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World
Australian school bus crashes, killing girl and injuring 11 others
SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Australian school bus veered off the road and crashed on Wednesday, killing a girl and injuring 11 others, Victorian state emergency services said.
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Cambodia
Chinese president Xi and wife meet Cambodian King, Queen Mother
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk in Beijing on Tuesday (Aug 26).
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AI
Ex-MiniMax co-founder’s Vast aims to challenge Tencent, Google in 3D AI models
Chinese start-up claims its latest 3D AI model Tripo 3.0 is its 'most accurate, detail-rich geometry yet'.
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Nation
Husband attempts to slit wife's throat during domestic dispute in Balik Pulau
BALIK PULAU: A 28-year-old woman narrowly escaped having her throat slit by her husband during a domestic dispute after he attacked her with a kitchen knife.
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Nation
Opposition MP urges return of caning to tackle school bullying
KUALA LUMPUR: Amid rising concerns over bullying in schools, an Opposition MP has called on the government to reintroduce caning as a disciplinary measure for problematic students.
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Nation
Ramanan: Kuskop to boost Indian community's socioeconomic growth under 13MP
KUALA LUMPUR: The Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry (Kuskop) is committed to strengthening the socio-economic development of the Indian community through an inclusive approach in line with the aspirations of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), focusing on structured training, digital transformation and access to financing.
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China
China seeks a silver lining as it tells companies to target older consumers
BEIJING/HONG KONG: In the past few months, Wang Shuyun, a 78-year-old retiree in Beijing, splashed out on an 8,000 yuan (US$1,115) nutrition course to help her lose weight and lower her blood sugar, and spent 1,200 yuan on Adidas shoes.
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India
Trump's 50% tariffs on India take effect, among the highest in the world
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump imposed a crushing 50% tariff on some Indian goods - the highest in Asia - to punish the country for buying Russian oil, upending a decades-long push by Washington to forge closer ties with New Delhi.
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Laos
Laos to trial online immigration form for foreign arrivals
VIENTIANE: The Ministry of Public Security will launch a trial of its new online arrival registration system on Monday (Sept 1), marking a shift away from the traditional paper-based immigration forms for foreign passport holders.
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Nation
Six Laotian crewmen detained over drug abuse
MERSING: Six Laotian crewmen on a fishing boat have been detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for testing positive for drugs.
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Markets
Bursa Malaysia edges higher at midday on bargain hunting
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia remained in positive territory at midday, lifted by bargain hunting in consumer products, financial and utilities heavyweights following yesterday's sell-off, a dealer said.
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Living
Father-son duo keeps ancient Japanese food tsukudani tradition alive
The ancient Japanese food tsukudani is preserved food invented long before the advent of modern refrigeration, dating back to the samurai Edo Era more than 200 years ago.
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Brunei
Fixed deposit campaign encourages Bruneians to save
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Baiduri Bank has launched the 'Big dreams grow with smart savings', a fixed deposit campaign aimed at encouraging Bruneians to take a more proactive approach to saving.
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Nation
Shop assistant pleads guilty to raping underage girl
SEREMBAN: An 18-year-old shop assistant pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here to a charge of raping his 14-year-old girlfriend.
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Nation
Anwar hosts luncheon for Sultan of Brunei
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday (Aug 27) hosted an official luncheon in honour of the Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his delegation at Seri Perdana.
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Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City begins campaign to prevent dengue fever, chikungunya
HO CHI MINH CITY: Ho Chi Minh City launched a campaign on Tuesday (Aug 26) to eliminate mosquitoes and prevent their transmission of dengue fever and chikungunya and the Zika virus.
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Nation
Police: School staff among those quizzed over student's fall from dormitory building
SHAH ALAM: School staff were among those called by police to give statements regarding the case of a Form Three student who fell from a school dormitory building in Sabak Bernam on Tuesday (Aug 26).
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Nation
MP calls for independent probe into UTM Palapes cadet’s death
KUALA LUMPUR: An independent and transparent investigation is urgently needed into the death of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Reserve Officers' Training Unit (Palapes) cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin, says Klang MP V. Ganabatirau.
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Nation
Green jobs to power Malaysia’s future, says Steven Sim
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's transition to a green economy is already reshaping the labour market, with more than 120,000 related job opportunities recorded since the launch of the MyFutureJobs portal in 2020, says Human Resources Minister Steven Sim.
