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Johor Regent calls for all-out campaign to end bullying after child with cancer is targeted
JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 19 — The Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail, has decreed the implementation of an all-out campaign against bullying in the state. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the state government will uphold Tunku Mahkota
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Kim Jong Un says North Korea must ‘rapidly expand’ nuclear arsenal amid US-South Korea drills
SEOUL, Aug 19 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country needed to rapidly expand its nuclear armament and called US-South Korea military exercises an “obvious expression of their will to provoke war,” state media KCNA reported today.
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Overnight Russian attack shows Putin does not want peace, says Ukrainian mayor
KYIV, Aug 19 — Russia attacked the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk with drones overnight, the city mayor said today, calling it a sign that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want peace. The reported assault came a day after
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French President Macron calls Putin ‘predator’ and ‘ogre at our gates’, warns Europe against trusting him
PARIS, Aug 19 — French President Emmanuel Macron today warned European allies not to trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he called “an ogre at our gates”. Macron’s remarks came as Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky
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Thai princess critically ill, palace says needs ‘continuous’ treatment
BANGKOK, Aug 19 — The Thai king’s eldest daughter, gravely ill in hospital for more than two years, is receiving “continuous” treatment to stabilise her blood pressure because of a severe infection, the palace said today. Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol has
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India’s PM Modi to visit China for first time since 2018 amid push to mend ties
NEW DELHI, Aug 19 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said today during talks with Beijing’s foreign minister in New Delhi. Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit opening on
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AGC stands by bullying charges in Zara Qairina case, rebuffs lawyer’s call for harsher law
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) said it will charge suspects in the Zara Qairina bullying case under Section 507C(1) of the Penal Code as the provision covers bullying alone and is not linked to her
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Air Canada flight attendants strike enters fourth day with no deal in sight
MONTREAL, Aug 19 — Air Canada flight attendants extended their strike into a fourth day today, although the union said both sides had resumed talks as hundreds of thousands of passengers had flights cancelled during the busy summer travel season.
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go at RM19 a month in India, as it eyes bigger slice of world’s largest internet market
BENGALURU, Aug 19 — ChatGPT maker OpenAI today launched ChatGPT Go, a new India-only subscription plan priced at 399 rupees (RM19.33) per month, its most affordable offering yet, as the company looks to deepen its presence in its second-largest market.
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Singapore teacher jailed four days after kicking four-year-old child in classroom
SINGAPORE, Aug 19 — A former preschool teacher was reportedly sentenced by a district court here today to four days’ jail for kicking a four-year-old girl in a kindergarten classroom. According to Singapore’s CNA, 57-year-old Alamelu Paramaguru pleaded guilty to a
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