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Bull shark kills woman, injures man off Australia’s New South Wales beach
SYDNEY, Nov 27 — A bull shark killed a woman swimming off a remote beach in Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales Thursday while a man was seriously injured and may have been saved by the “heroic” efforts of
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Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra, no tsunami threat
JAKARTA, Nov 27 — A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit an island off the coast of Sumatra in western Indonesia on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warning. The strong
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Malaysia’s palm oil sector remains bullish, CPO expected above RM4,000 by year-end
PETALING JAYA, Nov 27 — The palm oil sector in Malaysia is expected to remain stable by 2026, in line with the rebound in soybean oil prices that will narrow the large price gap between the two oils, said Plantation
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Bank of Singapore ramps up hiring, tech push in bold bid for Asia’s top five
SINGAPORE, Nov 27 — Bank of Singapore plans more investment in hiring and technology as it aims to climb into Asia’s top five private banks within five years after assets under management rose nearly 20 per cent to exceed US$145
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Singapore man allegedly doxxed by loan sharks with ‘God of Fortune’ poster, sent funeral wreaths and cement
SINGAPORE, Nov 27 — A man in Yishun was allegedly harassed by loan sharks who put up a “God of Fortune” poster at his HDB lift lobby, exposing his name and address, and sent him bags of cement and funeral
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Scoot cancels two Singapore-Hat Yai flights as floods swamp southern Thailand
SINGAPORE, Nov 27 — Budget carrier Scoot has cancelled two flights between Singapore and Hat Yai on November 28 amid severe flooding in southern Thailand. In a statement responding to media queries, the airline said the cancellations were a precautionary
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‘Unpleasant’ Muslim children’s names can be changed under NRD rules, says home minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Muslim children given “unsuitable” names can still apply to have them changed at the National Registration Department (NRD), Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said. He said the NRD already has clear guidelines to
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TNB loses RM5.14b to electricity theft since 2020, DPM Fadillah urges landlords to avoid identity misuse
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has suffered losses amounting to RM5.14 billion to date due to electricity theft, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah, who is also Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister,
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Banks roll out flood relief as families begin long road to recovery
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Malaysian banks are offering a range of financial relief measures to help households and businesses hit by recent floods across several states. The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) and the Association of Islamic Banking
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Indira Gandhi’s lawyer criticises IGP over ‘speculation’, says no travel ban on ex-husband in Immigration Dept records
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — M. Indira Gandhi’s lawyer today said recent remarks by the Inspector-General of Police were “deeply troubling” and claimed that the police have yet to present evidence that any proper investigation has been carried out in
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