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Teacher accused of sexually abusing his students granted bail
AYER KEROH: A teacher has pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court in Malacca today on charges of sexually assaulting his two male student four years ago. The accused, Ahmad Muzamil Pandak, 31, made the plea after all
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RON95 to go up 1 cent weekly starting next year
PUCHONG: The RON95 petrol prices will be floated in stages once the Petroleum Subsidy Programme (PSP) is implemented in January to avoid burdening consumers. Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Chong Chieng Jen, said the ministry had decided to
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Sixth International Conference on Family Planning to take place in Pattaya City, Thailand from February 1-4, 2021
PATTAYA CITY, Thailand, Nov. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The sixth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) will take place in Pattaya City, Thailand February 1-4, 2021 and will be co-hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and
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Oil slips as US stocks rise, but hopes for US-China trade deal stem losses
Oil eased today following an industry report showing a surprise build in US crude stockpiles, but hopes surrounding the signing of the first phase of a US-China trade deal prevented a bigger drop in prices. Brent crude futures LCOc1 dropped
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Najib trolls Guan Eng again over ballooning govt expenditure
PUCHONG: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak once again trolled Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng for increasing government expenditure this year. In a Facebook post today, the Pekan MP said the government’s operating cost for the third quarter
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Asian shares climb on Trump trade deal comments
Asian shares rose today as upbeat signals from Sino-US trade talks fanned hopes of an easing of tariff hostilities, while expectations the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low supported sentiment. The positive mood pushed Wall Street indexes to fresh
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Indonesia: Total Solar Distributed Generation to Solarize the New Airport of the Future Capital City
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Nov. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) will provide solar-powered rooftops to APT Pranoto Airport, located in Samarinda, capital of East Kalimantan province. APT Pranoto will be the first Indonesian airport to be solarized, leading the
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Geely cars hit big at Guangzhou Int’l Auto Exhibition
GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese automaker Geely brought its state-of-the art models to the 17th China Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition held from Nov. 22 to Dec. 1 in south China’s Guangzhou city, attracting extensive public attention. Geely
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TSG receives 63 applications from international riders
KUALA TERENGGANU: After securing the top spot in team ranking in the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)’s Asia Tour Ranking this year, the Terengganu Inc TSG Cycling Team (TSG) has received numerous applications from international riders. TSG chief executive officer Che
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Indian stock gains to be limited in 2020 as economy slows
Indian stocks are set to rise further over the coming year, according to a Reuters poll of equity strategists, but those gains will be limited as fiscal stimulus and easy monetary policy fail to reverse an economic slowdown. The BSE
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