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NSJA receives grant to organise beach cleaning initiative
MIRI (July 29): The Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) received a grant from federal Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching to facilitate a beach cleaning initiative slated for later this year. A symbolic cheque handover was (…)
BorneoPost - 29 July 2025
Dzulkefly: Health Ministry seeks total vape ban
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New Straits Times - 29 July 2025
The lowest hanging fruit of peace yet the most difficult to manage: On the Thai-Cambodian conflict — Phar Kim Beng
JULY 29 — At first glance, the simmering conflict along the Thai-Cambodian border appears manageable. It is a bord...
Malay Mail - 29 July 2025
Rep: Nation’s first RC powerboat pond being planned in Machan
SIBU (July 29): The first remote-control (RC) powerboat pond in the country is being planned in Machan, said Machan assemblyman Allan Siden Gramong. According to him, his side is now in the process of surveying land for the RM700,000 project (…)
BorneoPost - 29 July 2025
Parking e-compound system for Miri to be launched on Aug 18
MIRI (July 29): Miri City Council (MCC) will launch the parking e-compound system this Aug 18, at Marina Phase 1, as a pilot project before wider implementation across the city. According to Mayor Adam Yii, the system is a step towards (…)
BorneoPost - 29 July 2025
A delicate and decisive step towards a ceasefire on the Thai and Cambodian frontline — Phar Kim Beng
JULY 29 — The corridor of diplomacy is never short of symbolic breakthroughs. But occasionally, it offers more tha...
Malay Mail - 29 July 2025
What’s in the box? Fans gamble (again) for Labubu love at San Diego Comic-Con
Labubu was created by a Hong Kong artist and is based on Nordic mythologyLabubu dolls have been popularized by celebriti...
Malay Mail - 29 July 2025
Shaolin shake-up: ‘CEO monk’ faces heat over money, mistresses, and misdeeds
BEIJING, July 29 — Chinese authorities are investigating the head of the temple where kung fu was born over allege...
Malay Mail - 29 July 2025
Struggling as a caregiver? Here’s how you can navigate care work in Malaysia with subsidies, support and respite (…)
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Care work is not something new in Malaysia especially when the country is on track to...
Malay Mail - 29 July 2025
The UN, the Palestinians, Israel and a stalled two-state solution
NEW YORK, July 29 — Ever since the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states in 1947, the United Nations...
Malay Mail - 29 July 2025
Taiwan’s garbage trucks offer classical music and a catch-up
TAIPEI, July 29 — Taiwanese residents holding plastic bags of rubbish stand on a footpath as a yellow g...
Malay Mail - 29 July 2025
New Taiwan TV show imagines China invasion
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New Straits Times - 29 July 2025
Combatting the superbug
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New Straits Times - 29 July 2025
“Healthcare on wheels” serves elderly in China’s mountainous areas
HANGZHOU (July 29): In Libao Village, nestled in the misty mountains of east China’s Zhejiang Province, a dozen or so elderly residents waited patiently in line beside a white medical vehicle — a “smart mobile clinic” bringing essential (…)
BorneoPost - 29 July 2025
Beyond babysitting: How China’s grandparents are reinventing retirement
BEIJING (July 29): With her silver hair neatly styled and a pearl necklace resting against a soft yellow blouse, Yin Song embodies the elegance of the pianist she’s always been. But the large studio headphones over her ears and the video camera (…)
BorneoPost - 29 July 2025
Herry vows to rearm Aaron-Wooi Yik for world conquest
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New Straits Times - 29 July 2025
Johor boy's murder: Father also under probe for neglect, false report
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Apart from murder, the father of the six-year-old boy whose body was found in Negri Sembilan yesterday will also be investigated for child neglect and lodging a false report. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 28 July 2025
Two injured as trailer cargo hits flyover beam
JOHOR BARU: Two men on a motorcycle were injured when a trailer’s cargo became dislodged after it struck the underpass beam of the Perling flyover along Jalan Johor Baru-Air Hitam near Skudai yesterday. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 28 July 2025
ISS may remain in use till 2030
MOSCOW: The International Space Station (ISS) is expected to remain operational until at least 2030, past the agreement between the United States (US) and Russia, which expires in 2028, Xinhua reported. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
New Straits Times - 28 July 2025
Govt launches 'Anak Merdeka Malaysia' initiative to boost patriotic spirit
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Unity Ministry, through the National Archives of Malaysia (ANM), has introduced the “Anak Merdeka Malaysia” initiative to ignite patriotic spirit in conjunction with this year’s National Day and Malaysia Day (HKHM) (…)
New Straits Times - 28 July 2025
RTS Link achieves major milestone of ICQC structure
JOHOR BARU: The construction of the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project reached a major milestone today with the structural completion of the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine Complex (ICQC) at Bukit Chagar, here. (c) (…)
New Straits Times - 28 July 2025
Car on drug distribution round in Kuching busted, syabu worth RM3mil seized
KUCHING: The cunning tactic of a drug trafficking syndicate by using cars as “mobile stores” to deliver supplies to buyers was successfully foiled by the police in a special operation conducted in Kota Sentosa on July 19. (c) New Straits Times (…)
New Straits Times - 28 July 2025
Batik Air launches direct Subang–Kuching flight, boosts Sarawak’s domestic air travel
KUCHING (July 28): The successful launch of Batik Air’s direct flight between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang (SZB) and Kuching International Airport (KCH) today marked a major milestone in enhancing regional connectivity. Speaking at a (…)
BorneoPost - 28 July 2025
‘I stick to my speech’: Ex-judge Abdul Rahman Sebli stands by bombshell farewell claim of pressure on the bench
PUTRAJAYA, July 28 — Fresh off his retirement as Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak, Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Sebli toda...
Malay Mail - 28 July 2025