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Zuraida: DKKB launched as guide for implementation of urban farming activities
PUTRAJAYA: Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin(pix) today virtually launched the Urban Community Farming Policy (DKKB) to serve as a guide to regulate and propel urban farming in the country. It outlines five thrusts and 17 strategies which are
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Women loses RM3,230 in online cat purchase
KUANTAN: A woman has lodged a police report yesterday claiming she lost RM3,230 in an online purchase for two cats through Instagram. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 24-year-old woman claimed that she
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Covid: Sabah Industrial players encouraged to test staff using Rapid Antigen Test Kit
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah industrial players are encouraged to get the Rapid Antigen Test Kit, which use saliva or nasal swab samples, to test their own staff for Covid-19, said Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Joachim Gunsalam. The Sabah Industrial Development
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Iran acknowledges Malaysia’s success in its Covid-19 vaccination initiative
KUALA LUMPUR: Iran acknowledges Malaysia’s success in the Covid-19 vaccination initiative which includes all foreign nationals living in the country. “The Malaysian authorities should be commended in this coordinated, fair, and just move, that all human beings were placed under the
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PM: Motion to debate emergency ordinances can be brought forth to parliament next month
KUALA LUMPUR: A motion to debate and annul the emergency ordinances can be brought forth to the Parliament sitting slated next month, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin(pix). He said it was in accordance with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
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UNESCO partners with Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation to promote transformative heritage conservation in Asia-Pacific region
HONG KONG, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — UNESCO and the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation (NTFCF) have entered into a strategic partnership to promote practices of transformative heritage conservation in the Asia-Pacific region. Under this strategic partnership, the NTFCF will
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Huawei vows to enable digital ecosystem-based finance in APAC
SINGAPORE, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Huawei on July 29, 2021 held its first virtual Asia-Pacific Intelligent Finance Summit 2021, with the theme “Accelerate Digital Transformation in Banking, New Value Together”. As economies across the Asia-Pacific region continue to recover and
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French-Corsican DJ Alexis Petronio releases first single, “Strange,” featuring Keith with a hopeful post-pandemic message
PORTO-VECCHIO, France, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — DJ Alexis Petronio has collaborated with guitarist and singer Keith to release his debut single, “Strange,” a guitar-tinged summer anthem with a human hopeful post-pandemic message. To view the Multimedia News Release, please
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Masdar joint venture reaches financial close and starts construction on Indonesia’s first utility-scale floating solar power plant
– Cirata Floating Photovoltaic Power Plant scheduled to begin commercial operation in Q4 2022 – 145-megawatt (ac) plant being developed by PT. Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Masdar Solar Energi – joint venture between Masdar and PT PJBI ABU DHABI, UAE, Aug. 3,
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TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES – Eventing Team and Individual Final
TOKYO, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Germany’s Julia Krajewski has entered the equestrian history books as the very first female athlete to take the Individual Olympic Eventing title following victory with Amande de B’Neville at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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