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eBay to cut 1,000 jobs, or 9pc of workforce, after earlier layoffs
NEW YORK, Oct 22 — US e-commerce platform eBay will cut some 1,000 jobs, or about nine per cent of its workforce, a spokesperson told AFP on Wednesday, following an initial round of layoffs in February. The company informed staff
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BN takes 21, PAS and allies get seven
ALOR GAJAH, Oct 22 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will contest 21 seats while PAS and its allies will contest seven in next month’s Melaka state election, following the finalisation of negotiations between the parties. BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad
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Meta ordered to pay US$25b over Facebook user deception in Cambridge Analytica case
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 22 — A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay US$25 billion (RM102 billion) to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related
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Trump envoy draws criticism for calling Putin ‘humanitarian’
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 — US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff faced criticism Wednesday for calling Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” despite the Russian leader’s brutal war in Ukraine. Witkoff made the comments as he met Putin in Saint Petersburg
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Paris bans protests as Macron accuses Trump of using unrest for US election gains
PARIS, Oct 22 — Police banned protests in parts of Paris on Thursday, as France braced for more demonstrations just days after student and other rallies degenerated into some of the worst street unrest in years. Wednesday’s announcement came after
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Sabah commercial vehicle body vows action against operator after deadly Sepanggar Port accident
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 21 — The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) Sabah will take action against the operator of the trailer truck involved in the fatal accident near Sepanggar Port on Sunday. Chairman Datuk Phoong Jin Zhe said the board
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Businessman charged with cheating Datuk Seri out of over RM10m in AMLA probe scam
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — A businessman was charged at the Sessions Court here today with four counts of cheating another businessman, who holds the title Datuk Seri, by claiming he could help resolve issues involving frozen bank accounts and
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Can the Yamtuan remove excos without MB’s advice? Sacked Negeri Sembilan councillors turn to apex court
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Ten dismissed Negeri Sembilan executive council members have mounted an unprecedented constitutional dispute at the Federal Court, asking it to determine if the Yang di-Pertuan Besar has the prerogative to revoke their appointments without the
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Ten former Negri exco members seek Federal Court interpretation of ruler’s powers
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 21 — Ten former Negeri Sembilan state executive council (exco) members have filed an application in the Federal Court seeking to challenge the state ruler’s decision last month to revoke their appointments. The 10 are Datuk Mohd Faizal Ramli,
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PAS, aligned Perikatan parties to take joint action over RoS notice
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — PAS will join aligned Perikatan Nasional (PN) component parties in challenging a notice to cancel the coalition’s registration in court and preparing for the Melaka state election. In a statement posted on Facebook today, PAS
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