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Sorry Folks – Singapore Bans Music Festival
Lavonne Cheah – 16 hours ago
Singapore has banned a music festival scheduled to take place later this month over concerns of drug use after multiple deaths at last year’s event in Malaysia.
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Ancient Assyrian City’s History Erased by IS
Joan Fam – 2 days ago
Archaeologists, historians and art lovers must be outraged, crying or dying of heart attacks. Islamic State – which controls swathes of Iraq and Syria – was recorded demolishing the site, which was founded in the 13th Century BC. History is erased.
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Authorities: IS Eyeing South-east Asia, Cohesive National Effort Needed
Joan Fam – 2 days ago
While terror experts are saying that Islamic State militants are eyeing south-east Asia in their propaganda, Malaysian authorities are calling on the nation to make a cohesive national effort to counter efforts by Isis to recruit Malaysians.
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Turkish Airline Crash: Malaysia Cancel Flights to Nepal
Joan Fam – 2 days ago
All flights to and from Nepal, including flights between Nepal and Malaysia, are cancelled following the crash landing of a Turkish Airline plane at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Catch the evacuation video and a survivor’s tale.
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Another Unidentified Body Found in Penang
Joan Fam – 2 days ago
Penang, seems to be, of late, invaded by dead men, or unidentified bodies, strewn all over the place. This time it is in Bukit Mertajam. By the roadside in Jalan Perusahaan in Bukit Minyak to be precise. What is happening?
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Microsoft Co-founder Discovered WWII Japanese Battleship
Joan Fam – 3 days ago
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen said he had found one of Japan’s biggest and most famous battleships on a Philippine seabed, some 70 years after American forces sank it during World War II. His high-technology succeeded after so many had failed.
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US Ambassador to South Korea Attacked
Joan Fam – 3 days ago
The US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, has been injured by a knife-wielding attacker in Seoul, while he was attending a breakfast meeting. Slashed on his face and left hand, he was taken to the hospital. A Korean activist was arrested.
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Beheading Video Shows Malaysians with IS Militants
Joan Fam – 3 days ago
Two Malaysians seen in an Islamic State beheading video have been identified as 20-year-old Mohd Faris Anuar from Kedah and 25-year-old Muhamad Wanndy Muhamad Jedi from Malacca. The 30-second Facebook video user goes by “Abu Hamzah Al-Fateh”.
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Australia: Search for Missing MH370 to Scale Back
Joan Fam – 3 days ago
Tony Abbott still expressed hope that the missing MH370 will be found, but suggested the search may be scaled back. A “world first” aircraft tracking system that reacts quicker to incidents is being tested. Relatives of MH17’s victims view wreckage.
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Penang Gets Free WiFi At Faster Speed!
Lavonne Cheah – 4 days ago
Penangites who use Penang Free WiFi can now enjoy faster speeds when surfing the Internet following the state government’s move to boost the system capacity by 500%!
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