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Drought reveal lost temple in Thailand submerged by dam
LOPBURI: Thousands are flocking to see a Buddhist temple in central Thailand exposed after drought drove water levels to record lows in a dam reservoir where it had been submerged. As the reservoir reaches less than 3% of capacity, the
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Najib, Jho Low’s Optimus Prime
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was also referred to as Optimus Prime by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, in his Blackberry Messenger chats to her, testified ex Ambank client relationship manager,
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KLCI rebounds from bloodshed
KUALA LUMPUR: KLCI made a near-complete recovery from a sharp early-morning sell-off as investors regained some composure following news that Beijing’s central bank set a stronger yuan fixing than expected. Beijing set the yuan midpoint fixing at 6.9683 per dollar,
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AP import abuse led to vegetable price hike
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) revealed that the Approved Permit (AP) granted for importing round cabbage into Malaysia has been abused to the extent that it raised competition issues and caused vegetable prices to rise. MyCC chief executive
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Khat for Dr M to garner support? No way
SUBANG JAYA: Transport Minister Anthony Loke has dismissed claims that Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is using the khat issue to garner Malay support for Pakatan Harapan (PH). Loke said this in response to an audio clip in Chinese
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Khat – Bersatu’s political tool for Malay votes
1. The introduction of khat in the Bahasa Melayu subject by Pakatan Harapan (PH) was not accepted unanimously by the various races and political parties in this country. 2. Supporters include Umno and PAS whereas those who are opposing are
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Oil prices rise, escalating US-China trade war caps gains
SINGAPORE: Brent crude rose today, after earlier falling to its lowest since January, as traders betting on falling prices bought back contracts to lock in profits from recent declines caused by the escalating trade dispute between the US and China.
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Air China suspends Beijing – Hawaii route, effective from Aug 27
BEIJING: Air China will suspend its flights on the Beijing-Hawaii route from Aug. 27 after a review of its network, China’s flagship carrier said on Tuesday, as travel demand remains weak amid an escalating U.S.-China trade war. Passengers who have
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Nothing suspicious about Najib’s Ambank accounts
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Ambank relationship manager Joanne Yu Ging Ping testified that there was nothing suspicious about the transactions involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s two bank accounts. This is despite the large amount of funds being credited
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Traditional heritage “Tongkat Ali” now exclusively Biotropics
The Star on 31st July 2019 carried a full page “Warning” taken out by Messrs. Bustaman, the solicitors for Biotropics Msia Bhd, stating that Biotropics is the sole licensee of the Patent over the bioactive components of extracts of the
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