Thailand's ex-PM Abhisit returns to political fray in boost for his party

BANGKOK, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Passersby stopped Thailand’s former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ‌every now and again to ask for selfies as the salt-and-pepper-haired leader walked through a

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Factbox-Who are the contenders to be Thailand's next prime minister?

BANGKOK, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Thailand will hold a general election on February 8, in a ‌three-way contest of major parties to decide the leader of the Southeast Asian

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Traders seek fresh catalysts on local market

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI hovered near the previous day’s close as investors sought for direction amid a consolidating market. Read full story The Star : Business Feed

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Melaka Environment Dept identifies source of black water pollution in Klebang

MELAKA: The Environment Department has identified a premises suspected of being the source of black-coloured water pollution allegedly linked to the contamination of Sungai Ayer Salak in Klebang.

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Five shoplots destroyed during early morning fire in Gombak

PETALING JAYA: Five shoplots were destroyed in an early morning fire at Kampung Kerdas, Gombak. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (Operations) assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the

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A social network for AI bots only. No humans allowed.

A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence. Read full story The Star

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GHG Protocol launches first global standard for reporting agricultural land-use emissions

Palm oil players welcomed the new standard, which also covers traceability requirements for Scope 3 emissions. However, it does not cover the measurement of forest carbon yet, which

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Malaysia and Germany to strengthen defence ties, eye declaration at Munich Security Conference

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Malaysia and Germany have expressed their commitment to continuing to strengthen bilateral defence ties, which have been developing positively, to elevate defence cooperation

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Homegrown vaccine revolutionizes Malaysia’s poultry industry

Malaysia’s locally developed IBD vaccines, MyVac and MyHatch, boost poultry health, reduce antibiotic use, and strengthen national food security KUALA LUMPUR: In the early  1990s, Malaysia’s poultry farming

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Clintons to testify on Epstein in late February

Former President Bill Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are set to give filmed depositions to the House Oversight Committee in late February WASHINGTON: Former president Bill

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MBPP to tighten SOPs after officers injured in Thaipusam balloon explosion

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 4 — The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has been instructed to review and tighten standard operating procedures (SOP) following injuries to two enforcement officers

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Bursa nudges up despite Wall Street drag, supported by firm ringgit and foreign inflows

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today despite a lower Wall Street overnight performance.  At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) edged up

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Police nab unemployed man with fake pistol, magazine in KL apartment raid

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Police arrested a 30-year-old Bangladeshi man after finding a fake firearm during a raid in Razak City Residence here on Monday. Cheras district

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Labuan MP calls for convention centre over RM38m waterfront, urges rethink of ferry terminal upgrade

LABUAN, Feb 4 — The Federal Government is urged to review yet another multi-million ringgit project planned for this Federal Territory island on grounds that the money could

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Man dies after fall from moving car near Taman Kirby

NILAI: A man in his 20s died after he was believed to have fallen out of a moving car along the Jalan Seremban-Nilai trunk road. Nilai OCPD Supt

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Putatan council probes sacks of dumped files after viral beach video sparks outrage

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 4 — Putatan District Council is investigating reports that sacks of documents, allegedly from several government departments, were found dumped at a beach near the

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Nvidia nears deal to invest $20 billion in OpenAI funding round, Bloomberg News reports

Feb 3 (Reuters) – ‌Nvidia is nearing a deal ‌to invest $20 billion in ‌OpenAI as part of its latest funding round, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, ‍citing

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Assassin of Japan's former PM Abe appeals life sentence, Kyodo reports

TOKYO, ‌Feb ‌4 (Reuters) – Tetsuya ‌Yamagami, who was ‍sentenced to ‍life ‌imprisonment for fatally ‍shooting ​former ⁠Japanese Prime Minister ‌Shinzo ⁠Abe, ‍has ‍appealed the ruling, ‌Kyodo news

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Arteta backs Arsenal to build on ‘magical’ place in League Cup final

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal’s League Cup final run will fuel their Premier League title bid after a dramatic semi-final win over Chelsea LONDON: Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal will

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Arteta backs Arsenal to build on ‘magical’ place in League Cup final

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal’s League Cup final run will fuel their Premier League title bid after a dramatic semi-final win over Chelsea LONDON: Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal will

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