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Crowds swim and paddle at Bondi Beach in tribute to victims
SYDNEY, Dec 19 — Many hundreds of people swam and paddled surfboards off Australia’s Bondi Beach on today to honour the 15 people shot and killed at a Jewish festival. Crowds gathered at the iconic Sydney surf spot to remember
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Trump renames Kennedy Center after himself amid family backlash
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 — US President Donald Trump has renamed Washington’s famed Kennedy Center after himself, following a vote by the institution’s board to dub it the Trump-Kennedy Center. Trump, who hand-picked new board members earlier this year, installed himself
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Brown University shooting suspect found dead after twin attacks
NEW YORK, Dec 19 — The man believed to be behind a mass shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and several others wounded has been found dead, officials confirmed yesterday. Authorities also believe the same man, a
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Mah Sing, KLK Land form JV to develop RM2.26b industrial park in Kulai
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Mah Sing Group Bhd has entered into a strategic joint venture (JV) with Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd’s unit, KLK Land Sdn Bhd, to acquire and develop 169.62 hectares of freehold industrial land in Kulai, Johor.
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Singapore influencer Eunice Ng probed over alleged dog abuse
SINGAPORE, Dec 19 — Singapore authorities are investigating allegations that influencer Eunice Ng abused her pet dog. The Straits Times reported that in a video allegedly posted on Ms Ng’s now-deleted Instagram account, a person can be heard berating a dog for
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Papagomo in court over business donations to pay for PM Anwar’s defamation penalty
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court today to a charge of failing to notify authorities of a change in business details. The charge relates
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Fahmi Reza held by police over social media post involving Johor Regent Tunku Ismail
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza has been detained by federal police in connection with a social media posting involving Johor’s Tunku Mahkota, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim. His lawyer, Rajsurian Pillai, told Free Malaysia Today
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DAP’s Ramkarpal calls for police probe into heritage players’ birth certificates
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — The Democratic Action Party (DAP) has called on police to launch an immediate investigation into allegations that the birth certificates of seven “heritage” football players who represented Malaysia may have been falsified. In a statement
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Malaysian Bar condemns online death threats against lawyer, urges swift action
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — The Malaysian Bar has expressed deep concern over online death threats directed at a lawyer representing the families of three men fatally shot in Melaka, calling for urgent and transparent action by authorities. In a
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Cooking gas blast leaves lone occupant in Taman Pagoh Jaya house with 60pc burns, now in ICU
MUAR, Dec 19 — A man is in critical condition at Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital in Muar after suffering severe burns in a cooking gas explosion at his home in Taman Pagoh Jaya last night. Muar police chief Assistant Commissioner
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