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World 15 Mar 2025 | 05:18 PM

African youth urged to leverage AfCFTA to access market, economic opportunities

ADDIS ABABA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- African youth have been urged to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to tap into broader continental market and economic opportunities.

Nation 30 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Experts: Less traffic, more productivity with WFA policy

PETALING JAYA: Despite its benefits, the work-from-anywhere (WFA) policy, introduced by Indonesia to stagger travel time and ease traffic congestion during festive seasons, may not be suited for all professions, says a Malaysian employers' group.

Indonesia 4 Feb 2025 | 01:38 PM

Indonesia to provide aid to 3.1 million extremely poor people in country

The Indonesian government has focused on overcoming all the problems faced by Indonesians in the extremely poor category, adding that the aid will be provided in three stages.

World 24 Mar 2025 | 06:00 PM

El Salvador Supreme Court to hear defense of jailed Venezuelans deported from US

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -A law firm will on Monday present a habeas corpus lawsuit to El Salvador's Supreme Court in defense of 30 Venezuelan citizens jailed in the Central American nation's so-called "mega-prison" after being deported there by the United States.

Nation 23 Mar 2025 | 06:44 AM

Perak MCMC to address internet issues in Ayer Kuning, says exco

GOPENG: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will enhance the communication network to resolve poor Internet access in the Ayer Kuning state constituency.

Education 8 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Tackling child marriages

According to the Education Ministry's Student Database Application System, marriage was among the main reasons for rising dropout rates from 2019 to 2023.

Nation 5 Mar 2025 | 04:52 AM

PM Anwar to tour states to drive home anti-poverty agenda next week onwards

KUALA LUMPUR: Starting next week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be visiting each state to attend the Madani Iftar breaking of fast events and chair the respective state's special development meeting with key state leaders and agencies.

Nation 2 Sept 2023 | 09:13 AM

MCMC to expand use of Starlink in areas with poor Internet access

JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will expand the installation of Starlink satellite devices nationwide in areas with poor Internet access.

Technology 10 Mar 2025 | 02:17 PM

New York sues Allstate over data breach, alleged security lapses

NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York state sued Allstate on Monday, accusing the insurer's National General unit of failing to report a data breach that exposed drivers' license numbers, and lacking reasonable safeguards to protect drivers' private information.

World 10 Nov 2022 | 03:22 PM

Poor access to safe water fuels cholera outbreak in Syria

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Poor access to safe water has exacerbated a cholera outbreak rampaging across Syria's war-battered provinces, where local authorities are struggling to contain the spread with chlorine tablets and vaccines.

Nation 4 Aug 2022 | 02:04 AM

Poor internet access at home likely due to set-up issues, says TM

KUALA LUMPUR: The issue of poor internet access sometimes experienced by Unifi customers is most likely due to the set-up of the service at home, says Lolita Mohamed Suffian.

Metro News 7 Feb 2025 | 11:00 PM

Underprivileged kids go back to school with a little love from donors

AHEAD of each school year, one charity never fails to attend to the needs of poor students.

World 13 Feb 2025 | 06:09 PM

U.S. states with abortion bans see higher than expected infant death rate

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of infants dying after states enact abortion bans is even higher than expected, according to studies published in the peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA on Thursday.

Nation 21 Jan 2025 | 08:43 AM

Over RM600mil allocated to improve WiFi access at public universities

KOTA BARU: The Communications Ministry, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), is set to invest over RM600mil to improve WiFi access at all public universities across the country.

Aseanplus News 18 Oct 2021 | 02:57 AM

Coronavirus outbreaks, poor vaccine access, weak policy pushes IMF to downgrade global economic outlook

“Faultlines” in global economies caused by the coronavirus pandemic have persisted and recoveries have been “hobbled” by Delta variant outbreaks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said as it cut its worldwide growth forecast for the year.

Aseanplus News 17 Oct 2021 | 03:37 AM

Coronavirus outbreaks, poor vaccine access, weak policy pushes IMF to downgrade global economic outlook

“Faultlines” in global economies caused by the coronavirus pandemic have persisted and recoveries have been “hobbled” by Delta variant outbreaks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said as it cut its worldwide growth forecast for the year.

Aseanplus News 15 Oct 2021 | 08:39 AM

Coronavirus outbreaks, poor vaccine access, weak policy pushes IMF to downgrade global economic outlook

“Faultlines” in global economies caused by the coronavirus pandemic have persisted and recoveries have been “hobbled” by Delta variant outbreaks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said as it cut its worldwide growth forecast for the year.

Education 26 Aug 2023 | 11:00 PM

Reaching out to hardcore poor

ACCESS to education is a key to escaping poverty.

Indonesia 14 Jan 2025 | 08:06 AM

'Not for the poor': Indonesians in capital face housing, commute woes

JAKARTA: Scrolling on social media, Indonesian moviegoer Jessica Sihotang stumbled across a film depicting a fellow woman in her 30s struggling to make the dream of buying a Jakarta home a reality.

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