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Nation
KK Super Mart's offence against Islam unproven, says Perak mufti
IPOH: Muslims in the country should refrain from boycotting establishments such as KK Super Mart because the act departs from the concept of Islamic jurisprudence, said Perak Mufti Datuk Seri Wan Zahidi Wan Teh.
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Cambodia
Manet outlines logistics goals; faster trains, deeper ports
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet has announced that the government intends to prioritise upgrades to existing rail lines rather than the construction of a new high-speed network. He also stressed the kingdom’s ambition to turn Preah Sihanouk into a regional logistic hub.
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Thailand
Thai police raid illegal bitcoin mining operation
BANGKOK: Thai police have raided a massive illegal bitcoin mining operation in the country, seizing almost US$2 million worth of equipment, officers said Friday (May 3).
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Nation
Senior citizen dies after apparent heart attack while driving
BATU PAHAT: An elderly man died after suffering a heart attack while driving, resulting in a crash with another vehicle here.
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Markets
Asian stocks surge; yen extends gains to cap wild week
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks surged to their highest in 15 months on Friday led by tech and Hong Kong stocks, while the yen put more distance from recent 34-year lows to cap a tumultuous week that saw suspected intervention from Japanese authorities.
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Nation
PKR to celebrate 25th anniversary with carnival on May 11, says Nurul Izzah
PETALING JAYA: PKR will celebrate the establishment of the party for 25 years by organising a carnival which, will comprise among other things, exhibitions, forum discourse and various interesting activities on May 11 at Sentul Depot, Kuala Lumpur
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Tennis
Tennis-Medvedev joins growing injury list ahead of French Open
MADRID (Reuters) - World number four Daniil Medvedev faces an anxious wait to know the full extent of an injury that forced him out of the Madrid quarter-finals on Thursday, as the Russian joined a group of top players struggling with fitness issues before the French Open.
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Nation
Investment scam call centres busted, eight nabbed
KUALA LUMPUR: Two call centres linked to an investment scam have been busted with the arrest of eight people, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.
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Corporate News
Syed Hamid Albar steps down as WIEF chairman
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar has announced his resignation as chairman of the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Foundation, Malaysia, with effect from April 30, 2024.
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Nation
Investment scam syndicate dupes victims of RM11.4mil
KUALA LUMPUR: A scam syndicate, which posed as the Goldman Sachs investment firm, has duped victims of RM11.4mil.
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Internet
You’re surrounded by scammers
You open your eyes and grope for your phone. You check your inbox and discover dozens of spam emails that made it past the filter.
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People
Malaysian embarks on solo trip around the world in his Perodua Kenari
Sarawakian Jack Voon Kuet Fei plans to travel to 108 countries, covering over 200,000km in three years.
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Telcos
DNB, Ericsson catalyse digitalisation for enterprises
KUALA LUMPUR: Digital Nasional Bhd and Ericsson have inked a series of memorandums of understanding (MoU) to leverage the country's 5G network and enable the digitalisation of enterprises across different industry verticals.
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Badminton
Thomas Cup: Malaysia-China semifinal showdown to be shown on 15 big screens
KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton fans will have the opportunity to watch the national side battling it out against China in the semi-finals of the 2024 Thomas Cup, which will be shown on 15 big screen locations across the country on Saturday (May 4).
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Markets
FBM KLCI poised to end week on high note
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's benchmark stock index is poised to end the day at a fresh two-year high as boost in sentiment over US big technology stocks helped to lift buying interest in equities.
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Nation
Investment scam losses cannot be recouped, says Bukit Aman
KUALA LUMPUR: Losses incurred from an investment scam cannot be recouped even through the legal process, says Bukit Aman.
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Thailand
Thailand ties with Brazil in number of sex workers
BANGKOK: Thailand has around 250,000 people working in the sex industry, ranking it in 8th place globally, according to statistics published by the International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW). China came in first place with around 5 million sex workers.
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World
China to launch first probe to return samples from Moon's far side
WENCHANG: China is set Friday to launch a probe to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Victims' grit – and translation app – to the rescue of 43 M'sians trafficked in Peru
SIBU: The 43 Malaysians rescued from a scam syndicate in Peru owe their freedom to the determination of two of their number – and also partly to a smartphone translation application.
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Social media
China influencer with five million fans spitting image of murder fugitive, prompting followers to call police
Police issue statement saying fugitive hunt not focused on hugely popular online influencer. Key Opinion Leader slams ‘malicious’ people online, says incident causes him and family much distress.