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Is the world on the brink? WHO sounds alarm as Dimona and Natanz nuclear sites under fire
GENEVA, March 22 — The Middle East war has reached a “perilous stage” with strikes around nuclear sites in Iran and Israel, the World Health Organization warned Sunday, as it called for maximum restraint. An Iranian ballistic missile ripped open
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Sandakan crash kills mother, daughter after motorcycle collides with car
SANDAKAN, March 22 — A mother and daughter were killed when the motorcycle they were on collided with a car along Jalan Batu 23, Jalan Labuk here yesterday. Sandakan district police chief ACP George Abd Rakman said the daughter, aged
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MOH eyes RM485,000 upgrade for century-old trauma training facility in Sungai Buloh
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is studying a proposal to upgrade the National Clinical Integration and Trauma Life Support Malaysia (TLSM) Training Centre at Bukit Ilmu, Hospital Sungai Buloh, which is more than 100 years
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Six dead, co-pilot missing after Qatar-Turkiye military helicopter crash into sea during training
DOHA, March 22 — Three Turkish nationals including a serviceman were on board a helicopter that crashed in Qatar’s territorial waters, alongside three Qatari servicemen, the Gulf country’s defence ministry said on Sunday. The Turkish defence ministry meanwhile said that
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National Anti‑Drugs Agency reports 81pc recovery rate among 26,852 clients nationwide
KOTA BHARU, March 22 — A total of 21,794 clients who underwent community-based treatment and rehabilitation programmes, nationwide, achieved permanent recovery status last year. National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said that the recovery rate reached 81 per
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Melaka exco member Rais Yasin warns public against open burning amid hot, dry season to prevent fire risk
MELAKA, March 22 — The public is advised to avoid open burning during this hot and dry season, said the Melaka Housing, Local Government, Drainage, Climate Change and Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Rais Yasin. He said it was to
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More HDB projects rise above 40 storeys as land scarcity grows in Singapore
SINGAPORE, March 22 — High‑rise public housing has become increasingly common in Singapore as the Housing and Development Board (HDB) builds taller blocks to maximise limited land. According to The Straits Times, the shift towards height has accelerated over the past
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Catch up: Strikes, deaths and rising tensions in the Gulf war while you were away
PARIS, March 22 — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: Israel’s military said that Iran had fired more than 400 ballistic missiles at Israel since the start of the Middle East war, with around 92 per
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Sultan Abdullah and Pahang royals join Aidilfitri celebration hosted by MB Wan Rosdy
TEMERLOH, March 22 — About 20,000 people attended the Aidilfitri open house hosted by Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail at Dewan Sri Lanchang here today. The Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Tengku
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BIS economist Shin Hyun‑song, who warned of the 2008 global financial crisis, named Bank of Korea governor
SEOUL, March 22 — South Korean economist Shin Hyun-song, best known for predicting the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, was named today to head the central bank, facing inflation risk from the Iran war and uneven growth in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
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