list for Penang Governor's 75th birthday
GEORGE TOWN: DAP veteran Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang will be conferred Penang's highest honour in conjunction with the 75th birthday celebration of Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak.
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Telcos
Maxis, AIS, Singtel collaborate to fight digital scams
KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis, Thailand’s AIS and Singtel have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable network-based authentication for mobile subscribers, which would help to strengthen the fight against digital crime.
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Nation
Teen killed after falling 20 storeys from Setapak shopping mall
KUALA LUMPUR: Tragedy struck a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall in Setapak on Thursday (July 25) when a 16-year-old boy died after a fall from the 20th floor of the building.