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Myanmar
Myanmar's national security adviser engages in high-level security talks with global partners in Russia
National Security Adviser and Union Minister, General Moe Aung, convened with national security representatives from several countries, including Russia, China, India, and Bangladesh, during their visit to Russia.
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AseanPlus News
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin pledge to develop even closer China-Russia ties in energy and finance
Bilateral trade, an important lifeline to Russia since it invaded Ukraine, is already at a record US$240 billion, with China its largest customer for crude oilAmong other sectors ripe for new cooperation, a joint communique says, are innovative areas like artificial intelligence, software and network and data security
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Aviation
Anthony Loke: Proposed MAHB privatisation boosts efficiency
PUTRAJAYA: The proposed privatisation of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will boost the company’s efficiency through swift strategic decision-making and facilitate its way forward, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
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Cambodia
Campaign begins for provincial, municipal, town, district council elections in Cambodia
The campaign for the fourth provincial, municipal, town, and district council elections in Cambodia kicked off on Friday, with the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) holding a large rally.
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World
Taiwan lawmakers exchange blows in bitter dispute over parliament reforms
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese lawmakers shoved, tackled and hit each other in parliament on Friday in a bitter dispute about reforms to the chamber, just days before President-elect Lai Ching-te takes office without a legislative majority.
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Forex
Asian FX ease, stocks struggle for direction on US rate uncertainty
EMERGING Asian currencies edged lower on Friday, while stocks largely flitted in and out of negative territory, as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials clouded the timeline for potential U.S. rate cuts.
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AseanPlus News
Hong Kong uncovers new Covid strain in local sewage waters but officials say it’s unlikely to cause severe illness
Centre for Health Protection detects KP.2 strain as part of sewage surveillance work, but says JN.1 remains most prevalent variantKP.2 is offshoot of Omicron variant and was first detected in India in early January, before spreading around the world and becoming dominant strain in US
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e-Hailing
Uber passengers in Hong Kong dupe drivers into stopping next to police in effort to report illegal ride services
Footage and photos posted to Facebook and LIHKG show passengers filming journeys and telling drivers to stop near police patrols. Police deny going undercover and say incident involved seven vehicles, adding no related arrests made or fines issued so far.
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World
North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, the latest in series of weapon tests carried out by Pyongyang in recent months.
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Books
Malaysian illustrator makes waves on Forbes' '30 Under 30 Asia' list
Following the release of her Eisner-winning webcomic 'Fried Rice', illustrator Erica Eng joins Forbes' '30 Under 30 Asia' 2024 list
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Nation
Ulu Tiram police station attack: Injured cop moved to normal ward at JB's Hospital Sultan Ismail
JOHOR BARU: The policeman who was injured in an early morning attack at the Ulu Tiram police station has been moved to a normal ward at Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI) here.
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Badminton
Zii Jia beats Guangzu to reach Thai Open semis
PETALING JAYA: Professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia survived a scare before storming into the semi-finals of the Thailand Open in Bangkok on Friday.
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Drones
Report: China building world’s first ‘dedicated’ drone carrier, satellite images suggest
Report on ‘mystery ship’ comes as China also builds giant 076 amphibious assault warship that will serve as both a helicopter and drone carrier. Specs indicate ‘an aircraft carrier of some sort’, while low flight deck would ‘make sense’ in a drone carrier, Naval News says.
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Nation
Ulu Tiram police station attack: King expresses condolences to families of slain policemen
PETALING JAYA: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia expresses his condolences to the families of the two policemen that were killed in the line of duty in Ulu Tiram early Friday (May 17) morning.
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Vietnam
Political upheaval in Vietnam - Politburo member now resigns over party rule violations
Vietnam’s Communist Party approved the resignation of Politburo member Truong Thi Mai, making her the sixth official of the elite body to step down since 2022 amid expanding corruption probes.
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Nation
Anwar congratulates Wong on appointment as Singapore's PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim congratulated Lawrence Wong on the latter’s appointment as Singapore’s new Prime Minister and invited him to visit Malaysia soon.
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Indonesia
Indonesia evacuates hundreds near erupting volcano
Hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after authorities raised its alert status to the highest level, an official said Friday.
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Commodities
Oil set for weekly gain on signs of improving demand
OIL prices gained on Friday, with global benchmark Brent set for its first weekly increase in three weeks on signs of improving global demand amid stronger economic indicators from key consumers China and the United States.
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Forex
BNM's initiatives help cushion pressure on the ringgit
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) initiatives have helped cushion the pressure on the ringgit, resulting in the local currency appreciating by 0.5 per cent on a nominal effective exchange rate (NEER) basis.
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Singapore
Businessmen in Singapore placed on China’s wanted list weeks after money laundering raid in 2023
Two businessmen living in Singapore since 2021 have been placed on the wanted list in China for their involvement in a cross-border online gambling syndicate.