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MALAYSIA
Terengganu orders monsoon safety alert, bans swimming and camping
State executive councillor says the marine department will determine whether tourists can access islands off Terengganu.
Malaysia
MALAYSIA
Dengue deaths nationwide down by 61.3% from last year
MALAYSIA
JB checkpoints to double processing capacity with new eGates by year end
Amirudin Shari says the project is expected to begin after Thaipusam next year.
Zulhairi Shunazar Abdul Shukor also pleads not guilty to causing serious injury to another motorcyclist.
Rajesh Nagarajan claims Dzulkhairi Mukhtar is interfering with Bukit Aman’s probe into the case of three men shot dead in Melaka last month.
Selangor police chief Shazeli Kahar says statements from the lawyer and several individuals have been recorded to assist investigations.
Borneo+
BORNEO+
Umno rep becomes 18th assistant minister in Sabah govt
BORNEO+
Poor decisions by central PKR leadership blamed for Sabah polls defeat
One of the victims said she jumped into the chest-high waters on seeing the bridge to her home had collapsed.
No injuries or fatalities were reported in the incident.
The premier, Abang Johari Openg says he would call a special meeting on the proposed new strategy on his return to the state.
The PH secretary-general says a detailed analysis of the election results clearly showed that Sabahans want parties that represent local interests.
Southeast Asia
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Cambodia says Thai air strikes hit home province of heritage temples
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Volunteers patrol Thai villages as artillery rains at Cambodia border
Thai military commanders have been discussing blocking fuel exports to Cambodia, including asking the navy to be ‘vigilant against’ ships carrying strategic supplies and designating maritime zones near Cambodian ports as ‘high-risk’.
The latest killing comes a day after Bangkok denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that a truce had been agreed between the Southeast Asian neighbours.
Thailand’s curfew covers five districts of Trat province bordering Koh Kong, excluding the tourist islands of Koh Chang and Koh Kood.
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Cambodia-Thailand border clashes enter second week
At least 25 are dead in the border fighting, with both sides accusing each other of aggression and civilian attacks.
World
WORLD
Bangladesh to airlift wounded uprising leader after assassination attempt
BUSINESS
Russia’s central bank seeks US$230bil in damages from Belgium’s Euroclear
Fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours this month has killed at least 28 people and displaced around 800,000, say officials.
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Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer but relies heavily on imports and Aliko Dangote’s refinery was meant to change that.
According to police, the youngest victim was a 10-year-old girl who died in a children’s hospital, and the oldest was 87.