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Trump vows to hit 52 Iranian targets if Iran retaliates after drone strike
US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if Iran attacks Americans or US assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader, as tens of thousands
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Body of top Iranian commander killed by US returned to Iran
The body of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a US military strike, was returned to Iran today, the official IRIB news agency reported. Soleimani’s body was flown to the city of Ahvaz in southwest
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Cambodia building collapse kills 36 people, injures 23 others
Thirty-six people were killed and 23 more injured when a tourist guesthouse under construction in Cambodia collapsed, trapping workers under rubble, officials said today. Officials said rescue operations ended two days after the seven-storey concrete building collapsed last Friday in
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Kuching Customs seizes RM800,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes
KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department here today announced its confiscation of 1.172 million sticks of smuggled cigarettes valued at RM261,560 last Friday. Sarawak Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said the raid conducted on a house suspected of
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Curfew in ESSZone extended to Jan 21
KOTA KINABALU: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone), which ends tomorrow (Jan 6) has been extended until Jan 21, said Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah. Omar, in a statement today,
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Joint operation against trespassers prevents RM6 bil loss in fish catch
KUALA LUMPUR: The fate of local fishermen whose livelihoods have been depleted by foreigners fishing in Malaysian waters illegally and damaging its ecosystem, spurred Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Salahuddin Ayub. It has made him launch ‘Operasi Naga’ last
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STF on citizenship applications a good move – Lam Thye
KUALA LUMPUR: The setting up of a special task force (STF) by the Home Ministry (KDM) to address citizenship applications is a good move, said social activist Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. He said it could help ensure that the
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A Pioneer in Password-less Protection, AuthenTrend Helps Drive the Trend towards Fingerprint Security
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — AuthenTrend and other notable homegrown startups led by Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) are now showcasing their innovative solutions at CES 2020. AuthenTrend mainly provides fingerprint-enabled security key solutions targeting applications such as IT identification,
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Siblings continue smashing performance in British Junior squash tournament
KUALA LUMPUR: Three-time British Junior Open winner, Aifa Azman continued her splendid performance by advancing into the last eight of the squash tournament in Birmingham, England yesterday (early today in Malaysia). Aifa, world number 61 player, defeated joint 9/16th seed,
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Malaysia concern over Baghdad airstrike
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is deeply concerned over the latest situation following the US airstrikes near Iraq’s Baghdad International Airport on Friday. A statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry today said Malaysia always believed all efforts should be undertaken to resolve
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