News – Page 349

21JulJuly 21, 2023

Japan’s Most Famous Translator Retires; Worked With Tom Cruise For 30 Years And Became His Friend The Hollywood icon was so sad about her retirement, he arrived in Japan a day ahead of schedule just so he could meet her for tea.

Japanese subtitler and interpreter Natsuko Toda is known as ‘Japan’s Most Famous Film Translator’ and the country's 'Subtitle Queen' having translated and subtitled hundreds of English-language films into Japanese since 1970. She was later asked to help interpret for foreign movie stars whenever they visited Japan for promotional activities. A particular Hollywood star she’s worked with multiple...

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21JulJuly 21, 2023

Thailand’s Move Forward makes way for Pheu Thai to form next government

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's election-winning Move Forward party will let alliance partner, the Pheu Thai party, lead the formation of a government after its prime ministerial candidate failed to get parliament's backing, a senior official said on Friday. Party secretary Chaithawat Tulathon told a press conference that Move Forward would back any candidate Pheu Thai would...

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21JulJuly 21, 2023

87-year-old daredevil creates buzz online for paragliding in Ranau

KOTA KINABALU: When paraglider pilot Chris Lammert came to work last Monday (July 17), he expected the usual crowd of eager young clients to do tandem paragliding at Lohan, Ranau. Paragliding is an adventurous recreational activity and aerial sport that involves the pilot sitting on a harness when flying using a glider, whereas tandem paragliding means...

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21JulJuly 21, 2023

QuickCheck: Did a Nigerian man experience blindness after crying non-stop for seven days?

CRYING often connects people, whether it's out of grief, love, or another strong emotion. Many have gone through such emotions involuntarily, but was there a man who voluntarily cried for a week continuously, going into temporary blindness? Verdict: TRUE A Nigerian man went temporarily blind after forcing himself to cry non-stop for seven days in an attempt to...

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21JulJuly 21, 2023

Maxis customers could be getting 5G access as early as next month

PETALING JAYA: The 5G dual network task force has successfully reached an agreement with telcos on the equity participation in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and the 5G access agreement. The telcos include CelcomDigi, Maxis, Telekom Malaysia, U Mobile, and YTL Communications, which will be finalising their shareholding in DNB. Participating telcos will also be supporting the development of...

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21JulJuly 21, 2023

Retiree forced to cancel holiday plans as Sabah’s water woes dries up life savings

KOTA KINABALU: Sanis Baidis had always wanted to go on a vacation with his wife ever since he went into retirement in 2008. They could have gone on that getaway straightaway when he retired from a construction job that year but Sanis put off the plans to do some private work and run a small business...

By Stephanie Chanmalaysia, News, Sabah, SarawakBurden, Middleman, Retiree, SABAH, Sarawak, Vacation, Water Shortage0 CommentsRead more...

21JulJuly 21, 2023

Sanusi serves Saifuddin LOD, demands apology

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has given Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution a week to issue a public apology and a written promise that he will not repeat statements alleging that the former was involved in the theft of rare earth elements (REE) and had misused state funds of Malaysian Records Information System...

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21JulJuly 21, 2023

Felda settlers’ debt spat: Muhyiddin to sue Anwar for slander after no apology from PM

PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is going ahead with his threat of legal action for slander against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The former prime minister said that this was after the current Prime Minister had failed to both show proof that he had written off Felda settlers' debts and apologise to Muhyiddin. ALSO READ: Sorry but that's...

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21JulJuly 21, 2023

Woman who had to give birth in jail acquitted in drug case

SEREMBAN: A 34-year-old woman who had to deliver and raise her youngest child while in jail after being charged with drug trafficking two years ago was acquitted and discharged by the High Court here. Judge Datin Rohani Ismail acquitted R. Devaki after the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against her. "After perusing evidence by...

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21JulJuly 21, 2023

Exclusive-Audit fails to win U.S. backing for release of Afghan central bank funds – U.S. officials

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A U.S.-funded audit of Afghanistan's Taliban-run central bank has failed to win Washington's backing for a return of bank assets from a $3.5 billion Swiss-based trust fund, said two U.S. officials and a former U.S. official, a move that would help ease the country's financial crisis. The audit has not changed the U.S....

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