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Brexit fallout on UK finance intensifies
LONDON: More than 275 financial firms are moving a combined $1.2 trillion in assets and funds and thousands of staff from Britain to the European Union in readiness for Brexit at a cost of up to $4 billion, a report
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Chia-Soh runner-up of All-England 2019
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11: National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia Teng Fong-Soh Wooi Yik ended their campaign as the runner-up of the 2019 All-England badminton championship in Birmingham on Sunday. The unseeded pair displayed a commendable performance during the final
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Sabah’s east coast curfew extended
KOTA KINABALU, March 11: The curfew in the waters of seven districts of the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) beginning tomorrow has been extended until March 27. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah said the curfew involved the waters in
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King’s inaugural speech at first meeting of second term of 14th Parliament draws attention
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11: The first meeting of the second term of Parliament begins today which will be aired live via television and live stream. The attention of the whole nation could be focusing on the official opening speech by
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Kim Jong Nam murder trial set to resume after months of delay
Malaysia: The trial of two women accused of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to restart six months after a judge ruled there was sufficient evidence for their involvement in the murder. Vietnamese national Doan
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S Korean leader set for summit with Bruneian monarch
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 11: South Korean President Moon Jae In was set to hold a summit with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Monday to discuss ways to improve his country’s relationship with Brunei, as well as the Association of Southeast
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Pulwama attack aftermath: India stops its share of water to Pakistan
Union Minister of State for Water Resources Arjun Mehghwal on Sunday said in Bikaner, Rajasthan, that India had stopped water of three eastern rivers flowing to Pakistan. The decision, announced by the Minister, came in the wake of the Pulwama
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List of nationalities on crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane
Ethiopian Airlines is currently giving more details of the passengers who were on board ET 302 that crashed on Sunday shortly after taking off from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. The numbers we have so far are: 32 passengers
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Chong: GPS has to review its ‘pro-cronies policy’
KUCHING: Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen wants Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to review the Gabungan Parti Sarawak-led (GPS) state government’s ‘pro-cronies policy’ instead of having it loudly claiming that the federal government is
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MoF warns the public of scammers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) warned the public of scammers, wrongfully abusing minister Lim Guan Eng’s name. In a statement today, MoF said there could be scammers using Lim and MoF’s email addresses, and urged the public to
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