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Nation
Mother and two kids missing after leaving Welfare Dept shelter
PETALING JAYA: A woman and her two children have gone missing after leaving protective custody.
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China
Chinese Covid-19 whistleblower due for release after four years in jail
Authorities in China were expected on Monday to release a citizen journalist jailed for four years after she documented the early phases of the coronavirus outbreak from the central city of Wuhan in 2020.
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Football
Soccer-Man City are a challenge but Spurs want to win, says Postecoglou
(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur are not concerned about the Premier League title race between Manchester City and Arsenal and see Tuesday's game against City as a challenge to measure themselves against the best, manager Ange Postecoglou said.
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Indonesia
Ukrainians and a Russian face death over Bali drug lab, says police
Two Ukrainians and a Russian national face the death penalty in Indonesia after police raided a suspected drug lab on the popular resort island of Bali, police said Monday.
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Technology
UAE releases new AI model to compete with big tech
DUBAI (Reuters) - A government research institute in the United Arab Emirates on Monday released a new open source GenAI model, which could rival the ones from big technology companies.
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Nation
Qatar industry 'big guns' attend roundtable meeting with Anwar
DOHA: Estithmar Holding and Baladna are among Qatar's largest companies by market capitalisation that attended a roundtable meeting hosted by Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
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Thailand
Thailand confirms date for senate election; first poll for upper house since a military coup a decade ago
Thailand on Monday announced details of its senate election next month, the first poll for the upper house since a military coup a decade ago.
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Nation
Contributors throng EPF offices to update personal information
SHAH ALAM: Many people were at the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) office in Section 15 here on Monday (May 13), to transfer money from their Akaun Sejahtera (Account 2) to Akaun Fleksibel (Account 3).
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China
China denies Philippine report of "artificial island" in disputed waters
The Philippines said on Monday that it would keep a closer guard on reefs, shoals and islets in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, as China denied accusations of trying to build an artificial island in the disputed waters.
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Technology
Tim Draper leads $3.5 million funding round for six-employee startup behind bitcoin lending
(Reuters) -Zest Protocol, a bitcoin lending startup with just six employees, has secured $3.5 million in a funding round led by billionaire investor Tim Draper.
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Vietnam
Le Trang Ngan, a Vietnamese beauty crowned Miss Petite Global Asia 2024
The Vietnamese representative in Miss Petite Global 2024, Le Trang Ngan, has taken home the Miss Petite Global Asia 2024 title.
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Sabah & Sarawak
I never plotted for Sabah to secede from Malaysia, says Jeffrey Kitingan
KOTA KINABALU: Thirty-three years after being detained for 26 months under the now-repealed Internal Security Act (ISA), Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan insists there was never a plot for Sabah to secede from Malaysia.
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World
Ukraine says it thwarted Russian bomb attacks in Kyiv on May 9
(Reuters) - Ukraine said on Monday it thwarted a Russian operation to set off a series of bomb attacks in builder's markets and near a cafe in the capital of Kyiv, and at a defence enterprise in the western city of Lviv.
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Entertainment
Aliff Aziz says he cheated on wife Bella Astillah because his soul felt empty: 'I couldn't control myself'
The actor admits he made a mistake and says he failed to appreciate what he already had at the time.
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Football
Soccer-City must win at Spurs or Arsenal will be champions says Guardiola
(Reuters) - Manchester City have lost all four Premier League matches they have played at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium but the defending champions must change that when they visit the North London side on Tuesday, manager Pep Guardiola said.
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Nation
Azmin's speech was dark and nasty, defamed me and my brother, says witness
KUALA LUMPUR: The statements made by Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali were "Dark and nasty", said a witness in the defamation suit filed by egg importing company J&E Advance Tech Sdn Bhd against the former minister.
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Nation
Scheduled water supply disruption expected in Klang Valley from June 5-7 for maintenance works
PETALING JAYA: Seven locations across Klang Valley and Selangor will experience temporary water supply disruption on June 5, for Air Selangor to carry out maintenance and replacement works.
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Singapore
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong submits resignation; calls it a day after two decades in the job
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday submitted his resignation to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, saying he and his government will resign on Wednesday.
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Singapore
Couples can cite mutual agreement as grounds for divorce from July 1 in Singapore
From July 1, married couples can cite mutual agreement as a reason for divorce if they agree that their marriage has broken down irretrievably.
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Markets
Eversendai queried over sharp share price rise
KUALA LUMPUR: Eversendai Corporation Bhd is not aware of any corporate developments that may account for the rise in its share price on Bursa Malaysia today, the construction-based company said in a reply to an unusual market activity query by Bursa Malaysia.