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Cricket
Cricket-New Zealand spinner Sodhi relishing T20 powerplay challenge

(Reuters) -Ish Sodhi is enjoying the challenge of bowling in the powerplay overs in Twenty20 Internationals, the New Zealand spinner said after registering a career-best 4-12 against Zimbabwe in the ongoing tri-series in Harare on Thursday.
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Nation
Beware of fake ‘Datuk Seri’ scammers, warns MCA complaints chief

KUALA LUMPUR: The public has been warned to remain vigilant against individuals falsely claiming to hold the title of "Datuk Seri" to lure victims into investing in fraudulent schemes.
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Nation
Health Ministry CKAPS officers face disciplinary action for inefficiency

PUTRAJAYA: The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has recommended disciplinary action against two Private Medical Practice Control Section (CKAPS) officers under the Health Ministry for weaknesses in feedback management and delays in completing an investigation paper.
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Nation
Motoring influencer, brother sentenced to one month in jail, fined RM1,500

MUAR: Automotive influencer, Tengku Nizaruddin Tengku Zainudin, 38, known as Ija, and his brother who made a false report, were sentenced to one month in jail and fined RM1,500 at the Muar Magistrate's Court on Friday (July 25).
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Markets
Bursa slips 0.73% at midday as investors trim positions ahead of weekend

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia finished the morning session in the red, losing 0.73 per cent as cautious sentiment prompted portfolio adjustment ahead of the weekend.
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Corporate News
Sapura Energy's Thailand unit secures RM500mil in contracts

KUALA LUMPUR: Sapura Energy Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary Sapura Energy (Thailand) Ltd has received a work order and service orders with a combined value of RM500mil in Thailand, it said in a stock exchange filing today.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Sabah GOF seizes illegal timber worth over RM1.1mil, two detained

KOTA KINABALU: Timber worth over RM1.1mil were seized en route to a wood factory in Ranau district.
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Corporate News
Bursa Malaysia among Top 50 Asean PLCs, Top 5 in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd has been recognised as one of the top 50 ASEAN Public Listed Companies (PLCs) and among the top five PLCs in Malaysia at the ASEAN Corporate Governance Awards held last night.
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AI
Samsung in talks to expand smartphone AI beyond Google’s Gemini

Samsung Electronics Co is in talks with the likes of OpenAI Inc and Perplexity AI Inc. to integrate more AI services in upcoming Galaxy devices, seeking a wider range of offerings beyond Google's Gemini.
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Football
Soccer-New York Jets co-owner Johnson completes purchase of stake in Palace

(Reuters) -New York Jets co-owner Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson has completed his purchase of Eagle Football Holdings' stake in Crystal Palace, the Premier League club said late on Thursday.
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Thailand
Thai government unveils extensive financial relief for border conflict victims

BANGKOK: The Thai government has announced a comprehensive package of relief measures for individuals and officials affected by the recent escalation of conflict along the Thai-Cambodian border.
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World
School roof collapse in India's Rajasthan kills 4 children, media reports

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least four children were killed and 17 injured in India's western state of Rajasthan after the roof of a school building collapsed on Friday, local media reported, with dozens still feared trapped under the rubble.
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Nation
Consumer credit law risks squeezing poorer households further, says think tank

PETALING JAYA: Legislation alone will not resolve structural issues pushing Malaysians, particularly the youth and informal workers, into cycles of debt, says the Institute for Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (Insap).
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Commodities
Oil gains as trade talk optimism offsets potential higher Venezuelan supply

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Friday as trade talk optimism supported the outlook for both the global economy and oil demand, outweighing news of the potential for more oil supply from Venezuela.
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Myanmar
US lifts sanctions on Myanmar junta allies after general praises Trump

WASHINGTON: The United States lifted sanctions designations on several allies of Myanmar's ruling generals on Thursday (July 24), two weeks after the head of the ruling junta praised President Donald Trump and called for an easing of sanctions in a letter responding to a tariff warning.
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Entertainment
David Geffen, 82, accused of abusing 32YO go-go dancer ex in suit alleging paid sex and superyacht drug parties

Geffen has an estimated net worth of US$8.8bil, according to Forbes.
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Thailand
Over 100,000 Thai civilians flee amid clashes with Cambodia as death toll rises to 14

BANGKOK: More than 100,000 people have fled the bloodiest border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia in a decade, Bangkok said on July 25, as the death toll rose and international powers urged a halt to hostilities.
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Nation
Suspected snatch thief beaten to death in Cheras

KAJANG: A man suspected of being involved in an attempted snatch theft died after he was stopped and allegedly assaulted by members of the public in a residential area near Batu 9, Cheras.
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Internet
Fake water leak alert lures Hongkonger, 70, into HK$4mil online love scam

Victim is among nearly 20 people who lost HK$10mil in online romance scams over past two weeks.
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Thailand
Cambodia clash heaps pressure on embattled Thai PM, boosts army

BANGKOK: Thailand's military conflict with Cambodia is inflaming nationalist tensions at home and threatening embattled leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra (pic), who had already been suspended as prime minister for her handling of the border dispute.