KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar today, lifted by continued buying support for the local unit, dealers said. To continue reading…
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KL shares end lower on profit-taking
KUALA LUMPUR: Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended lower today on selling pressure in line with regional bourses, dealers said. To continue reading the rest…
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DOHA : Expelled from housing in a Doha district undergoing modernisation, scores of migrant workers have been left homeless, some of them left to sleep…
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SEOUL : South Koreas top Buddhist organisation held an experimental œprayer competition Thursday, featuring rapping nuns and singing monks in a bid to attract new,…
View More Rapping Korean nuns fire up prayer competitionBBC News to cut 400 jobs in austerity drive
LONDON : The BBC said on Thursday it will cut 415 jobs from its news department in the latest cost-cutting measures by the worlds largest…
View More BBC News to cut 400 jobs in austerity driveIsrael, Hamas begin brief humanitarian cease-fire
JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas began observing a five-hour humanitarian cease-fire on Thursday, after fighting raged until moments before the start of the pause and Israel…
View More Israel, Hamas begin brief humanitarian cease-fireChina lightning, floods and landslides leave dozens dead
BEIJING : Dozens of people have died in the past week as torrential rain batters swathes of China, with at least six killed by lightning,…
View More China lightning, floods and landslides leave dozens deadIskandar Malaysia secures RM9.72b new investments
JOHOR BARU: Iskandar Malaysia has secured RM9.72 billion in new investments from April to June this year, bringing a total new investments for this year…
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GEORGE TOWN: Thirty four people were picked up while "getting high" at the Jelutong landfill here early today. To continue reading the rest of the…
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GEORGE TOWN : Research by two Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) female students highlighting the use of good bacteria in health products and medical and nutritional…
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