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From stray dogs to Wi-Fi: Pakatan candidate Guna Balakrishnan lists the top headaches for Layang-Layang voters
KLUANG, June 30 — The problem of internet network disruptions plaguing Felda Layang-Layang residents is about to find a solution. Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate for the Layang-Layang state seat, Guna […]
MOH shuts down own website temporarily after cyber scare, says patient data safe
PUTRAJAYA, June 30 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has temporarily suspended access to its official website to allow for enhanced cybersecurity measures to be implemented. In a statement today, […]
Suspected bear mauling adds to rising death toll in northern Japan
TOKYO, June 30 — Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP today, as the number of such deaths remains unusually high. Bear attacks […]
Vietnam introduces hefty fines for fake and defamatory social media posts from July 1
HANOI, June 30 — Vietnam will impose fines ranging from 20 million to 30 million Vietnamese dong (about US$794 to US$1,190) on individuals who provide or share fake, false, distorted […]
Lightning protest by powerful Philippine sect backing Duterte ally paralyses parts of Manila
MANILA, June 30 — Thousands of members of a powerful Philippine religious sect rallied in Manila today, snarling traffic as they protested the expected arrest of a senator and church […]
Gojek co-founder and former Indonesian minister Nadiem Makarim gets 10-year sentence for graft
JAKARTA, June 30 — An Indonesian court convicted former education minister Nadiem Makarim, the co-founder of a multibillion-dollar tech startup, of corruption today, sentencing him to 10 years in prison. […]
China says it is not ‘root cause’ of EU’s economic woes after trade talks
BEIJING, June 30 — China’s foreign ministry said today that the country is not the “root cause” of issues facing the European Union’s economy, following talks in Brussels aimed at […]
Petronas unlocks over one billion barrels with latest Suriname discoveries
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petronas Suriname E&P B.V. (PSEPBV), has recorded two discoveries and achieved a successful appraisal in Suriname’s offshore […]
Another incident at Hobart Camp, two soldiers injured after weapon explodes
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — Two military personnel, a corporal and a sergeant, sustained knee injuries after a firearm used during training at Hobart Camp in Gurun, Kedah, exploded due […]
Woman found in suitcase in Kajang apartment died from slash to the head, say cops
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The woman who was found stuffed inside a suitcase in an apartment in Kajang, Selangor, died after being slashed in the head, police said today. […]