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India
Indian firm shipped explosives to Russia despite US warnings

WASHINGTON/KYIV/NEW DELHI: An Indian company shipped US$1.4 million worth of an explosive compound with military uses to Russia in December, according to Indian customs data seen by Reuters, despite US threats to impose sanctions on any entity supporting Russia's Ukraine war effort.
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China
Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 overseas activists, offers bounties for 15

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's national security police announced arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas, accusing them of subversion under a stringent national security law, marking the largest such tally yet.
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Markets
Tech index bucks market trend, national semiconductor strategy attracts RM63bil in investments

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bursa Malaysia Technology Index inched up 0.04 of a point to 52.36 while most of the other sectoral indices remained in negative territory.
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AseanPlus News
Taiwan's opposition protests ahead of recall vote

TAIPEI: Taiwan's main opposition will protest Friday (July 25) ahead of unprecedented recall elections targetting its lawmakers that could tip the balance of power to President Lai Ching-te's party.
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Rugby
Rugby-Woodman-Wickliffe off to third World Cup with Black Ferns, Tui omitted

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Portia Woodman-Wickliffe was selected by New Zealand for her third women's World Cup on Friday, headlining an experienced Black Ferns squad packed with players who won the last edition of the global showpiece.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Indonesian gets 34 years’ in jail, 14 strokes of rotan for sexually abusing brother’s teen stepdaughter

KOTA KINABALU: An Indonesian labourer has been sentenced to 34 years' in jail by the Sandakan Sessions Court for molesting and sexually abusing his elder brother's teenage stepdaughter on Friday (July 25).
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South Korea
Video of migrant worker tied to forklift sparks outrage in South Korea

SEOUL: A video showing a Sri Lankan man tied to a forklift being lifted off the ground at a brick factory in Naju, South Jeolla Province, sparked public outrage in South Korea on July 24.
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Nation
No stations closed tomorrow, says KTMB refuting message circulating on social media

IPOH: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) has refuted that its Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Kuala Lumpur stations will be closed Saturday (July 26), following an alleged notice circulating on social media.
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AseanPlus News
Boats bring food, safe passage for Philippine flood victims

BULACAN, Philippines: Rescuers in the northern Philippines picked up residents stranded by flooding and delivered supplies by boat Friday (July 25), as Typhoon Co-May was downgraded to a tropical storm hours after making landfall.
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Entertainment
Jennifer Lopez is ‘done’ with marriage after ‘a few’ failures

The Bronx-born pop star, 55, told a crowd at Wednesday's show in Bilbao, Spain that she's hanging up her hopes of happily ever after.
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Living
Weekend hikes keep this Singapore-based Malaysian connected to his hometown friends

Former schoolmates from Kluang, Johor have been friends for decades - and their hiking trips around Indonesia and Asia have only brought them closer.
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Family
Two Malaysians defy limits to leave a legacy of creativity and courage

Two Malaysians, who have since passed on, defied physical and neurological limitations to leave a legacy of creativity and courage.
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Corporate News
Country Heights unit served with winding-up petition

KUALA LUMPUR: Country Heights Holdings Bhd said its subsidiary has been served with a winding-up petition by the Inland Revenue Board for RM312.560.63 in owed taxes.
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Mobile apps
US officials: US$17mil lost in ATM scam that spread on TikTok

Payment cards for a New York City youth jobs program were used to withdraw millions of dollars over less than three days, officials said.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Overcrowding at Sandakan depot as ops continue against undocumented migrants

SANDAKAN: The Sandakan Immigration depot is housing more than 1,500 undocumented migrants, exceeding its maximum capacity of 1,200, as enforcement operations continue across Sabah.
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Nation
Army man remanded five days over alleged sexual assault of five-year-old girl

ALOR GAJAH: A 32-year-old Army sergeant has been remanded for five days at a Magistrate's Court here to assist investigations into an alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old girl.
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Nation
Cops dispose of more than RM720,000 worth of case items including fake cash, porn VCDs

KUALA LUMPUR: Some RM721,239 worth of case items, including pornographic Video Compact Discs (VCDs), fake cash and mobile phones have been disposed of by the police.
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World
Explainer-Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting along their border?

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand and Cambodia are engaged in their worst fighting in over a decade, exchanging heavy artillery fire across their disputed border, with at least 16 people killed and tens of thousands displaced.
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Nation
Motorcycle convoy crash on NSE claims fourth victim

PETALING JAYA: Another student involved in the accident at KM262 on the northbound lane of the North-South Expressway on Thursday (July 24) has died, bringing the death toll to four.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Hajiji to set Sabah polls direction at Gagasan Rakyat AGM on July 27

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor says he will be setting Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah's (Gagasan Rakyat) direction for the state election in his policy speech at its annual general meeting on Sunday (July 27).