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Malaysian Franchise Association to hold Awards Night 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Franchise Association (MFA) will be organising the Malaysia Franchise Awards Night 2020, in April 2021 in recognition of franchise participants who are developing the franchise business concept in Malaysia. Its Strategic Management general manager Wan Muhammad Zainal Wan
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Police record statement from security guard assaulted in Wangsa Maju
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have recorded a statement from the Nepalese security guard who was assaulted at a car park in Wangsa Maju here last July 7. Wangsa Maju district police chief Supt Rajab Ahad Ismail said the statement was recorded after
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Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
LOS ANGELES: Facebook’s Instagram is officially launching its answer to the hit short video app — TikTok Instagram Reels, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) according to AP. The new Instagram feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio,
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Japan marks 75th anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima
TOKYO: Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with its mayor urging the world to unite against threats to humanity including those from nuclear weapons, reported Xinhua news agency. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui said
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Two fake document syndicates masterminded by Myanmar nationals busted
PUTRAJAYA: Two document forgery syndicates masterminded by Myanmar nationals and targeting ethnic Rohingya and Arakan Muslims, were crippled in an Immigration Department operation in the Jalan Lebuh Pudu area, Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Immigration director-general, Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud (pix) said the syndicates
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Trump walks back claim that Beirut blast was an attack
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday walked back his claim that a massive blast that shook Lebanon’s capital and its suburbs to the core was an attack, saying “I don’t think anyone can say right now,” reported Anadolu Agency.
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6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Vanuatu Islands
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck the Vanuatu Islands at 8.05 pm today. According to a statement from the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the epicentre of the earthquake was located 219 km deep, at
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Nanta: Face mask ceiling price may go down depending on supply
PUTRAJAYA: The ceiling price for face masks, which will be reduced to RM1.20 from RM1.50 beginning Aug 15, may be further lowered depending on the supply situation, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said the
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X2O Media Introduces Two New Media Players to Their Full Solution Offering
MONTREAL, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — X2O Media today launched two new media players, X2O Media Player-R and X2O Media Player-DX, engineered to work seamlessly with the X2O Platform for reliable digital signage content delivery. These new media players further round
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TM cables deliberately cut cause telecommunication outage
MALACCA: Police have arrested eight men on suspicion of deliberately cutting Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) fibre-optic cables which caused a telecommunication outage on July 30 and losses amounting to RM500,000. It affected government buildings – like the courthouse – and banks
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