2 h. ago China Urges Firm to Join Widening Thai Probe Into Crashed Tower

China Urges Firm to Join Widening Thai Probe Into Crashed Tower  Bloomberg.com

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7 h. ago Malaysians angry over Selangor gas pipeline fire, blame ‘haphazard’ works

More than 100 people were injured in the huge blaze that happened near a residential area, with 65 of them hospitalised.

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8 h. ago Bangkok tower collapse: Chinese contractors under scrutiny amid ‘tofu building’ claims

The Chinese embassy in Bangkok has called for full cooperation with the Thai authorities’ investigation into the State Audit Office collapse.

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26 h. ago Volcano erupts near Iceland’s Blue Lagoon, triggering evacuations

Evacuations are under way as seismic activity continues, but air travel remains unaffected.

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29 h. ago Malaysian rescuers in Myanmar’s quake epicentre hampered by aftershocks, landmines

Hopes of finding survivors are ‘diminishing’ as the critical 72-hour window in which people can survive without water closes.

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30 h. ago Hindu temples in Malaysia to meet over land issues as relocation saga simmers

A planned meeting involving over 2,000 temples comes amid a row over the relocation of the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple in Kuala Lumpur.

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33 h. ago Towering inferno erupts on outskirts of Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur

The fire near a petrol station in Putra Heights, Malaysia’s central Selangor state, was visible for miles.

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54 h. ago Chicken on credit? Malaysians warned over debt trap as deferred payment craze widens

Lack of safeguards against multiple Buy Now, Pay Later borrowings could lead to surging indebtedness among low-income earners, consumer group warns.

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55 h. ago As the US and China lock horns, Malaysia wants to harness an AI revolution

As the US and China lock horns, Malaysia wants to harness an AI revolution  Al Jazeera English

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55 h. ago As the US and China lock horns, Malaysia hopes to harness an AI revolution

As the US and China lock horns, Malaysia hopes to harness an AI revolution  Al Jazeera English

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57 h. ago China woos the neighbours with Xi Jinping said to be planning 3

The Chinese leader is expected to spend three days in Malaysia as well as visiting Vietnam and Cambodia.

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63 h. ago Why Duterte drama should inspire Malaysia to reconsider joining ICC

If Malaysia is serious about its global legal credibility and commitment to justice, it must take this chance to return to the Rome Statute.

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3 d. ago Chasing Jho Low: blockchain bounty breathes new life into hunt for Malaysia’s 1MDB fugitive

Can a memecoin help uncover Jho Low’s whereabouts? New evidence is surfacing about the scandal, thanks to a crypto reward system.

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3 d. ago Hundreds of thousands protest again in Istanbul to support imprisoned mayor

After Ekrem Imamoglu, a rival to the president, was this month detained on charges many saw as politically motivated, nationwide protests erupted.

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4 d. ago Malaysian man who assaulted, pulled gun on bodyguards for fasting jailed for 6 years

The businessman was also convicted of using blasphemous words and telling his bodyguards not to fast if they wanted to keep their jobs.

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4 d. ago Data centres are booming in Malaysia’s Johor. Now comes the hard part – job creation

Talent creation, retention and lucrative pay offered by firms in neighbouring Singapore pose challenges to the state’s thriving sector.

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5 d. ago Malaysians trust media more while consumer boycott hits confidence survey

Local companies dominate the most trusted brands across the sectors, according to the Ipsos survey.

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5 d. ago Shock as Malaysia teacher tells ‘stupid’ pupil struggling with dialect to ‘go back to China’

Teacher tells complaining relative of abused student that she would call police to track him down because he had ‘invaded her privacy’.

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5 d. ago Malaysia arrests Muslim preacher as Hindu temple relocation row rages on

Controversy refuses to die down even as PM Anwar declared ‘victory’ after laying foundation stone for a mosque to be built on temple site.

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5 d. ago Amid Trump uncertainty, is this ‘best time’ for China to win friends in Southeast Asia?

Now is the time for Beijing to show ‘geopolitical magnamity’ on tough issues like the South China Sea, Malaysian global affairs expert says.

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