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Off-duty doctor hailed as hero after saving passenger on Malaysia Airlines flight to Miri
MIRI, Nov 5 — A woman in distress onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH2574 last Saturday met ‘a knight in shining armour’, in the form of Dr Chung Ghi Waie, a paediatric specialist at the Selesa Pacific Hospital. During the flight,
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Democrats win New Jersey, Virginia in rebuke of Trump’s second term
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 — Moderate Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill cruised to comfortable victories in the Virginia and New Jersey governors’ elections today, on an election night seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s second presidential term. Pitting centrist
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Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, becomes first Muslim to lead America’s largest city
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 — Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race today, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country’s most visible Democratic figures. Mamdani will become the
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Sole survivor of Air India crash has painful memories
LONDON, Nov 5 — The only survivor of June’s Air India crash has told UK media of the mental and physical anguish he has endured since surviving the deadly disaster in the Indian city of Ahmedabad. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh said
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Asian markets sink as tech sell-off deepens on AI bubble fears
HONG KONG, Nov 5 — Tech companies led a sharp sell-off across Asia on Wednesday as investors grow increasingly worried about an AI bubble following a rally this year that has seen valuations hit record highs. Global markets have soared
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DPM Zahid starts four-day working visit in Shanghai as Malaysia eyes deeper halal, education cooperation with China
SHANGHAI, Nov 5 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi arrived here on Tuesday for a four-day working visit to China. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Rural and Regional Development Minister, arrived at Hongqiao International Airport
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Namewee denies fleeing, vows full cooperation in Taiwanese influencer’s murder probe
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Malaysian rapper Namewee has denied allegations that he was on the run from police, saying he voluntarily reported himself to assist investigations into the death of Taiwanese influencer Hsieh Yu-hsin. In a statement today, Namewee,
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Namewee to be remanded as police investigate death of Taiwanese influencer
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Police are seeking to remand Malaysian rapper Namewee to assist in investigations into the murder of Taiwanese influencer Hsieh Yu-hsin. Dang Wangi Police Chief ACP Sazalee Adam said the remand application will be made this
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Bintulu police nab suspect who allegedly raped, robbed woman after posing as cop
BINTULU, Nov 5 — Police have arrested a man in his early 50s in connection with the rape and robbery of a woman at the Similajau Forest Reserve on Oct 29. Bintulu police chief Supt Nixon Joshua Ali said initial
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Warisan welcoming new leaders not party-hopping but a ‘wave of Sabah unity’, says Shafie Apdal
LAHAD DATU, Nov 5 — Warisan President Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal defended the entry of some leaders from rival parties into Warisan as “not party-hopping but a growing wave of unity” among the people in Sabah. He said allegations
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