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KK Sessions Court dismisses Albert Tei’s contempt application against Sabah CM

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 26 — The Sessions Court today dismissed an ex parte bid by businessman Datuk Albert Tei Jiann Chieng to initiate contempt proceedings against caretaker Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, ruling that the application was legally

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India lodges strong protest with China over detention of Indian woman

MUMBAI, Nov 26 —India said it had registered a strong protest with China over what it said was the arbitrary detention of an Indian citizen at Shanghai Airport. Indian media reported that a UK-based woman holding an Indian passport was

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National early suicide intervention guide to be launched by year’s end, says Hannah Yeoh

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 26 — Minister of Youth and Sports Hannah Yeoh announced that a quick guide for early intervention in suspected suicide cases is expected to be published by the end of this year.  She said the guide is designed

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Two hospitalised as lorry mounts footpath in crash near Singapore’s Jalan Besar

SINGAPORE, Nov 26 — Two motorists were reportedly hospitalised after a lorry mounted the pedestrian footpath during a collision at the Jalan Besar–Rowell Road junction yesterday. The police said they were alerted to the accident, which involved a lorry and

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Singapore blocks TikTok and Meta accounts of Australian linked to radicalisation

SINGAPORE, Nov 26 — Singapore has ordered TikTok and Meta to block access in Singapore to the accounts of an Australian man authorities say has contributed to the radicalisation of two of its citizens, the ministry of home affairs said

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Half of South Sudan in acute hunger while at aid at lowest ever

NAIROBI, Nov 26 — Nearly half the population in South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, faces acute hunger and has never received so little aid, Oxfam said today. The UK-based charity said only 40 per cent of South Sudan’s US$1.6

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New Zealand woman jailed for life over ‘suitcase murders’ of her two children

WELLINGTON, Nov 26 — A South Korean-born New Zealand woman was sentenced to life in prison today for murdering her two young children, whose bodies were discovered in suitcases in an abandoned storage locker more than three years ago, New

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Ringgit rises as US rate cut hopes drag dollar below key level

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The ringgit continued to strengthen against the US dollar as expectations of a US interest rate cut in December build, putting pressure on the greenback, an analyst said. At 8am, the ringgit appreciated to 4.1250/1365

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Anwar accepts Shamsul Iskandar’s resignation, says MACC free to probe hospital letter row ‘without external interference’

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has accepted the resignation of his senior political secretary Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin. In a statement issued today, Anwar also expressed his gratitude to Shamsul for his

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Kampung Simunul still lives with the trauma of the 2013 Lahad Datu intrusion

SEMPORNA, Nov 26 — Three bullet marks on a house in Kampung Simunul here, remnants of an attack by intruders from southern Philippines on March 2, 2013, remain visible to this day — silent witnesses to a dark chapter in the

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