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Dr Mahathir’s return a boost for IMT-GT
BANGKOK: The leadership of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed is being welcomed back at the regional level after an absence of 16 – years. His pro – active outlook on the business prospects and visionary sense of things within
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Saudi women use wedding contracts to assert right to drive
Saudi salesman Majd had just begun his wedding preparations when his fiancee sought to enshrine in their marriage contract a condition already guaranteed by law — her right to drive. Wedding contracts have long been a safety net for brides
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Disabled widower beaten to death by lover’s husband
PARIT: A disabled widower was beaten to death with a stick spiked with nails by his lover’s jealous husband in Jalan Kenanga 8, Felcra Changkat Lada in Kampung Gajah near here. Badrul Hisham Ngah Aziz, 42, who had a deformed left leg, sustained
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One killed, seven injured in Abha airport attack
ABHA: One person was killed and seven others injured on Sunday when Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked Abha airport in south-west Saudi Arabia, a Saudi-led alliance fighting the Iran-linked rebels said. The dead person was a Syrian man, alliance spokesman Colonel
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Dr Mahathir: Is Umno no longer infidel?
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said PAS must declare UMNO as an Islamic party before forging a political cooperation with the opposition party. In a cynical tone, Dr Mahathir said this was because PAS had previously declared UMNO
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Arrests of five alleged IS men politically motivated
COIMBATORE: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Tamil Nadu police may be cracking down on the Islamic State (IS) but families of the five alleged accused claim that their arrests are “fabricated” and “politically motivated”. Denying allegations and any
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President Trump, for eternity
President Donald Trump on Friday again joked about ignoring constitutional term limits by retweeting a meme showing him staying in the White House not just for one more term, but for eternity. The meme, ripping off an authentic Time magazine
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Dr M: E-commerce and economy sharing to be taxed
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he has floated the idea of Malaysia taxing e-commerce and sharing economy-related activities during the Plenary Session of the 34th Asean Summit. “I mentioned about tax, now that we have online businesses…
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Cyber-attacks on Iran after drone shoot down
WASHINGTON: The United States launched cyber-attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network this week after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, US media reported on Saturday. US President Donald Trump ordered a retaliatory military strike against Iran
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Mysterious white light… an alien?
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been exploring the Martian surface since 2012, and in this period, the rover has spotted several stunning images of the Red Planet which gave more insights about this cosmic neighbor’s geology. Now, an image taken by
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