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Internet
Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over ‘groundless’ reviews
A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against US search giant Google, demanding damages for what they claim are unpoliced derogatory and often false comments.
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Entertainment
HK boy band Mirror's concert in Malaysia cancelled, Singapore gig still on
The concert, originally scheduled to take place on April 28 at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
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Family
Starchild: How Malaysian children take pleasure in the things they love
Here are the drawings by Starchild readers on the topic, My Favourite Things.
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Property
Merdeka 118 tower receives LEED Platinum certification
KUALA LUMPUR: The Merdeka 118 tower project has been awarded the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification in the LEED v2009 Core & Shell rating system, marking it as the first mega-tall building in Malaysia to receive this recognition.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Sabah couple's Paris dreams dashed by Mt Ruang eruption
KOTA KINABALU: Kuhim Ugat and Lamuin Salimun's excitement over their upcoming trip to Paris was cut short as soon as they arrived at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport on Friday morning.
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Nation
New SG1 pineapple variety from Sarawak heads to peninsula
JOHOR BARU: Approximately 10.5 tonnes of the new SG1 pineapples from Sarawak are scheduled for shipment to Peninsular Malaysia next week, says Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) chairman Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali.
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Corporate News
Hextar Capital to diversify into construction and project management services
KUALA LUMPUR: Hextar Capital Bhd (HCB) plans to expand its business by venturing into construction and project management services, aiming to capture new opportunities and enhance its footprint in the construction and civil engineering sector.
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Corporate News
Genting Plantations expects demand for palm products to advance in 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Demand for palm products is projected to advance due to better economic conditions in 2024.
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AI
Meta releases beefed-up AI models
Meta on Thursday introduced an improved AI assistant built on new versions of its open source Llama large language model for powering the technology.
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Technology
Explainer-Bitcoin's 'halving': what is it and does it matter?
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin's long-anticipated 'halving' is, depending on where you sit, a vital event that will burnish the cryptocurrency's value as an increasingly scarce commodity, or little more than a technical change talked up by speculators to inflate its price.
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Technology
Netflix slips after stopping subscriber tally report, downbeat Q2 revenue forecast
(Reuters) - Netflix's shares fell as much as 6.22% to $572.58 in premarket trading on Friday after the company unexpectedly said it would no longer provide subscriber counts, while its second-quarter revenue forecast fell short of Wall Street expectations.
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Myanmar
Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison
A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty by the military government, a relative, a colleague and local media said late on Thursday.
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Cambodia
Coming home: 78 trafficked Cambodians rescued in Saudi Arabia, says minister
Cambodia has rescued 78 Cambodian people who were trafficked to work in Saudi Arabia, the country's Labor Minister Heng Sour said late on Thursday.
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Laos
Road accidents claim 33 lives during Lao New Year holidays
A total of 33 people were killed in road accidents across Laos during the celebrations of the Lao New Year from April 11 to 17, said a Lao official.
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Markets
FBM KLCI up despite market weakness, Middle East tension
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI finished higher on Friday despite a generally weak market, partly due to increased tension in the Middle East that reduced investors' appetite for risk.
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Brunei
Malaysian man charged with attempt to use counterfeit money in Brunei denied bail
The Brunei Intermediate Court has denied bail to a Malaysian man who pleaded not guilty to a charge of an attempt to use counterfeit money.
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World
Russia's Shoigu says tank production is booming
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday that the country was ramping up manufacturing of tanks and heavy flamethrower systems, but more work was needed to increase production of tank protection equipment.
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AI
Japanese AI tool predicts when recruits will quit jobs
Bosses worried about turnover or wondering how long a new hire will stick around can now turn to AI for a heads-up on who might be next out the door.
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Nation
Dumped foodstuff in Kuala Krau unfit for human consumption, says ministry
PETALING JAYA: Checks by the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry on the rice and other food at a dump site in Kuala Krau in Temerloh, Pahang, found that it was unfit for consumption.
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Music Review
'The Tortured Poets Department' review: Great sad pop, meditative theatre from Taylor Swift
'The Tortured Poets Department' reflects the artiste who – at the peak of her powers – has spent the last few years re-recording her life’s work and touring its material.