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DAP names newcomer Chu Poh Yee as first Johor polls candidate, rest to be named by Monday
KLUANG, June 18 — Newcomer Chu Poh Yee was announced yesterday as DAP’s first candidate under Pakatan Harapan (PH) for the upcoming Johor election, and will contest the Mengkibol state […]
‘Every year the heat is increasing’: Rising temperatures reshape daily life in India
JAISALMER, June 19 — On India’s hot plains, scorching summers have become increasingly harder to endure, requiring adaptations and forcing life into the hours of dark before the sun turns […]
Picasso goes for US$35m at Art Basel as global art market rebounds with strong demand for top-tier works
BASEL (Switzerland), June 19 — Art Basel made a splashy debut this week despite global turbulence, with an eight-figure sale for a Picasso during an invite-only VIP preview, and a […]
Why Europe is getting nervous about Palantir, the data firm named after ‘The Lord of the Rings’ seeing-stones
WASHINGTON, June 19 — France’s move Tuesday to drop Palantir from its intelligence services is the latest sign of European unease with the American data-mining firm — a company that has […]
Bandar Utama to Johan Setia: A guide to the new LRT3 Shah Alam Line
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — The long-awaited LRT3 Shah Alam Line is in its final phase of testing and commissioning, with Transport Minister Anthony Loke saying passenger services are expected […]
Terminally ill South Korean takes assisted dying fight to top court
JEJU, June 18 — In excruciating pain from a debilitating neurological condition, South Korean Lee Myung-shik had reluctantly given up on assisted death in Switzerland when he learned his daughter […]
Has Trump achieved his goals in the war with Iran?Â
WASHINGTON, June 18 — Shortly after the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, US President Donald Trump laid out a host of objectives, from destroying Iran’s […]
Central banks warn inflation fight not over as Middle East tensions linger
Fed and BoE have both signalled rate hikes ECB, BOJ have already pulled the trigger Oil market normalisation will be drawn out Central banks’ inflation-fighting credibility is on the line […]
MR DIY Thailand gets place in top Thai stock market indexes
BANGKOK, June 18 — Thailand’s leading home improvement and lifestyle retailer, MR D.I.Y. Holding (Thailand) Public Company Limited (MRDIYT), has been selected for inclusion in three key indices of the […]
Husband of minister Nancy Shukri dies at age 65
KUCHING, June 18 — Datuk Kamil Misuari, the husband of Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, died at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur this evening. The […]