News – Page 334

01AugAugust 1, 2023

RHB #Empower and Neurodiversity@Work enriches neurodivergent young adults with life skills

KUALA LUMPUR: The RHB Banking Group, in collaboration with the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp), hosted the graduation of the RHB #Empower neurodivergent participants at the inaugural RHB #Empower and Neurodiversity@Work achievement ceremony. The nine-month RHB #Empower programme, which began in October 2022, was designed to assimilate and integrate neurodivergent young adults, or neuro talents,...

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01AugAugust 1, 2023

Clerk loses over RM1mil in love scam

SIBU: A 56-year-old female clerk here was cheated of RM1.06mil in a love scam, says Sarawak deputy commissioner of police Datuk Mancha Ata. He said Sibu police had on Monday (July 31) received a report from the 56-year-old woman claiming that she was conned by a man she met on social media. "The victim said she met...

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31JulJuly 31, 2023

‘Unethical and rude’, says Istana Kinta of manipulated video of Perak Ruler allegedly endorsing PAS

IPOH: The circulation of a video clip which purportedly shows a brief speech made by the Sultan of Perak in support of PAS must stop, says Istana Kinta. Orang Kaya Bendahara Seri Maharaja Gen (Rtd) Tan Sri Dr Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin said such a video was unethical and rude towards Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah and has...

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31JulJuly 31, 2023

Indonesia’s middle-strength passport remains a travel barrier for some

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Even for well-travelled Indonesians, having a passport is just the first step toward travelling abroad. They still must take the time to apply for visas for a number of destinations, even for short visits. Muhammad Rizki Hadi Putra, 31, had planned to go on a six-day vacation to Sydney, Australia,...

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31JulJuly 31, 2023

Pakistan suicide bombing death toll rises to 45

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll in a suicide bombing at a political rally held by a religious party rose to 45 on Monday, officials said, an attack compounding fears of unrest ahead of a general election due later in the year. The bomber attacked the gathering of the conservative Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl...

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31JulJuly 31, 2023

Cops seize RM2.5mil in narcotics, equipment and vehicles during Johor drug lab bust

JOHOR BARU: A drug processing laboratory in Iskandar Puteri here has been uncovered by the police, with the value of seized drugs, equipment and vehicles amounting to RM2.45mil. State police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said four men had also been arrested for being involved in the drug laboratory, which had been operating since April. He...

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31JulJuly 31, 2023

Two to hang for killing Sibu senior citizen to get drug money

SIBU: Two men have been sentenced to the gallows by the High Court here on Monday (July 31) for robbing and murdering a senior citizen for money to buy drugs. Jeeji Ting Kim Leong, 32, and Syahadan Othman Sabang, 29, were convicted under Section 302 of the Penal Code read together with section 34 of the...

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31JulJuly 31, 2023

State polls: Jempol MP to take over as BN’s Jeram Padang election director after candidate breaks leg

KUALA PILAH: Jempol MP Datuk Shamsulkahar Mohd Deli will be appointed as Barisan Nasional’s Jeram Padang election director effective Monday (July 31), says Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias. The Negri Sembilan Umno chief and Jelebu MP said Shamsulkahar would replace its previous director Datuk Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir. Mohd Zaidy, who is also Barisan’s Jeram Padang candidate, met...

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31JulJuly 31, 2023

Coach’s ‘sextortion’ scheme unravels when student figures out who he is, US feds say

After prosecutors say a New Mexico high school coach manipulated a student into sending him nude photos, she isolated herself from friends and family, spent most days in her room and stopped participating in class, court documents show. At first, she didn’t know that two people she had been communicating with over Snapchat when she was...

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31JulJuly 31, 2023

Fahmi: Cheaper Internet packages by September

PUTRAJAYA: Internet prices are expected to drop by this September when the Mandatory Standard on Access Pricing (MSAP) is adopted, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Speaking at the monthly assembly of the Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) here today, he said the use of MSAP would lead to a reduction in Internet wholesale prices and...

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