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Japan moves to calm China, sends senior diplomat to Beijing as Taiwan tensions deepen
TOKYO, Nov 17 — Japan today moved to tamp down an escalating row with China over Taiwan that has prompted Beijing to urge its citizens to stay away from its East Asian neighbour. The dispute erupted after Prime Minister Sanae
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Yum China to expand KFC, Pizza Hut aggressively, targets over 17,000 KFC outlets by 2028
SHANGHAI, Nov 17 —Yum China Holdings, the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut in China, said at its investor day in Shenzhen today, that it would continue to aggressively open stores and improve profitability in the coming years. By
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After Hasnah retires, Court of Appeal president Abu Bakar Jais assumes Chief Judge of Malaya duties
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — President of the Court of Appeal (PCA) Datuk Abu Bakar Jais will now temporarily carry out the duties of the Chief Judge of Malaya (CJM), following Tan Sri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim’s retirement last week as
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KL welcomes Fadlun Mak Ujud as 16th mayor
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Datuk Fadlun Mak Ujud officially began his duties as the 16th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur today. According to a statement from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) Corporate Planning Department Media Unit, Fadlun, who succeeds
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Two men charged with murder of saleswoman found bound and naked near Seri Kembangan roundabout
PETALING JAYA, Nov 17 — Two men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of a saleswoman whose naked body, with her hands tied, was found near the Blue Water Estate roundabout, Seri Kembangan, last month.
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Bung Moktar braces for Lamag battle amid ‘political arrows’ from rival parties
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 17 — Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin says he is fully aware he has become a prime target for rivals seeking to unseat him in Lamag and weaken BN in the 17th
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Leftist leads Chile presidential poll, faces run-off against far right in partial results
SANTIAGO, Nov 17 — Leftist former labor minister Jeannette Jara and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast were leading the country’s presidential race on Sunday, according to partial results, which show them heading to a December run-off. With 52.39 percent of
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India says accomplice of Delhi car blast ‘suicide bomber’ arrested
NEW DEHLI, Nov 17 — Indian authorities said on yesterday that a deadly car blast in New Delhi earlier this week was an attack carried out by a “suicide bomber”, announcing the arrest of an accomplice. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), the
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Japan posts first GDP dip since 2024 as Takaichi faces China tensions over Taiwan
TOKYO, Nov 17 — Japan’s economy shrank 0.4 percent in the three months to September, official data showed today, as new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government prepares a major stimulus package. The quarter-on-quarter reading for gross domestic product beat market
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EPF posts double-digit growth with RM63.99b investment income in nine months
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) recorded a total investment income of RM63.99 billion for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2025 (9M 2025), up 11per cent from RM57.57 billion in the same period last year. In
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