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Australia’s first Indigenous treaty passed in Victoria’s parliament
SYDNEY, Oct 31 — Australia’s state of Victoria has passed the country’s first treaty with Indigenous peoples, a landmark act of recognition long denied to the nation’s first inhabitants. Cheers and applause rang through Victoria’s parliament as lawmakers passed the
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Tanzania reels from election-day violence as lockdown extended, army urges calm and tourists left stranded
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 31 — Tanzania extended a lockdown on Thursday, with soldiers and police on the main roads in the country’s biggest city, a day after elections turned into violent chaos with unconfirmed reports of many dead. President
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Trump slashes US refugee cap to just 7,500 — with priority for white South Africans
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 — The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday to drastically cut back the number of refugees to be accepted annually by the United States to a record low and give priority to white South Africans. Under the
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Asian shares climb after tech giants Apple and Amazon boost global sentiment
HONG KONG, Oct 31 — Asian stock markets mostly rose Friday morning, with a surge in Japanese shares coming after better-than-expected earnings reports from US tech behemoths Apple and Amazon. Investor confidence in artificial intelligence has fuelled a rally in
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China’s factory activity shrinks for seventh straight month in October
BEIJING, Oct 31 — China’s factory activity shrank for a seventh straight month in October, official data showed Friday, as trade uncertainty ahead of talks between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump weighed on the economic powerhouse.
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Rosmah gets three more months to hold passport, visit daughter in Singapore
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 — The Court of Appeal today granted Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor a three-month extension to the release of her passport, to visit her daughter in Singapore. A three-member bench, presided over by Justice Datuk Azman Abdullah, alongside
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Singapore task force to help local businesses prepare for RTS Link with Malaysia ahead of 2026 opening
SINGAPORE, Oct 31 — Singapore is planning tailored support programmes and infrastructure upgrades to help merchants in the island’s north prepare for the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, which is set to begin operations by the end of
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Chain bakery Twelve Cupcakes’s sweet journey in Singapore ends in bitter collapse after 14 years
SINGAPORE, Oct 31 — Singapore’s once-popular bakery cafe chain Twelve Cupcakes has gone into provisional liquidation, closing all 20 outlets and laying off around 80 employees without notice. The company announced the shutdown online on October 29 with immediate effect,
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Six years on, major’s family sues Armed Forces, ex-Army Chief over fatal Lok Kawi Camp demo shooting
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 31 — The family of the late Major Mohd Zahir Armaya has initiated legal proceedings against nine defendants, including former Army Chief General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain and the Malaysian Armed Forces, over his death during
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Tuanku Muhriz withdraws DSNS award from UKM chairman Dr Mohamad Abd Razak
SEREMBAN, Oct 31 — The Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, has revoked the Darjah Setia Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) award conferred on Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Board of Directors chairman Prof Emeritus Dr Mohamad Abd Razak,
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