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More foreign criminals to be deported before appeals in bid to end 'exploitation'
Daily Star
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August 10, 2025
More foreign criminals will be deported before their appeals have been heard as the Government expands its “deport now, appeal later” scheme. Offenders from another 15 countries including India, Bulgaria and Australia will now be included in the...
Pahang Sultan urges collective effort to preserve Jawi script heritage
The Sun Daily
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August 19, 2025
KUANTAN: Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has called on the people of the state to take the lead in reviving the spirit and use of the Jawi script. His Royal Highness said that preserving the Jawi script was...
Malaria Infections in Africa a Result of Poverty, Not Geography, International Funding Critical to Preventing Infections
The Japan News
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August 22, 2025
Minako Sasako / The Yomiuri Shimbun A worker is seen at the Kenya Medical Research Institute in Kisumu, western Kenya, on July 7. The institute is at the forefront of malaria research. By Minako Sasako / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent 6:00 JST,...
Asian Countries That Ban Vaping Beyond Singapore
Tempo.co
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August 22, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In response to growing public health concerns, Singapore is tightening its ban on electronic cigarettes, or vapes. During his National Day Rally 2025 speech, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced that the...
HK teen’s award-winning AI app ignites debate over academic integrity, social inequality
The Straits Times
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August 18, 2025
HONG KONG – A controversy surrounding a local teenager’s award-winning AI-powered medical app has become one of Hong Kong’s biggest education scandals in recent years. The saga has ignited debate over academic integrity in Hong Kong’s competitive...
Sabah welcomes MV Doulos Hope
Borneo Post
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August 22, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Liew (middle), flanked by Sabin (on her left) and Japanese Consulate General in Kota Kinabalu, Yamashita Yoshito, with Doulos Hope director Nidhin Sebastian (extreme right) and Ship Captain...
Staring death in the face, hand grenades saved his life
Free Malaysia Today
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August 17, 2025
Major (Rtd) Kamaruddin Mohd Jamal was bestowed the Pahlawan Gagah Berani (PGB) gallantry award on June 21, 1965 for battling enemy forces during the Confrontation with Indonesia in 1964. (Adrian David pic) KUALA LUMPUR: It was just six days after...
Iran learn fate at AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026
Tehran Times
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August 8, 2025
TEHRAN - The 38 teams hoping to see action at the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 learnt their respective qualifying routes on Thursday. The Official Draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia saw the teams divided into seven groups —...
Southeast Asian Deaf Games open in Jakarta with 270 athletes
The Sun Daily
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August 22, 2025
THE 2025 Southeast Asian Deaf Games officially opened tonight at the Jakarta State University Sports Hall with 270 athletes and officials from seven participating nations. The ceremony created a powerful atmosphere in what organisers described as...
A chance to help shape the region’s future
Philstar
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August 17, 2025
August 18, 2025 | 12:00am It was a jampacked room at the Grand Hyatt Manila last week. Heads of the diplomatic missions from the ASEAN member-states were there: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Singapore and...
St Augustine’s Mambong celebrates elevation as 49th parish in Anglican Diocese of Kuching
Borneo Post
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August 17, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Danald (second left) receives a memento from Jeffrey. KUCHING (Aug 17): The elevation of St Augustine’s Church in Mambong as the 49th parish in the Anglican Diocese of Kuching marks a significant...
Wanderlust chronicles: My journey across 46 countries
Borneo Post
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August 10, 2025
The Great Pyramids at Giza, Egypt Recently, I was pleasantly surprised when a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) reached out to invite me to present a talk on travel to its members. I am uncertain as to the manner in which they discovered that...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
CFO Dive
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Zakat Fund supports 24 Islamic higher ed students
Sun Online International
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After a seven-year hiatus, scholarships from the Zakat Fund were disbursed this Saturday evening to 24 students pursuing higher education in Islamic fields. The Vice President, Hussain Mohamed Latheef, presented certificates to the scholarship...
Limbang rally for late Zara Qairina cancelled over security concerns
Borneo Post
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August 22, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram An undated photograph of Zara Qairina Mahathir shared on social media. LIMBANG (Aug 22): The solidarity rally for the late Zara Qairina Mahathir scheduled to be held here this Sunday has been...
Explained: How Online Gaming Bill’s passage impacts gamers, industry, and regulators
The Federal
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August 21, 2025
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday (August 21) passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, without debate, amid much ruckus. The Lok Sabha cleared the piece of legislation on Wednesday. The Bill, piloted by Minister of Electronics...
Tata AIA Sampoorna Raksha Promise: A Complete Protection Plan
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 21, 2025
VMPL Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 21: Tata AIA Life Insurance, one of India's most trusted private life insurers, offers Sampoorna Raksha Promise, a thoughtfully crafted life insurance solution that provides individuals and their families...
Malaysia and Singapore set the benchmark of the ‘Prosper Thy Neighbour’ policy — Phar Kim Beng
Malay Mail
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August 16, 2025
AUGUST 16 — While Malaysia is approximately 450 times larger than Singapore — one of the widest landmass disparities between two immediate neighbours in Southeast Asia, even more pronounced than the Malaysia–Brunei ratio — it is often overlooked...
Business News | Tata AIA Sampoorna Raksha Promise: A Complete Protection Plan
Latestly
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August 21, 2025
VMPL Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 21: Tata AIA Life Insurance, one of India's most trusted private life insurers, offers Sampoorna Raksha Promise, a thoughtfully crafted life insurance solution that provides individuals and their families...
Giving Naysayers the Boot
Indonesia Expat
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August 21, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s pleas to his nation’s investors to back Indonesian commerce made Greg Johnson yawn – the businessman had heard it all before from a parade of politicians. But the West Australian and his mates have...