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Sri Lankan boat with 13 asylum seekers intercepted
SYDNEY: Australia’s military intercepted a Sri Lankan boat carrying 13 asylum-seekers last month, Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said on Monday, as Canberra sought to defend the relocation of a Tamil family to a remote detention centre. Dutton said
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Fired from truck driving, gunman goes on shooting rampage
DENVER: The man who killed seven people and wounded 22 others in a rolling rampage across West Texas on Saturday was fired from his trucking job hours before the massacre, media and officials reported. Details about the Labour Day weekend
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Just attend meetings and sort it out
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR secretary general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has dismissed efforts for reconciliation between the faction led by party deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali who have been absent from weekly political bureau and monthly Central Leadership Council (MPP)
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S&P maintains stable outlook for M’sian banks, flags fintech effect
KUALA LUMPUR: S&P Global Ratings is maintaining a stable outlook on all Malaysian banks but flags external challenges and the financial technology (fintech) effect that could radically disrupt their industry. Malaysia’s banks are battling on multiple fronts namely a trade
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Tech support: Singapore seeks foreign talent for key sector
SINGAPORE: Singapore is pursuing more foreign tech talent as it ramps up efforts to grow the sector, its trade minister said, adding that locals would also benefit from the plans amid concerns about preserving jobs as the economy sours. The
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Banning Umno will reflect badly on DAP, Chinese
PUCHONG: Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng of the DAP urged the government against banning Umno as it would only serve to paint the DAP and the Chinese community in negative light as they would be accused of engineering the demise
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Maszlee: Raatchasi depicted the changes I want to bring about
PUCHONG: Education Minister Maszlee Malik claimed that the Tamil movie, Raatchasi currently screened on Astro channel 241 depicted the changes that he aspires to bring about in the Malaysian education system. “It feels very different to watch it as the
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Oil prices drop as more tariff added in US-China trade war
TOKYO: Oil prices were lower on Monday after new tariffs imposed by the United States and China came into force, raising concerns about a further hit to global growth and demand for crude. Brent crude was down 27 cents, or
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Lokman Adam will be questioned tomorrow
PUCHONG: Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department Director Datuk Huzir Mohamed has confirmed that Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam will be recalled for questioning over the sex video scandal allegedly involving Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali
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Govt will look into MTUC proposal
IPOH: The government will study the proposal to increase the retirement age from 60 to 65 as practised in several developed countries including Singapore, that was proposed by the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) yesterday. Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran
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