Meet the first Malaysian to become an Obama scholar

Meet the first Malaysian to become an Obama scholar

September has been particularly special for Danutcha Catriona Singh. Earlier this month, she began classes under the Obama Foundation Scholars program – and made history as the first Malaysian to become an Obama scholar. Established in 2018, the 10-month programme provides participants with an opportunity to engage in academic, skills-based and experiential learning curated by Columbia …

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Girl, 9, flees from potential kidnapper

Girl, 9, flees from potential kidnapper

 Quick thinking by a nine-year-old girl saved her from a would-be kidnapper near her home in Bukit Beruntung last Friday. The incident reportedly occurred while the girl was waiting for a school van on the ground floor of her apartment block. Hulu Selangor police chief Asri Yunus said they received a report about the …

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Govt files appeal against ‘Duta enclave’ land transfer order

Govt files appeal against ‘Duta enclave’ land transfer order

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has filed an appeal against the High Court’s order on the transfer of 106ha of land in Batu, Kuala Lumpur, to Semantan Estate Sdn Bhd. The disputed land, located in the prime Jalan Duta area known as the  Duta enclave , houses government buildings that include the National Archives, the KL …

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Tesla never said it will open factory in Malaysia

Tesla never said it will open factory in Malaysia

 Investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz says US electric car maker Tesla had never announced any plans to build a factory in Malaysia. On a report by Thai daily The Nation that Tesla has abandoned its plans to build factories in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Tengku Zafrul pointed out that the report …

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Paris to kick off 2024 Olympics under tight security

Paris to kick off 2024 Olympics under tight security

PARIS: The Paris Olympics officially kick off today with an extravagant opening ceremony through the heart of Paris but an attack by vandals targeting France’s high-speed TGV rail network exposed security risks at a time of geopolitical friction. The coordinated actions by arsonists brought major disruption to some of France’s busiest rail lines ahead of …

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President of Italy’s Liguria region resigns

President of Italy’s Liguria region resigns

ROME: The president of the northwestern Italian region of Liguria resigned today, nearly three months after his arrest in a vast anti-corruption probe involving port and beach operations. Giovanni Toti, 55, has been under house arrest since May as part of an investigation that has also implicated nine others, including the former head of the …

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Fifth suspect in Albertine’s abduction remanded until July 29

Fifth suspect in Albertine's abduction remanded until July 29

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The police today rescued six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui in a hotel in Selangor, just days after her disappearance from a Johor mall which had also triggered a national alert for missing children. Five suspects were remanded in Johor Baru on Tuesday (July 23) in connection with the abduction …

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Billionaire Sultan Ibrahim ascends as Malaysia’s new king

Billionaire Sultan Ibrahim ascends as Malaysia's new king

Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, with a unique arrangement that sees the throne change hands every five years between the rulers of nine Malaysian states headed by centuries-old Islamic royalty. While chiefly ceremonial, the position of king has in recent years played an increasingly important role. Royal intervention was needed to name prime ministers …

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