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PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has had many roles over the years, including nine years as prime minister of Malaysia, but recently he tried his hand at something completely different. In a Facebook post Saturday (June 25), Najib said he had decided to venture into a new role - that of an actor. "I... switched to a different field. "The director said no need to … [Read more...] about Najib switches roles, becomes actor for a day

PETALING JAYA: A total of RM196,000 has been given to 32 mosques and 100 surau in Ayer Hitam to organise programmes in conjunction with the holy month of Ramadan, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The Transport Minister said this was a yearly tradition that he had been carrying out since he was elected as Ayer Hitam MP in 2004. “After the presentation ceremony, I had the … [Read more...] about Ayer Hitam mosques, surau given RM196,000 for Ramadan programmes, says Dr Wee

(Reuters) -The International Boxing Association will not be in charge of the boxing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics or qualifiers for those games, the IOC said on Friday. The IOC had stripped the IBA in 2019 of its involvement in last year's Tokyo Olympics due to governance, finance, refereeing and ethical issues. The sport was also not included in the initial … [Read more...] about Olympics-IBA will not be in charge of Paris 2024 boxing competition, qualifiers-IOC

KUALA LUMPUR: The solution to the Myanmar refugee crisis lies in their home country, not anywhere else, says a United Nations special rapporteur. "Refugees from Myanmar are here (in Malaysia) because they were forced to come here,” said Tom Andrews ( pic ), the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. "Their inability to return to … [Read more...] about Too much at stake in Myanmar for international complacency, says UN rep

BANGKOK, June 25 (Bloomberg): A weaker currency and the recent legalization of cannabis may help attract more tourists back to Thailand as it ends most pandemic-induced curbs, Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said. "A surge in oil prices makes traveling costs higher everywhere, but the weak Thai baht and a not-that-high cost of living will make us stand … [Read more...] about Cannabis and currency may help lure travellers back to Thailand; govt also assures all famous nightlife will now be back on track