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Corporate News
Warner Bros Discovery plans fresh cost cuts
Warner Bros Discovery Inc chief executive officer David Zaslav has ordered his lieutenants to find additional opportunities for cost-cutting in order to hit financial targets for the next couple years, according to sources.
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Nation
Time needed to revamp system, say experts
PETALING JAYA: There is a need to transform the current national education syllabi in keeping with the times and global challenges, but reorienting an education system could take time, say experts.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Feared extinct, toad hops back into sight
KOTA KINABALU: A species of toad feared to have gone extinct following the destruction of its habitat after the Mount Kinabalu earthquake has been sighted again.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Inmate’s tearful reunion with daughter
KOTA KINABALU: It was his first time meeting his daughter in her adulthood, and even though the location was far from ideal, the duo wasted no time catching up with each other.
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Nation
Update of syllabi needed
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Regent of Johor has called for a national education reform by making changes to the syllabi of subjects that are no longer relevant to ensure that the next generation will remain competitive.
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China
A ‘new era’ of China-Hungary ties
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Budapest in a bid to strengthen already flourishing ties between Beijing and its closest EU ally.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Taiwanese superstars scale Mt Kinabalu
KOTA KINABALU: Taiwanese actress Ji Qin and her husband Zax Wang, a former member of the now disbanded 5566 boy band, made waves on social media with their recent adventure on Mount Kinabalu.
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Economy
China’s factory glut alarms the world but there is no quick fix
The groundswell of complaints about China’s factory output keeps getting louder, but there’s no sign Beijing is ready for fixes that might backfire on its vulnerable economy.
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Football
Mickey the lion
PETALING JAYA: Mickey is no mouse. Instead, he will fight like a lion, says Faisal Halim’s father Abdul Halim Saad.
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Myanmar
Monsoon make-or-break for junta
In the jungles of southeastern Myanmar’s Dawna Hills, rebels from an armed ethnic group are fighting to hold back columns of reinforcements sent by the country’s ruling junta to try to reclaim Myawaddy, a critical trading outpost on the Thai border.
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Indonesia
Another volcano erupts, raising alert level
A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted and spewed an ash tower almost a mile into the sky, prompting officials to raise an alert level to the second-highest and warn people to keep away.
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Economy
Broader scope of AEO programme to bolster trade
China will broaden the scope of the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme to encompass emerging sectors such as cross-border eCommerce and a wide array of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), thus bolstering commercial exchanges both domestically and globally, says a senior Customs official.
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Banking
Banking sector to lead national digital transformation
Vietnam’s banking sector is in a prime position to take the lead in the country’s digital transformation process, says Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at an event organised by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to promote the development of digital ecosystems and connectivity in Hanoi.
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Nation
Cops get fingerprints, but no new suspects in acid attack
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are still investigating the recent violence against football players, and have lifted fingerprints that were found at the scene of an acid attack.
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Singapore
Fighter jet crashes at military airbase
An F-16 fighter jet crashed at a military airbase in Singapore with no casualties, the defence ministry said.
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Football
Charity Shield match cancelled, but JDT hoping Selangor will reconsider
PETALING JAYA: Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) have been left disappointed by Selangor FC’s decision not to take part in the season-opening Charity Shield match after an acid attack on key player Faisal Halim.
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Squash
Eain Yow and Sivasangari eyeing quarter-final spots at world meet
PETALING JAYA: Top Malaysian players Ng Eain Yow and S. Sivasangari have not been in better shape and confidence going into the World Championships.
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Football
Super League clubs take steps to beef up security
PETALING JAYA: Super League clubs are beginning to take necessary steps to improve security after the Malaysian Football League (MFL) urged them to do so due to the recent criminal acts on footballers.
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Markets
SGX receives proposal to boost trading amid rise in overseas listings
A group representing the private capital sector has put up a range of suggestions that it believes will boost trading on the flagging local bourse and attract more firms to list in Singapore.
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South Korea
President admits ‘shortcomings’ in rare address
President Yoon Suk-yeol held a rare press conference admitting “shortcomings” after his party’s recent electoral defeat, and laying out policies on issues from the country’s low birthrate to Russia’s war in Ukraine.