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Singapore
Dog found dead hanging by a leash at grooming salon in Singapore
SINGAPORE: The death of a pet dog is being investigated, after a video of it falling off a table and being hanged to death by its leash went viral online.
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Markets
Yen steadies, Asian stocks stabilise as wild week winds down
TOKYO: The yen stabilised near a 12-week high against the dollar on Friday while Asia-Pacific equity markets found their feet, a day after their worst session since mid-April.
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China
Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern China
BEIJING: Authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people and suspended public transport across eastern China on Friday (July 26), as Typhoon Gaemi brought torrential rains already responsible for five deaths in nearby Taiwan.
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Mobile apps
CIMB Clicks app to deactivate key services starting August; users urged to switch to Octo app
CIMB Bank Bhd will stop offering certain key services in the CIMB Clicks mobile banking app, with the gradual phase-out starting in August.
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Banking
Big banks cut deposit rates to strengthen sector stability
SEVERAL major Chinese commercial banks cut deposit rates on Thursday, signaling a new round of deposit rate cuts that could pave the way for further reductions in policy benchmarks of lending rates to bolster economic growth, market analysts said.
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Singapore
Alleged unlicensed driver charged with offences such as biting cop, dangerous driving in S'pore
SINGAPORE: An alleged unlicensed driver of a van has been accused of failing to stop the vehicle during a police operation and driving away in a dangerous manner at speeds of up to 120kmh.
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Other Sports
More sponsors offer big bucks for Malaysia's first Olympics gold medal winner
PETALING JAYA: The prize pool that awaits Malaysia’s first-ever Olympic gold medallists gets even bigger with an additional RM2 million from three private sponsors.
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Economy
MSMEs' contribution to GDP grew 5% in 2023, with value added of RM614.1bil - DoSM
KUALA LUMPUR: The contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) grew by 5.0 per cent in 2023, with a value added of RM613.1 billion and contributing 39.1 per cent to Malaysia’s economy, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).
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Nation
Nur Farah Kartini murder: Chronology of events
KUALA LUMPUR: The following is the chronology of events of the murder of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah, 25, from Miri, Sarawak.
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Commodities
Oil prices set for third straight week of decline
OIL prices rose slightly on Friday but remained on track for a third straight week of decline due to weak demand in China, the world's largest crude importer, and expectations of a ceasefire deal for the Gaza war and related violence in the Middle East.
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Nation
PBAPP activates crisis management plan to keep taps running in Penang
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) has initiated Phase 1 of its Crisis Management Plan to ensure sufficient water supply until September.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Sabah health authorities investigating boy’s death in suspected food poisoning case
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah health authorities are probing whether a boy had died from food poisoning in the east coast Sandakan district.
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Entertainment
Korean actor Yoo Ah-in accused by man of sexual assault
Officials at the Seoul Yongsan Police Station are investigating the imitative rape case involving the 37-year-old star.
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Cybersecurity
CrowdStrike’s CEO says 97% of sensors hit by outage back online
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer George Kurtz said in a Thursday LinkedIn post that more than 97% of the company’s Falcon agent sensors that use Windows are now back online.
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Family
These Malaysian men have kept their friendship strong for over half a century
In conjunction with International Friendship Day on July 30, Lifestyle zooms in on a group of senior citizens, some of whom have been friends since the 1950s.
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Nation
Duo fined for putting up illegal moneylender adverts in PD
PORT DICKSON: Two friends were fined RM3,000 each in default three months' jail by a Magistrate's Court here after they pleaded guilty to putting up buntings promoting the business of an unlicensed moneylender.
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Corporate News
Dnex sub-unit bags PETRONAS production sharing contract
KUALA LUMPUR: Dagang Nexchange Bhd (Dnex) said Ping Petroleum Sdn Bhd, a unit of its energy fivision, has secured an award from Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) in relation to a small field asset cluster production sharing contract, which consists of the Bubu, Bunga Tasbih and Enau fields.
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Nation
Gathering in front of PM's office in Tambun was not approved, says police
IPOH: The police did not approve the planned gathering in front of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's Tambun parliamentary office in Meru Raya on Saturday.
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Nation
Albertine abduction: Four suspects released on police bail
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Four suspects, including two women, previously remanded over the kidnapping incident of six-year-old girl, Albertine Leo Jia Hui, have been released on police bail on Friday (July 26).
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Nation
Oct 24 hearing for Mentega Terbang filmmakers' bid to refer constitutional questions
KUALA LUMPUR: The Mentega Terbang filmmakers’ application to refer two constitutional questions on charges of wounding religious feelings under Section 298 of the Penal Code will be heard on Oct 24 at the High Court here.