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BANGKOK: Thailand’s military government announced that it has fully lifted a nationwide curfew it imposed after seizing power last month, saying there is no threat of violence and that tourism needs to be revived.
BEIJING: Just half a year ago, civil rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang was earning accolades in the Chinese media for his work pushing for the abolition of labour camps.
SALVADOR: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque admits the World Cup holders were stunned by their 5-1 hammering at the hands of the Netherlands in their opening World Cup match yesterday.
WASHINGTON: Vice President Joe Biden has discussed the growing insurgency in Iraq with Turkey’s leader for the second time in three days.
KUALA LUMPUR: YANG di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah graced the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Dataran Panglima Tentera Darat at Perdana Camp in Sungai Besi yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR: THE Education Ministry’s Literacy and Numeracy Screening (Linus) programme has helped provide a stronger foundation to students in their first three years of primary school education.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Parents’ Toolkit (Sarana Ibu Bapa) programme has played an important role in improving academic performances in schools and intensifying outdoor activities for students.
GEORGE TOWN: A student of a private higher institution of learning was yesterday charged with murder and attempted murder at the Bukit Mertajam Sessions Court here.
KUALA LUMPUR: THE Sessions Court issued a warrant of arrest on sex blogger Alvin Tan, who has been missing after travelling to Singapore on May 18 to shoot a documentary.
IPOH: It was a poignant moment for 40 war veterans who came to pay tribute to fallen heroes on Remembrance Day at the Ipoh Cenotaph yesterday.
SHAH ALAM: A 7-year-old girl was killed when she fell from her home balcony on the seventh floor of Pangsapuri Sri Angkasa in Section 28 here on Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR: “KOWTIM (it’It’ss done).” Taxi driver Chew Siang Chee heard accused Koong Swee Kwan uttering the Cantonese words as they drove away from a temple here, where Arab-Malaysian Development Bank founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi was gunned down.
CUIABA: Chile got the victory they needed if they are to have any chance of progressing from a daunting Group B when they held off a strong Australian fightback to emerge 3-1 winners in another open and entertaining World Cup clash on Friday.
KUALA LUMPUR: A GROUP of international experts on search-and-rescue (SAR) and disaster management will convene here next week to share their experiences in conducting operations and disaster management worldwide.
KUCHING: Petronas will conduct a blowdown operation tomorrow from noon to 3pm near Merapok in Lawas following the Bukit Berikau gas explosion.