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Pentagon journalists walk out as new press curbs spark outrage over US transparency
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — Dozens of journalists who cover the US Defense Department vacated their offices in the Pentagon and returned their credentials on Wednesday as new restrictions on press access took effect. The Defense Department had set a Tuesday
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Prince Andrew ‘believed sex was his birthright,’ Virginia Giuffre alleges in posthumous memoir
LONDON, Oct 16 — A posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, a prominent accuser of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, accuses the Duke of York of being “entitled – as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright,” according to
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Europe races to build a ‘drone wall’ as Russian threats expose costly weaknesses
BRUSSELS, Oct 16 — Just hours after some 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace last month, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it was time for Europe to build a “drone wall” to protect its eastern flank. Drone
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BlackRock-Nvidia-Microsoft consortium buys data centre giant for RM170b
NEW YORK, Oct 16 — A consortium led by asset manager BlackRock, which includes chip giant Nvidia and Microsoft, announced Wednesday it is acquiring data centre specialist Aligned Data Centers from Australian financial services group Macquarie for approximately US$40 billion
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Jelebu MP warns of ‘time bomb’ generation, proposes social media ban for teens under 16 following school incidents
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Malaysia should prevent teenagers from having social media accounts until the age of 16, instead of just those below age 13, Jelebu MP Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias said today. Highlighting the various problems in Malaysia’s
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US sanctions three Singaporeans, 17 firms linked to Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi’s alleged crime empire
SINGAPORE, Oct 16 — Three Singaporeans and 17 Singapore-registered entities have been sanctioned by the United States for their alleged links to one of Asia’s largest transnational criminal organisations, led by Cambodian national Chen Zhi and his Prince Holding Group.
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Singapore cop found shot in the neck at Pasir Panjang fuel station
SINGAPORE, Oct 16 — A 23-year-old full-time police national serviceman was found with a gunshot wound to his neck at a Shell petrol station on Pasir Panjang Road yesterday. Police said the officer, who was on duty at the time,
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745 children born out of wedlock yearly in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Oct 16 — An average of about 745 children a year were born out of wedlock to Singaporean mothers here from 2020 to 2024, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli revealed in a written parliamentary reply yesterday.
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Suspect in Bandar Utama school stabbing is cooperating with police, says Selangor top cop
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The suspect accused of stabbing a female student to death at a school in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, is cooperating with the investigation, said Selangor Police Chief, Datuk Shazeli Kahar. He added that the police
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Sabah election set for November 29, campaigning starts November 15
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 16 — The Election Commission (EC) has announced that the Sabah election period will run from November 15 to November 29. Nomination Day is scheduled for November 15, with early voting set for November 25. Polling day
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