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Adly: Phase two of water rationing if supply still low in Malacca
MELAKA: Malacca chief minister Adly Zahari said the state government will implement the second phase of water rationing exercise sometime next week if the water supply in the state is still low. He said the water supply rationing exercise was
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Malaysian secretariat begins operations in Wuhan
KUALA LUMPUR: A task force from the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing has begun operating a secretariat in Wuhan city to assist Malaysians in the evacuation process following the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in the country. Malaysian Ambassador to China Raja Datuk
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India’s guarded stimulus unlikely to revive Indian growth
NEW DELHI: India’s new federal budget is unlikely to drag Asia’s third- biggest economy out of its worst slowdown in more than a decade as the government has proposed only moderate spending increases and small cuts in personal taxes, economists
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Zelenskiy: Give plane shootdown families better compensation, Iran
KIEV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday that Kiev was not satisfied with a size of compensation Iran had offered to families of Ukrainians killed in the downing of a plane near Tehran last month and would seek larger payments.
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Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises “painful” steps
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad plan that includes taking “painful” steps to escape a deep financial crisis, according to a draft policy statement seen by Reuters. The
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Ammonia gas leak: 59 factory workers fall sick in Kulim
ALOR SETAR: Fifty-nine workers from a factory in the Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Area here fall sick believed to have inhaled ammonia gas which leaked at the factory late last night. Kedah Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Mohamadul Ehsan Mohd Zain said
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NGOs reject govt proposal on estate management system
PUCHONG: Two agriculture based NGOs, Malaysia Food Security and Sovereignty Forum and Padi Rescue rejected the government’s proposal to introduce estate managing system to local farmers in increasing food production in the country. Its coordinator Nurfitri Amir Muhammad said this
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Al Qaeda claims Dec shooting at Florida naval base
CAIRO: An audio recording purporting to be from the Islamist militant group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility yesterday for a fatal shooting in December at a US naval base in Pensacola, Florida, but provided no evidence.
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EasyCompare receives Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award 2020
BANGKOK, Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — EasyCompare has received the Feefo Gold Trusted Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers. EasyCompare Thailand receives independent Feefo Gold Trusted Service award
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E-wallet: Personal data security top priority
SEREMBAN: With the introduction of e-wallet gaining popularity among adults, one of the most important issues that users are constantly concerned about is the security and confidentiality of personal data. Senior Lecturer of Records Management Studies, Faculty of Information Management, University of
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