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Sabah & Sarawak
Copter tragedy: 1,000 congregants at KK naval base attend Yasin recitation, tahlil ceremony
KOTA KINABALU: Deputy Commander of the Eastern Fleet First Admiral Mohd Norizal Fahruddin and about 1,000 members of the Kota Kinabalu Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Base on Friday attended the Yasin recitation and tahlil ceremony and listened to a special sermon in honour of the RMN personnel who lost their lives in the recent helicopter crash in Lumut, Perak.
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Vietnam
Vietnam going through deepening political turbulence after two out of top four politicians in country call it quits
The chairman of Vietnam's parliament Vuong Dinh Hue resigned over unspecified "violations and shortcomings", the ruling Communist Party said on Friday, a new sign of political turbulence weeks after the dismissal of the country's president.
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Economy
US inflation rises in line with expectations in March
WASHINGTON: U.S. inflation rose moderately in March, but that is unlikely to change financial markets' expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold off cutting interest rates until September.
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World
Let us press on with UK migrant plan, Rwanda tells critics
KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame's government said on Friday it would take as many migrants as Britain sends its way and urged "shouting" critics of the deportation plan to now let both nations proceed.
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Nation
Stop whining, engage and help the people instead, says PM
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim lambasted leaders who complained and criticised the government's efforts to assist all races, stating that such actions were damaging to the people.
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Thailand
Thailand urges bigger Asean role in resolving Myanmar conflict
Thailand called on Friday for the regional bloc Aseano take a more proactive role in trying to resolve the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar, after weeks of fighting near its border that halted trade and led to a brief influx of refugees.
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Cambodia
Cambodian man arrested with 3.5kg of cocaine at Indian airport
Indian media has reported that a Cambodian national has been arrested at an Indian airport whilst carrying 3.5kg of cocaine.
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World
Ukraine's Zelenskiy calls for air defense systems as allies meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday called for additional air defense systems to be sent to Kyiv to help protect against Russian strikes, adding that a pause in U.S. funding had helped Moscow seize the initiative.
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Football
Soccer-Klopp hopes to rediscover the old Liverpool as title challenge falters
(Reuters) - Liverpool need to rediscover their old selves, manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday as he conceded that his side were unlikely to end the season as Premier League champions after a slump in form reduced the title battle to a two-horse race.
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Laos
Laos launches vaccination campaign to protect children from measles, rubella
Laos' Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide measles and rubella vaccination campaign in a major effort to protect children's health.
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Sabah & Sarawak
U Mobile launches store in KK shopping mall, first in East Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU: Mobile and digital services provider U Mobile upped its presence in East Malaysia by launching its first store at the Imago Shopping Mall here on Friday (April 26).
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Corporate News
Gamuda Land announces retail partners for Gamuda Gardens
KUALA LUMPUR: Gamuda Land, the property arm of Gamuda Bhd, has announced exciting new retail partners for its upcoming commercial development in the Gamuda Gardens, a 327.80-hectare township development nestled just north of Sungai Buloh.
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Football
Soccer-PSG in perfect form to finish season in style, says Luis Enrique
(Reuters) - Paris St Germain can wrap up the Ligue 1 title this weekend, and with the Champions League and Coupe de France still to play for, the team is in the best possible form, manager Luis Enrique said on Friday.
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China
Xi Jinping tells Blinken US and China must be ‘partners, not rivals’
Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 26 told the United States’ top diplomat Antony Blinken that the world’s two biggest economies should be “partners, not rivals”, adding that there were a “number of issues” to be resolved in their relations.
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Technology
India's HCLTech misses Q4 revenue estimates
BENGALURU (Reuters) - HCLTech, India's No.3 IT services player, reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue on Friday amid decelerating tech spending among clients due to macro overhang.
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Singapore
Five more charges for accused in RM10.5bil money laundering case, Singapore's largest ever money case
Chinese national Zhang Ruijin, one of the 10 foreigners arrested in Singapore’s largest money laundering case involving more than S$3 billion (RM10.5 billion), was handed five more charges on April 26.
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Corporate News
YNH reaffirms bondholders with remedied technical defaults
KUALA LUMPUR: YNH Property Bhd (YNH) said it has remedied the "technical default" involving its sukuk programme.
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Nation
Anwar returns Khazanah allowance, reiterates decision to forgo PM salary
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he will be returning the allowance he received as the chairman of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, reiterating that he does not draw a salary for the position of Prime Minister that he has held since November 2022.
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Wellness
Atrial fibrillation: Higher risk for heart failure than stroke
A study finds that patients with atrial fibrillation are actually more at risk for heart failure than the commonly-assumed stroke.
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Indonesia
NGOs accuse Asian Development Bank of funding Indonesia coal plants despite clean energy promises
Green NGOs have accused the Asian Development Bank of indirectly financing coal plants in Indonesia through a $600 million loan despite promises to no longer fund projects tied to the fossil fuel, according to a new report.