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One dead after freight trains collide in Munich
MUNICH, June 20 — One person has died after two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munich in the early hours today, causing two of the carriages to derail and crash onto the street below, according to local police.
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Dewan Rakyat Speaker confirms receiving letter on Hamzah Zainudin as Opposition Leader
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has reportedly confirmed receiving a notification letter affirming Larut MP Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin as Opposition Leader. Berita Harian reported Johari as saying that the upcoming Dewan Rakyat sitting
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Agriculture minister: National food security act to be tabled next year
KLANG, June 20 — The National Food Security Act is expected to be tabled in Parliament next year, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said. He said the proposed Act, which aims to ensure the stability of
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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman picks Malaysia, China for first overseas trips, skips India
DHAKA, June 20 — Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit Malaysia and China on his first trip abroad since assuming office, the foreign ministry said Saturday, bypassing neighbouring India as his inaugural destination. Rahman will travel to
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Singapore military gets US$73m tech upgrade
SINGAPORE, June 20 — The United States (US) has approved a possible US$73 million (RM300.03 million) military sale to Singapore to upgrade its M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), the US Department of State said. The department said Singapore
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Kyiv-Warsaw rift deepens as Poland revokes Zelenskiy honour over WW2 history
WARSAW, June 20 — Poland’s president has decided to strip Volodymyr Zelenskiy of the country’s top honour after the Ukrainian president caused outrage by renaming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), nationalists who massacred Poles during World
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten fragile ceasefire as US-Iran talks head to Switzerland
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 20 — US President Donald Trump’s personal envoy and Iran’s foreign minister were headed to Switzerland for talks, Axios said, although deadly strikes by Israel in Lebanon on Saturday could test a new ceasefire key to ending the
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Singapore Cruise Centre relocating from HarbourFront Centre in July
SINGAPORE, June 20 — HarbourFront Centre is set to shut its doors on July 27. In a related move, the Singapore Cruise Centre that has been operating out of the mall will shift to 5 HarbourFront Avenue from July 15,
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Indonesia’s new palm oil export rules draw scrutiny from Malaysia, traders
JAKARTA, June 20 — Indonesia’s plan to tighten oversight of strategic commodity exports through a new state-linked monitoring framework is being closely watched by industry players in Malaysia as well as buyers and traders in major markets, with analysts assessing
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DAP names four candidates for Johor state election
JOHOR BAHRU, June 20 — DAP has named four candidates for the Johor state election on July 11. The candidates are Nor Zulaila Abd Ghani, 38, private secretary to the Deputy Finance Minister, who will contest the Tiram state seat,
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