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BANGKOK: A condominium glut in Bangkok is set to worsen after a deadly earthquake in neighbouring Myanmar damaged thousands of skyscrapers in the Thai capital, spooking prospective buyers.
Roblox Corp is partnering with Alphabet Inc's Google to offer ads that encourage player engagement, marking a significant step in the video-game platform's push to generate more revenue from advertising.
KUALA LUMPUR: "She wanted to give up already… but the children dragged her out," says Alex Khoo, recalling how his sister escaped from Tuesday's gas pipeline blaze at her home in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya.
MANDALAY: Bare-handed monks slowly pick away the rubble that was once the wall of a historic Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, its exposed side a searing reminder of the deadly earthquake that rocked the city five days ago.
New Delhi (Reuters) - The Indian government on Wednesday presented a bill in parliament that plans sweeping changes in the management of vast tracts of land set aside solely for Muslim use, potentially stoking tensions between the government and minority Muslims.
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Myanmar's junta said on Wednesday its troops fired warning shots at a Chinese Red Cross aid convoy, underlining the challenge of delivering relief amid a civil war as aid groups called for better access to help survivors of a devastating earthquake.
MADRID: Japanese tyremaker Bridgestone said it plans to cut jobs at two factories in northern Spain in reaction to an adverse evolution of the European market and the rise of non-European products.
HANOI: Chinese President Xi Jinping and European Union leaders are set to visit Vietnam in the next few weeks in a swirl of diplomatic activity amid growing risks from US trade tariffs.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Petronas gas pipeline blaze in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, on Tuesday (April 1) has raised concerns among environmental groups who argue that it underscores the growing risks associated with Malaysia's increasing reliance on fossil gas as a major energy source.
Emerging Asian stock markets were mixed on Wednesday and currencies were on the defensive, as nervous investors awaited U.S. President Donald Trump's new reciprocal tariffs on trading partners that may intensify global trade tensions and hit economic growth.
SINGAPORE: Inspired by the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2019 that saw 51 Muslims murdered, a Singaporean teenager aimed to double the body count here.
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's government denounced opposition calls for a mass commercial boycott following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu that sparked nationwide protests, describing them on Wednesday as an economic "sabotage attempt".
PETALING JAYA: Victims of the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire who are PERKESO members will receive compensation under the organisation's invalidity scheme.
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (pic) and his rival in a May election, Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton, said they would stand up for the country's national interests in the face of looming US tariffs that could hit Australian beef.
Italian media have reported it will be between June 24-26, with a few days of celebrations.
In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a "Smartphone Free Childhood" campaign is going viral.
BEIJING (SCMP): A drug-addicted father in Thailand has been accused of abandoning his two-week-old baby in the wild to get back at his wife who refused him sex right after she gave birth.
KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Bhd donates RM100,000 to aid victims of the gas pipeline fire incident in Putra Heights, supporting the government's call for immediate assistance.
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Army has made an intrusion by crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into the Indian side and also violated the ceasefire agreement by opening unprovoked firing in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), a statement by the Indian Army said on Wednesday (April 2).
GEORGE TOWN: Penang International Airport (PIA) will soon introduce the 'MyBorderPass' system and Auto Gate facilities for both locals and foreigners in the coming months to enhance immigration and clearance processes.
