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Nation
Lawmakers urged to pass Gig Workers Bill, it will protect 1.2 million workers, say two Johor MPs

KUALA LUMPUR: Two Johor MPs have called on fellow lawmakers to support the passage of the Gig Workers Bill 2025 when it is brought for the second and third readings in the Dewan Rakyat.
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World
Brazil's Lula says US revoked his justice minister's visa

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski had his United States visa revoked, voicing solidarity in face of what he called an "irresponsible decision".
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World
Belgian PM says best to leave frozen Russian funds in Euroclear for now

BERLIN (Reuters) -Russian state assets frozen since the start of the Ukraine war should stay in the Euroclear securities repository in Belgium for now, the Belgian prime minister said on Tuesday, adding that seizing them to benefit Ukraine would raise legal issues.
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Laos
Laos mobilises in response to Typhoon Kajiki

VIENTIANE: Laos is preparing for the potential impacts of Typhoon Kajiki, which is bringing widespread thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds, with efforts focused on ensuring public safety and minimising damage.
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Badminton
Letshanaa through to face Sindhu in second round

PETALING JAYA: Women's singles shuttler K. Letshanaa had no trouble marching into the second round of the World Championships in Paris after sweeping aside Hong Kong's Saloni Mehta on Tuesday (Aug 26).
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India
Rain swamps India's Jammu region with extensive floods

NEW DELHI: Fierce floods swamped the Jammu area of Indian-administrated Kashmir on Tuesday (Aug 26) as intense monsoon rainstorms in the Himalayan region caused widespread chaos, sweeping away bridges and swamping homes, Indian media reported.
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Football
Soccer-Manchester United not ready to play in Europe, Amorim says

(Reuters) -Manchester United are not ready to play in Europe and need more time to build a solid base to be competitive in the Champions League, coach Ruben Amorim said on Tuesday.
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Nation
School inspectors to carry out nationwide safety audits, says Education DG

PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry has instructed the chief of School Inspectorate (Jemaah Nazir) to mobilise inspectors nationwide to conduct safety audits in schools.
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Technology
Moscow court fines Google for failing to abide by Russian law

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court has fined Google 7 million roubles ($86,585) for violating local internet regulations, the court said on Tuesday via its Telegram channel.
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Athletics
Yakeb ready to help Savithri get her 1971 SEAP Games medals

PETALING JAYA: Former national athlete P. Savithri's long wait for her medals from the 1971 SEAP Games in Kuala Lumpur could finally come to an end.
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China
Air China flight makes emergency landing in Russia due to engine malfunction - Rosaviation

MOSCOW: (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) The pilot of an Air China flight from Beijing to London with 265 people on board decided to land at an alternate airfield in Russia's Nizhnevartovsk, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday (Aug 26).
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Technology
India's TCS names Amit Kapur as head of newly formed AI unit, company memo shows

BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian IT firm Tata Consultancy Services has named Amit Kapur as the head of its newly formed AI and services transformation unit, a company memo seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
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Nation
KL residents wary of Urban Renewal Act, fear forced displacement, says Dr Wee

PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur residents have voiced concerns that the Urban Renewal Act poses a risk of forced displacement and unfair treatment of property owners, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
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Japan
102-year-old Japanese man becomes oldest to climb Mount Fuji

ISTANBUL: (Bernama-Anadolu) A 102-year-old Japanese man has become the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported according to Guinness World Records.
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China
Beijing rejects Japan protest over gas field in East China Sea

BEIJING: China said Tuesday (Aug 26) it had rejected a protest lodged by Japan over the development of gas fields in disputed waters of the East China Sea.
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Entertainment
HK actor Roger Kwok unfazed after being ignored while handing out flyers on the streets

The 60-year-old revealed in a video that most passersby didn't recognise him, with some even deliberately avoiding contact.
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World
Kosovo elects parliament speaker, ending months of political stalemate

PRISTINA (Reuters) -Kosovo's parliament on Tuesday elected a new speaker, ending a six-month legislative crisis that had blocked efforts by the outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti to form a new government after an inconclusive election in February.
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Sabah & Sarawak
WWII-era bomb found in Lahad Datu

LAHAD DATU: A live World War II-era bomb discovered on the banks of Sungai Segama in Kampung Batu 8 has been safely detonated by police bomb disposal experts.
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Corporate News
AirAsia X net profit soars to RM35.22mil in 2Q

KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia X Bhd's (AAX) net profit jumped to RM35.22 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 (2Q 2025), compared to RM4.82 million in the same period a year ago.
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Nation
Sayed Amir Muzakkir served as Hamzah Zainudin's pol sec, witness tells court

KUALA LUMPUR: A witness in the corruption trial of Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad confirmed at the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Aug 26) that the accused had held the position of political secretary to then Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin from 2020 to 2021.