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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...
Who Is The Richest Footballer In The World?
Complete Sports
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August 18, 2025
Created by the Poor, Stolen by the Rich, football’s origins are widespread with football games having different rules, different terrains and different stakes being played within different regions of the country. The game’s different renditions...
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...
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...
McDonald’s announces BTS Happy Meal with TinyTAN toys: Launch date, how to buy, what’s inside & all you need to know
Sportskeeda
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August 20, 2025
McDonald’s is partnering with BTS again, this time through the K-pop band’s TinyTAN figures. The fast food chain first hinted about the collab on August 19, 2025, writing that they miss the "K-pop era a Tiny bit too much." idk about u but i miss...
Caribbean Roundup: Jamaica sets election date, Grenada defends Cuban medical services
Caribbean Life - New York
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August 19, 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced Sept. 3 as the date for the general elections in Jamaica, as his ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) seeks a third consecutive term in office. Holness, 53, addressing a rally, told supporters he had...
UNGA 2025 schedule: Eyes on returning Trump and welcoming Syria's Al Shara to UN
The National News
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World leaders will converge on New York next month for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, facing a crowded agenda of protracted wars, climate change and UN reforms, with the spotlight firmly on the return of US President Donald Trump....
General : Pahang Sultan Calls For Collective Effort To Keep Jawi Script Alive
Bernama
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August 19, 2025
KUANTAN, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...