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M’sia sees the rise of the next badminton protege, Kisona Selvaduray
PUCHONG: Malaysia successfully dethroned Indonesia in the women’s badminton by securing a gold through Kisona Selvaduray today. The SEA Games 2019 Badminton Women’s singles finals, which took place at Muntinlupa Sports Complex in Muntinlupa, Philippines, witnessed the rise of badminton
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1MDB: Feb 3 for management of Obyu Holdings forfeiture case
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today set Feb 3 next year for case management of a government’s application to forfeit assets worth RM680 million allegedly linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) that were seized from premises belonging to Obyu
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BRG Group Thrives in Vietnam’s Golden Private Sector Era
HANOI, Vietnam, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Vietnam’s private sector now contributes 43 per cent of the country’s GDP and has created 12 million jobs; extraordinary figures in a jurisdiction that once almost exclusively relied on State-owned Enterprises (SOEs). BRG
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The Mystery of the Maldives, Unveiled
MALE, Maldives, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Accor, a world-leading, augmented hospitality group with more than 4,900 hotels and residences across 110 countries, is an expert at introducing travelers to new destinations. The Maldives is one of the company’s latest
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Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi crowned Miss Universe
ATLANTA – Zozibini Tunzi, Miss South Africa, has been crowned Miss Universe. “I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me with my color skin and my kind of hair is not considered beautiful,” Tunzi said during her closing
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Australian firefighters burn grasslands to minimise looming bushfire risk
Thousands of firefighters burned grassland in eastern Australia today in a desperate bid to starve an anticipated new front of bushfires of fuel before forecast searing temperatures tomorrow. More than 100 fires are ablaze in New South Wales and Victoria
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Health Ministry: Vaccinate your kids against polio!
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today advised parents to ensure that their children are vaccinated from polio after being born, as Malaysia just had its first polio case after 27 years recently. In a Facebook post, the ministry said parents must ensure
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Saudi shooter acted alone, Florida governor decries ‘deep-seated’ hatred
Investigators believe a Saudi Air Force lieutenant acted alone when he killed three people and wounded eight at a US Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, before being fatally shot by a deputy sheriff, the FBI said yesterday. But they have
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KJ: Malaysia’s problem bigger than your drama
The song title in my last post ‘Misery’ refers not to my personal state of mind but rather that of the nation. We end this year out in complete misery. The economy is stagnant. People are struggling more than ever
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New Zealand volcano spews ash plume in eruption, several injured
A volcano erupted in New Zealand on Monday, spewing a plume of ash thousands of feet into the air, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying tourists were among several people unaccounted for as emergency services mounted a rescue operation. As
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