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Police look at gaming, social media links after suspect’s alleged ‘Zero Day’ note
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The suspect in the stabbing of a 16-year-old female student is believed to have been influenced by video games and social media content, which allegedly drove him to commit the violent act at their school
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Four teen boys arrested in alleged Baling sexual assault case, second school gang-rape incident this month
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Police have arrested four teenage boys in Baling who are suspected of being involved in the sexual assault of a female student. According to Astro Awani, three of the suspects are students at a school in
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Education Ministry activates clean-up and home-based learning after storm hits four Teluk Panglima Garang schools
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced that clean-up and damage assessment works are currently underway at four schools affected by a storm in Teluk Panglima Garang, Selangor, yesterday. The schools are Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK)
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Viral Bau school ‘bullying’ case was just friendly teasing among students
KUCHING, Oct 16 — Police have completed their investigation into the alleged bullying incident at a secondary school in Bau that recently went viral on social media. Bau District Police Chief Superintendent Mohd Haide A. Rahman said the police had
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Four cars and 727 items seized from Vida’s home set for auction on Oct 30 after year-long delay
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — After being postponed since December last year, the auction of luxury cars and 727 personal items belonging to celebrity entrepreneur Datuk Seri Vida is set to take place on October 30. According to a public
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Malay Studies chairs abroad must serve as academic ambassadors, says Zambry
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16 — The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) wants holders of its Malay Studies chair position at foreign universities to function effectively and serve as Malaysia’s academic ambassadors in promoting the Malay language and culture internationally. Minister Datuk Seri
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Ukraine authorities order mass evacuations from around devastated Kupiansk
KYIV, Oct 15 — Local authorities in Ukraine ordered the evacuation of families from dozens of villages on Tuesday near the all-but-destroyed northeastern city of Kupiansk, citing the “worsening security situation”, in a region that has faced heavy Russian attacks.
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Bus fire leaves at least 20 people dead in west India
MUMBAI, Oct 15 — At least 20 people were killed after a bus caught fire while travelling in the western Indian state of Rajasthan yesterday, local media reports and officials said. The vehicle, which carried over 50 passengers, was travelling
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Hundreds of passwords from UK government bodies leaked online
MOSCOW, Oct 15 — Hundreds of logins and passwords from British government agencies, including the Ministry of Defence, have leaked on the darknet, The Independent newspaper reported, citing cybersecurity company NordStellar, according to Sputnik/RIA Novosti. Over the past year, more
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China battles deflation and trade war fallout as economy struggles to rebound
BEIJING, Oct 15 — China’s consumer prices continued to fall last month, with official data highlighting the battle leaders face in trying to kickstart domestic spending in the world’s number two economy while fighting a trade war with the United
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