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Technology
Bitcoin slides 6%, while altcoins sparkle
LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell by as much as 6.5% on Tuesday, on track for its largest one-day drop in two weeks, as a wave of selling hit cryptocurrencies and other risk assets, such as stocks.
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Thailand
Call for legal action as airline refuses to let wheelchair user board flight
BANGKOK: A wheelchair user wrote to the Lawyers Council of Thailand, calling for legal action against an unnamed airline for not letting him board a flight to Chiang Rai.
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Cricket
Cricket-Australia call off T20 series v Afghanistan over women's rights
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia have called off a T20 series against Afghanistan citing a deteriorating human rights situation for women and girls in the Taliban-ruled country, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Tuesday.
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Singapore
Woman horrified to find cockroach in Mr Bean drink
SINGAPORE: A woman was consuming her Mr Bean drink “happily” until she felt a crunch. It turned out to be a cockroach.
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Commodities
CPO prices set to pull back to RM3,800-RM4,000 per tonne in April - MPOC
KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are anticipated to pull back to the RM3,800 to RM4,000 per tonne trading range in April 2024 from the current level of RM4,250 per tonne, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).
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Nation
Heed Pahang Sultan's decree to reevaluate Cameron Highland projects, says NGO
IPOH: Heed the decree by Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to reevaluate approval of projects at Cameron Highlands, says an environmental non-governmental organisation.
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Nation
Perak MB requests state be excluded from NR-REE export moratorium
IPOH: Perak has requested to be excluded from the moratorium on the export of non-radioactive rare earth elements (NR-REE), says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
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Nation
Low ranking for KLIA a push to improve, says Transport Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Getting a low ranking is a push for us to improve our airport, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
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Nation
Health Ministry gives authority to 189 enforcement officers regarding smoking ban
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has authorised 189 enforcement officers such as auxiliary police, local authorities and other agencies under Section 3 of the Food Act 1983 (Act 281) to ensure public compliance with the ban on smoking in prohibited places.
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e-Hailing
Uber driver runs over, kills toddler and is attacked by girl’s family, Texas cops say
A toddler died after being run over by a rideshare driver outside an apartment complex in Texas, authorities say.
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Metro News
PKNS Complex to be demolished rumours untrue, says PKNS
THE Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) has denied the rumours circulating on social media regarding the proposed demolition of the PKNS Complex Shah Alam.
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Books
Super granny fights villains and dementia in 'Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma'
Award-winning Singaporean junior graphic novel series 'Amazing Ash And Superhero Ah Ma' ends on a poignant note.
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Style
Selena Gomez weighs the sale of her cosmetics brand valued at RM9.5bil
Actress and singer Selena Gomez has hired advisers to weigh offers for her cosmetics company, Rare Beauty, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Nation
Tour company director charged with failing to refund over RM130,000 for umrah packages
JOHOR BARU: A tour company director offering pilgrimage packages has been slapped with 16 counts of failing to comply with a Consumer Claims Tribunal order to refund RM131,890 to eight individuals.
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Aviation
AirAsia expands presence with debut of AirAsia Cambodia
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL) has announced the launch of its fifth airline, AirAsia Cambodia, scheduled to take off on May 2, 2024.
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Nation
School clerical assistant remanded for graft in Melaka
MELAKA: A senior clerical assistant of a school was remanded for seven days at the Magistrate's Court in Ayer Keroh for allegedly awarding projects to a company owned by one of her children.
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World
Armenia's PM says he must return disputed areas to Azerbaijan or face war
TBILISI (Reuters) -Armenia could face a war with Azerbaijan if it does not compromise with Baku and return four Azerbaijani villages it has held since the early 1990s, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a video published on Tuesday.
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Laos
Road repairs lead to discovery of Buddha images in Bokeo
VIENTIANE: A collection of Buddha images of unknown age and origin has been found in Tonpheung district, Bokeo province, and have been taken to Thongthip Phatthanaram temple in Yaitonpheung village for safekeeping.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Drugs worth over RM710,000 found in empty gas cylinders in Miri house
KUCHING: Drugs packed into empty gas cylinders were found in a house in Miri, says the Federal Narcotics Crime Investigation Department.
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Nation
Politicians should build bridges, not escalate matters, says Loke
KUALA LUMPUR: Politicians should strive to build bridges instead of escalating situations when sensitive issues arise, says Anthony Loke.