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Myanmar
Ignoring protests, Thailand opens door to Myanmar’s military leader
BANGKOK: For years, Myanmar's army chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has been treated like a pariah on the global stage.
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Business
Trump administration sued over Chinese import tariffs
New Civil Liberties Alliance, a conservative legal group, on Thursday filed what it said was the first lawsuit seeking to block Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the U.S. president overstepped his authority.
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AI
Could artificial intelligence be your new ally in the dating world?
With disappointing matches, empty conversations and sudden disappearances, more and more users are saying they're tired of using dating apps. Faced with this growing weariness, some players in the sector are now banking on artificial intelligence to reinvent the experience and breathe new life into the search for love online.
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Economy
RHB IB trims Malaysia’s 2025 GDP forecast to 4.5% amid tariff pressures
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) has revised Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2025 downwards to 4.5 per cent from an earlier projection of 5.0 per cent, following rising trade tensions and recent tariff hikes that pose a threat to the nation's export-driven economy.
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Markets
Bursa Malaysia slips at open amid global market jitters over US tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened lower as investor sentiment weakened following Wall Street's overnight losses and a selloff sparked by US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff announcement.
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Forex
Ringgit retreats to open marginally lower as Trump’s tariff move weighs
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit retreated to open marginally lower today, weighed by pressure against the US dollar following United States (US) President Donald Trump's announcements on global reciprocal tariffs.
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Entertainment
Singaporean actor Desmond Tan and wife expecting second child, a boy
They also have a one-year-old daughter born in March 2024.
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Cambodia
Angkor receives over 400,000 tourists
Angkor Archaeological Park welcomed 398,531 international visitors in the first quarter of 2025, up 14.6% compared to the same period last year.
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Myanmar
Paying the price for hate speech
More than a million people have fled the country's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighbouring Thailand, where experts say nationalists are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against them.
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China
Cyberexpert not detained
A prominent Indiana University cybersecurity professor who was abruptly fired and disappeared from public view has not been detained and there are no pending criminal charges against him or his wife, said his lawyer.
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China
No romance allowed in the Middle Kingdom
THE United States has banned government personnel based in China from having romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens, the Associated Press reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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China
Three Filipinos arrested for spying
BEIJING says it has "destroyed" an intelligence network set up by the Philippine espionage agency and arrested three spies from the country.
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Singapore
Monster mum gets 19 years in jail
THE mother of four-year-old Megan Khung, who had been abused and humiliated for more than a year before she died on April 3, was sentenced to 19 years' jail.
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South Korea
Public outcry grows louder
ACTOR Kim Soo-hyun is facing widespread backlash following his tear-filled press conference on Monday to explain his relationship with the late actress Kim Sae-ron, with a petition started to expand South Korea's statutory rape protection.
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Sri Lanka
Protests over crackdown on dogs for Modi’s visit
ANIMAL rights activists marched in protest of the round-up of stray dogs a day ahead of a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Myanmar
Quake toll crosses 3,000
THE death toll from the nation's devastating earthquake has surpassed 3,000, with hundreds more missing, as forecasts of unseasonal rain presented a new challenge for rescue and aid workers trying to reach people in a country riven by civil war.
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Markets
China raises US$826mil in first green sovereign bond
China has raised six billion yuan or about US$826mil in its first-ever green sovereign bond sale, highlighting the country's ambitions to bolster its environmental credentials to investors.
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India
Modi heads to Thailand for regional summit
THE nation's prime minister flew to Bangkok for a regional summit and talks with his Thai counterpart, but made no mention of a widely speculated meeting with Bangladesh's leader.
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Economy
US imposes 46% tax on 90% of goods imported from Vietnam
US President Donald Trump has announced that a base tariff of 10% will be imposed on all imports into the United States, while tariffs on countries with large trade surpluses will be significantly increased.
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Economy
Thailand PM ready to deal with US
Thailand is prepared to deal with the fallout of the 36% so-called reciprocal tariff imposed by the Trump administration, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra says.
