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Singapore police set up Cyber Command to boost scam and cybercrime response
SINGAPORE, May 11 — The Singapore Police Force (SPF) will establish a new Cyber Command in July to consolidate its counter‑scam and cybercrime capabilities. The announcement was made at an anti‑scam conference, according to a report by CNA. Minister of
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Six new senators sworn-in
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 —Thirteen members of the Senate, including six new appointees, took their oath of office today before the Senate president, Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah. The six new appointees are acting Bentong Umno chief Datuk Seri Mohamad Zaini Salleh,
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Umno marks 80th anniversary at Johor palace where party was founded, King joins commemoration
JOHOR BAHRU, May 11 — Umno marked the 80th anniversary of its founding at Istana Besar Johor today, in a symbolic tribute to the party’s historic beginnings. Umno president and Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
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Johor polls not discussed during audience with King, Regent, says Zahid
JOHOR BAHRU, May 11 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said his audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim and Johor Regent Tunku Mahkota Ismail at Istana Besar here today did not involve discussions on the upcoming
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Turkish Airlines A330 evacuated after landing‑gear fire shuts Kathmandu airport, passengers safe
KATHMANDU, May 11 — A tyre of a Turkish Airlines plane caught fire after it landed today in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour. All 277 passengers and 11 crew on
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No automatic quarantine for Americans repatriated from hantavirus‑struck cruise ship
WASHINGTON, May 11 — American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will not necessarily be quarantined, a top US health official said yesterday. Jay Bhattacharya, acting director of the Centres for Disease Control and
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One US evacuee tests mildly positive for hantavirus as another shows symptoms on flight home
WASHINGTON, May 11 — The US Department of Health and Human Services said yesterday that one of the 17 Americans being repatriated from a hantavirus-struck luxury cruise ship has tested mildly positive for the Andes strain of the virus while
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Netanyahu says Iran war ‘not over’ until uranium removed, pushes plan to ‘wean’ Israel from US aid
WASHINGTON, May 11 — Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium must be “taken out” before the US-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American broadcaster yesterday. “It’s not over, because there’s still nuclear
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Trump rejects peace deal as Gulf drone attacks rattle ceasefire and global markets react
PARIS, May 11 — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: Trump rejects Iran peace response President Donald Trump said yesterday he has rejected Iran’s response to a US proposal for ending the Middle East war, deeming
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Oil‑driven inflation lifts China consumer prices but deflation risks persist amid weak demand
BEIJING, May 11 — China’s consumer prices ticked up in April as the cost of crude oil rose globally due to the Iran war, official data showed today. Helped by the surging oil costs, factory gate prices also continued to
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