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Ringgit lower amid risk-off sentiment in crude oil market
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit extended its downtrend against the US dollar on Friday morning, as stronger greenback sentiment curbed risk appetite for the local currency, a dealer said. At 9am, the ringgit stood at 4.0520/0580 against the US dollar from
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Couple sent to the gallows for murdering daughter
KUALA TERENGGANU: A married couple was sentenced to death by hanging after they were found guilty of murdering their daughter, five years ago. Judge Datuk Zainal Azman Abd Aziz meted out the sentence on Anuar Yusof, 55 and his wife, Murni
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Lovers to be charged for abusing child to death
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman and her boyfriend will be charged at the Bandar Baru Bangi Magistrate’s Court today (March 1) for abusing her four-year-old son to death. Kajang district police chief ACP Mohd Zaid Hassan said the suspects would be charged
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Tencent Cloud Deploys its First MENA Region Internet Data Centre Hub in Bahrain
Middle East cloud market expected to reach USD 4.5 billion by 2024, highlighting the growing opportunity in the region Tencent Cloud will capitalise on Bahrain’s position as a regional cloud services hub HONG KONG, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tencent
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Deputy Speaker: Parliament will not reconvene on March 8
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon has clarified that Parliament will not reconvene on March 8 as reported by several media agencies, as the original calendar is no longer valid with the enforcement of the Emergency
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Vaccine: Govt should implement community mobilisation strategy
KUALA LUMPUR: The government must implement a community mobilisation strategy so that Malaysians, both in urban and rural areas, can have access to information about the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme and the importance of vaccination. Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association (PPPKAM)
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Govt to focus on implementation of Digital Education Policy
PUTRAJAYA: The government will focus on the implementation of the Digital Education Policy with three main objectives which include creating a digitally-fluent generation capable of mastering digital literacy and skills as well as producing innovations using digital technology. Prime Minister
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Muhyiddin asks GLCs to consider rental waiver for traders
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has asked government-linked companies (GLCs) to consider applications for rental payment exemption for their business premises from traders. “Consider these applications as best you can. Many traders (who are occupying GLC premises) are
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Muhyiddin: Govt will focus on new source of wealth such as digital economy
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to focus on the digitisation agenda in line with the growth of the nation’s new sources of wealth and economic transformation via knowledge and innovation-based activities, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix). He
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GSMA Hosted 5G Advanced Summit to Chart Sustainable 5G Development
SHANGHAI, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — During Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2021, the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) successfully hosted the 5G Advanced Summit. The summit brought together global carriers, leaders from vertical industries, leading academic figures, and
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