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Metro News
Enchanting treacle tart
THE traditional treacle tart is one of Britain’s most famous desserts, with the earliest recorded recipe by English author Mary Jewry dating back to 1879.
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Building homes that give park-like feeling
WHAT are homebuyers looking for in terms of a house and its surrounding area?
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Ipoh school to raise funds through annual stage show
SMK St Michael in Ipoh, Perak is holding its annual stage production today to raise funds for the school.
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Some 1,500 visitors expected at job fair featuring 26 booths in George Town
OVER 500 job vacancies will be available during the Karnival Harapan Rakyat tomorrow from 10am to 2pm at Lebuh Macallum Community Hall, George Town, Penang.
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Metro News
Fashionable platform to shine
IT IS never too late nor too early to pursue your dreams, as the winners of the Vogue for Virtue 2024 Model Search Final in Penang would attest to.
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Free health screening draws 300
More than 300 people turned up for free medical screening at SJK (T) Taman PJS1 in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
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Citycism
Festivals, culture unite Sarawak folk
THE Gawai Dayak festival is always a colourful and joyful occasion, one often joined by all Sarawak folk regardless of race and religion.
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Philippines
Race to prevent Manila Bay oil spill
The country’s Coast Guard raced to offload 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker and prevent an “environmental catastrophe” in Manila Bay.
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Vietnam
Thousands mourn as Trong laid to rest
Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanoi for the second day of the funeral of the man who dominated Vietnamese politics for over a decade, Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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Thailand
Jailed activist gets four more years for royal insult
A prominent activist jailed and made famous over his public call for reforms to Thailand’s powerful monarchy was given four more years in prison for another violation of the country’s royal insults law, a legal aid group said.
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China
Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000
Authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people and suspended public transport across eastern China as Typhoon Gaemi brought torrential rains which were already responsible for five deaths in nearby Taiwan.
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Hockey
Junior squad suffer defeat in first match Down Under
KUALA LUMPUR: The national junior men’s hockey team began their Brisbane friendly match series on the wrong foot, suffering a 2-4 defeat to the host nation’s junior team at the Queensland State Hockey Centre.
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Japan
Thousands evacuated as record rains pound north
Record heavy rain forced the evacuation of thousands of people across parts of northern Japan as rivers burst their banks washing away bridges and cars, officials and media reports said.
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Metro News
MPSepang receives 7,000 public objections to tax hike
SEPANG Municipal Council (MPSepang) has received about 7,000 objections from the public following its assessment tax revision notices issued to property owners earlier this month.
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Metro News
Misting system to stop dengue
Starting next year, all construction sites in Kajang must be installed with a pesticide misting system to deter mosquito proliferation, as a measure to reduce the number of community dengue cases.
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Metro News
Bus shelter extension in Setapak by DBKL to benefit varsity students
A roofed platform is being built as a bus shelter next to Aeon Big along Jalan Danau Saujana in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur.
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Letters
Apex court decision a relief for developers
From LEONARD YEOH CHEN MEI YAN and GOH JING XUAN Tay & Partners Kuala Lumpur
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Metro News
Ure greener future
WITH global warming on the rise, recycling is one of the easiest methods for the public to reduce the effects of climate change.
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Football
Captain Josue and Co ready to rumble now that wage woes are over
PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur led by captain Paulo Josue have received a timely boost ahead of their Super League game against Pahang at the Cheras Football Stadium today.