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Penang temple board: 11pm Thaipusam music cutoff meant to help kavadi bearers and ease crowd flow
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 23 — The Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHEB) has clarified that the decision to stop music at Thaneer Panthals (decorated stalls) at 11pm on February 1 during Thaipusam celebrations was made purely on safety grounds, following lessons
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Outcry as report alleges Musk’s Grok produced millions of sexualised images
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 —Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok generated an estimated three million sexualized images of women and children in a matter of days, researchers have said, revealing the scale of the explicit content that sparked a global outcry. The recent
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Rescuers find all 10 bodies after Indonesia’s fishery plane crashes
JAKARTA, Jan 23 — Indonesian rescuers today had found the bodies of 10 passengers on a fishery surveillance plane that went missing in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province at the weekend, the country’s search and rescue agency said. The ATR 42-500
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To Lam wins second term to rule Vietnam through 2030, pledges sweeping economic reforms
HANOI, Jan 23 — Vietnam’s top leader To Lam was re-appointed yesterday as head of the ruling Communist Party for the next five years after a unanimous vote by its central committee, as he pledged to turbocharge growth in the
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US sends ‘armada’ toward Iran as Trump warns over nuclear programme, execution of protesters
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Jan 23 — President Donald Trump said yesterday that the US has an “armada” heading toward Iran but hoped he would not have to use it, as he renewed warnings to Tehran against killing protesters or
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Ringgit breaks 4.000 mark against US dollar, hits strongest level since 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The ringgit climbed to its strongest level in about five years on Friday, moving past the 4.000 mark against the US dollar. According to a report in The Edge Malaysia, the ringgit was last seen trading
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Govt to boost teacher numbers as Year One surge looms under new education plan
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 — The government is prepared to increase the number of teachers nationwide as it anticipates a surge of Year One students following the implementation of the National Education Development Plan 2026-2035. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said
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Fahmi: Govt to clarify Indonesian reports of three villages now under Malaysian territory
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 — The Cabinet has instructed the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) to issue a full statement on an Indonesian report regarding claims that three villages are now placed under Malaysian jurisdiction. Communications Minister Datuk
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In court, Najib says he never obstructed 1MDB or SRC investigations during his tenure as PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court here today that he never obstructed investigations by the authorities involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and SRC International Sdn Bhd cases. The former prime minister said
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Fahmi: Documentation shows X has acted on Grok AI misuse, safety measures verified
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has confirmed receiving documentation from social media platform X regarding their complaints about the misuse of Grok AI to edit and generate explicit content. He said the documentation were submitted to
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