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Fears the Year of the Rabbit could bring about a wave of abandoned pets
White rabbits in individual cages.
WN / RTayco
2023-01-19, The Guardian
Animal welfare groups in Malaysia and Singapore have urged consumers to not buy rabbits on an ‘impulse’ and to look into what it takes to care for them Pet welfare groups...
Heavy rain alert issued for parts of Fiji
2015–16 South Pacific cyclone season - Cyclone Winston - Fiji .
Creative Commons
2022-12-30, RNZ
Several crossings and roads in Fiji's west are currently inaccessible due to flash flooding. Fiji's national disaster office said the general public need to be vigilant...
UN court rejects Myanmar challenge to genocide case
People gather around officially published eligible-voter list to check names at a township Election Commission Office in Zabuthiri, Naypyitaw, Myanmar Monday, Nov. 2, 2015.
AP / Aung Shine Oo
2022-07-23, Manila Bulletin
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The UN’s highest court ruled on Friday that a landmark case accusing military-ruled Myanmar of genocide against minority Rohingya...
Guan Eng Trial: Prosecution urges defence not to resort to personal attacks2023-03-23
Malaysian National News Agency: CRIME & COURTS Guan Eng Trial: Prosecution urges defence not to resort to personal attacks " data-media=""> 23/03/2023 06:21 PM KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 (Bernama) --...
Stop making personal attacks against DPPs, defence told in Guan Eng’s undersea tunnel case2023-03-23
The Star: KUALA LUMPUR: The deputy public prosecutor...
Penang's first mayor passes away2023-03-23
The Star: GEORGE TOWN: Former Penang IslandCity Council (MBPP) Datuk Patahiyah Ismail has passed away on the first day of Ramadan (March 23). Read full story ......
Do you know...about Rifle Range Flats?2023-03-23
The Star: Penang's first ever low-cost flats and high-rise residence, the Rifle RangeFlats in Ayer Itam will be celebrating their 55th anniversary this year. Read full story ......
Would you want to live in a $1 trillion megacity?2023-03-23
The Times/The Sunday Times: The concept of utopia was born, albeit under a different name, in Plato’s Republic in about 375BC, was christened by Thomas More in 1516 and, by the end of the 1970s, seemed to be on its last legs, everyone having had quite enough of philosophers and...
SEMICON Southeast Asia 2023 To Spotlight Electronics Supply Chain Resilience, Sustainability, Smart Tech And Talent2023-03-22
Malaysian National News Agency: EXCLUSIVE PRESS SEMICON Southeast Asia 2023 To SpotlightElectronicsSupply ChainResilience, Sustainability, Smart Tech And Talent 22/03/2023 02:19 PM PENANG, Malaysia, March...
NGO expresses concerns on new Penang highway construction2023-03-22
Malaysia Kini: PenangForum cites soil erosion and risks of landslides....
星期三值得关注的股票2023-03-22
Lianhe Zaobao: （早报讯）投资者对金融市场趋向稳定，对早前的担心有所缓解；当下关心的是即将公布的美国利率走向，预计星期三（3月22日）的亚洲股市会随美国隔夜股市向好。 已经开盘的亚太股市都上扬，悉尼股市上扬0.87%、东京股市上涨1.80%，首尔股市起0.60%。...
Of codes and concerts2023-03-21
The Manila Times: KUALA LUMPUR: Recently in Malaysia, there were reports of members of the public being subjected to dress codes veering toward the conservative side of the social spectrum, when they tried to enter buildings housing public services. Some wore what they...
Highway users can pay tolls with debit, credit cards by September - Nanta2023-03-21
Malaysian National News Agency: GENERAL Highway users can pay tolls with debit, credit cards by September - Nanta " data-media=""> 21/03/2023 08:56 PM KUALA...
CAA probing Starlux flight return2023-03-21
Taipei Times: By ShelleyShan / Staff reporter Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) officials are investigating why a Starlux Airlines flight to Penang, Malaysia, returned to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport nearly two hours after takeoff yesterday morning. The...
CABIN IN THE WOODS IS USM’S LATEST ATTRACTION TO BRING IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (Universiti Sains Malaysia)2023-03-21
Public Technologies: ) Written on 21 March 2023. USM PENANG, 20 March 2023 - The HEBAT DevelopmentCentre (HDC) under the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Student Development Affairs and Alumni Division (BHEPA) today held a SoftLaunch and Donor Appreciation Night at the new...
The Taste With Vir: The influence of world's cuisine on India, and vice versa2023-03-21
Hindustan Times: Most books will tell you that Italian is the world’s most popular cuisine. There are Italian restaurants everywhere —even in towns in Mongolia that you have never heard of — and their number vastly exceeds the number of, say, Chinese restaurants. The Taste...
Scientex enters JV to make maiden foray into Indonesia affordable home sector (Scientex Bhd)2023-03-21
Public Technologies: ) PRESS RELEASE Scientex enters JV to make maiden foray into Indonesia affordable home sector Tripartite agreement with Indonesia's Mustika Land and Japan's CreedGroup to jointly invest in Phase 1 of Graha Mustika Tamansari development To develop 400...