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Unemployment rate drops to 3.2% in fourth quarter 2019
PUTRAJAYA: The unemployment rate dropped to 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to 3.3% in the previous quarter, according to the Malaysia Labour Force Survey Report, Fourth Quarter 2019. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said
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Arrow pierces student’s face during archery training
GURUN: A Form Four boy in Gurun, Kedah went through a horrific experience when an arrow pierced through the left side of his face in a freak incident yesterday evening. The arrow was accidentally fired by a friend during archery
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Water supply 84% restored in Ampang
KUALA LUMPUR: Restoration of water supply to 54 areas in Ampang was at 84.4% as of 7am today. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor), in a statement today, said it was based on site monitoring and pressure readings in
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Malaysia’s palm oil market share in Pakistan set to grow
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s palm oil market share in Pakistan is set to grow from the current 22% following Karachi’s commitment to buy more palm oil from the country, Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim said. Aside from Pakistan Prime Minister
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53 West 53, Jean Nouvel’s First Residential Skyscraper In New York City, Announces Immediate Occupancy
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Hines, together with Singapore-based Pontiac Land Group and Goldman Sachs Investment Group, today announced that closings have commenced at 53 West 53, the highly anticipated 1,050-foot-high condominium tower rising above The Museum of
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South Korea’s largest hotel chain reaches the “Emerald City” – Lotte Hotel Seattle Set to Open in June
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lotte Hotels & Resorts is set to open Lotte Hotel Seattle, its thirty-first branch in the world and only its second in the US, this coming June. Lotte Hotel Seattle Lotte Hotel Seattle will be located in the F5
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1958 Ferrari 335 S Spyder Wins 5th Annual The Peninsula Classics Best Of The Best Award
PARIS, Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The winning honour of the fifth annual The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award goes to 1958 Ferrari 335 S Spyder featuring coachwork by Scaglietti. After winning “Best of Show” at the 2019 Cavallino
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RON95, RON97 and diesel prices fall – Lim
PUTRAJAYA: The retail price of RON95 petrol will drop four sen to RM2.04 per litre for the Feb 8-14 period. Meanwhile, RON97’s price will decrease seven sen to RM2.34 per litre and the price of diesel will fall 10 sen
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Three family members killed by uprooted tree in Batu Pahat
JOHOR BAHRU: Three members of a family were killed when a tree was uprooted and fell on the motorcycle they were riding, along Jalan Batu Putih, Batu Pahat, this morning. According to Batu Pahat Fire and Rescue station chief, Senior
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Coronavirus: One new case detected in Malaysia, total now 15 – Dzulkefly
PUCHONG: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said a tourist from Wuhan, China has been confirmed infected by the novel coronavirus in Malaysia. Dzulkefly said the woman, aged 59, is the 15 confirmed novel coronavirus cases detected in
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