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Bangladesh gets tough draw
New Age Bangladesh
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AFC U-17 ASIAN CUP QUALIFIERS Staff Correspondent 07 August, 2025, 22:42 Representational image. Bangladesh were drawn in Group A of the AFC Under-17 Men’s Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers alongside hosts China, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Timor-Leste...
Miri Kedayan Association members join Zara Qairina solidarity gathering in KK
Borneo Post
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August 18, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Association members seen at the front of the solidarity rally. MIRI (Aug 19): Members of the Miri Kedayan Association were among those who gathered in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah last Saturday for a...
AirAsia celebrates Asean diversity with RM69 fares
Borneo Post
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August 6, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): As the world celebrates Asean Day, AirAsia is inviting everyone to explore this rich diversity and discover the wonders of Southeast Asia like never before. The Asean region has a vibrant tapestry of cultures, cuisines,...
From pocket money to portfolio: Malaysia’s Gen Alpha is rewriting the...
News Hub Asia
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August 5, 2025
Gen Alpha (the digital-first generation born 2010 onwards) isn’t waiting to grow up before engaging with money — they’re already making their mark on the world of digital finance. In Malaysia, new research from Mastercard shows that 97 per cent of...
Supporting ASEAN Businesses in Navigating Complexity and Driving Growth
The Jakarta Post
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mid ongoing geopolitical turbulence and rising uncertainty in the global economy, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience and sustained growth. Over the past two decades, the global...
Putin hosts Malaysia’s king in first state visit since 1967
The Business Times Singapore
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August 7, 2025
The monarch’s six-day trip to Aug 10 seeks to improve cooperation in sectors including trade, education and technologyPublished Thu, Aug 7, 2025 · 08:50 AM [KUALA LUMPUR] Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim...
They became entrepreneurs by necessity, now they run a coworking playground in KL
Vulcan Post
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August 5, 2025
Gen, the founder of Petit Parc in Pavilion Damansara Heights, never quite intended to be an entrepreneur. Born in Malaysia, he spent bits of his childhood in Brunei Darussalam before moving to Australia, where he stayed until the completion of...
IU Shares Her Beauty Hack in Colgate Optic White Purple Campaign
Branding in Asia
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August 18, 2025
Colgate-Palmolive has unveiled a new campaign for Colgate Optic White Purple featuring global K-pop star and beauty icon IU. It marks the brand’s first collaboration of this scale with a Korean celebrity, positioning oral care within the booming...
Seamless interstate travel across Borneo
The Sun Daily
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August 4, 2025
KUCHING: The multibillion-ringgit financing to complete the Sarawak-Sabah Highway – which will bypass Brunei – and to build the trans-Borneo Sarawak-Kalimantan-Nusantara superhighway is expected to transform the socio-economic landscape of Borneo...
RM600,000 boost for Sabah e-hailing workers
Daily Express Malaysia
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August 18, 2025
RM600,000 boost for Sabah e-hailing workers Published on: Monday, August 18, 2025 Published on: Mon, Aug 18, 2025 By: Jonathan Nicholas Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Hajiji posing with the Sabah Moto Day participants. Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah...
Inclusive and sustainable: Celebrating 58 years of Asean
Eco-Business
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August 18, 2025
Ambassadors and official representatives from the embassies in the Philippines of the Asean Member States (AMS), Timor-Leste, and dialogue partners of the Asean celebrated the 58th Asean Day with a tree planting activity on 9 August 2025.The...
Sabah allocates RM600,000 to help e-hailing workers open EPF accounts
The Sun Daily
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August 17, 2025
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah state government has set aside nearly RM600,000 to assist e-hailing workers in opening Employees Provident Fund (EPF) accounts. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor revealed that 11,109 applications have been received...
General : Sabah Allocates RM600,000 To Assist e-Hailing Workers In Opening EPF Accounts - Hajiji
Bernama
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August 17, 2025
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- The state government has allocated nearly RM600,000 to assist e-hailing gig workers in opening their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) accounts, said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He added that a...
RM600,000 grant to help Sabah e-hailing workers open EPF accounts
Free Malaysia Today
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August 17, 2025
Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor at the Sabah Moto Day event, which attracted about 60,000 motorcyclists and motorsports enthusiasts. (Facebook pic) KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has allocated nearly RM600,000 to assist e-hailing workers in...
Vietnamese navy joins friendship parade in Malaysia
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Officers and sailors of frigate 016-Quang Trung and a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy on August 17 took part in a street parade in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The event was held as part of the third ASEAN Multilateral Naval...
Sabah govt allocates RM600,000 to help e-hailing workers open EPF accounts, says Hajiji
Malay Mail
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August 17, 2025
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 17 — The Sabah government will allocate about RM600,000 for gig workers in the e-hailing sector to open Employees Provident Fund (EPF) account. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor said a total 11,109...
Rising Stars White triumphs in Independence Day hockey match
The Express Tribune
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August 18, 2025
Rising Stars Hockey Club White sealed a 3–1 victory over Rising Stars Green in the Independence Day Exhibition Match at Shehnaz Sheikh Hockey Stadium, Rawalpindi. Organised by the Rising Stars Hockey Club, the exhibition match marked Pakistan’s...
RM600,000 to help e-hailing workers open up EPF account in Sabah
Borneo Post
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August 17, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor posing with the Sabah Moto Day participants while sitting on a motorcycle. KOTA KINABALU (Aug 17): The State Government will allocate...
Rising Stars White win Independence Day hockey match
The Nation
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August 18, 2025
LAHORE - Rising Stars Hockey Club White defeated Rising Stars Green 3–1 in the Independence Day exhibition hockey match at the Shehnaz Sheikh Hockey Stadium. Organised by the Rising Stars Hockey Club, the exhibition match marked Pakistan’s 78th...
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on ‘Axis of Resistance’, EU, Equator Prize 2025 and more (Week 123)
The Indian Express
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August 17, 2025
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...