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The ministry of tourism, arts and culture (MOTAC) has launched the V-MY special number plate series in conjunction with the Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026) campaign, done in cooperation with JPJ. MOTAC minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said that the plate series has the potential of appealing to those attracted to high-value number plates. “At the same time, this initiative helps us raise more funds to promote VM2026 as part of our efforts to attract more domestic and international tourists,” he said in a speech read out by deputy minister Chiew Choon Man in Putrajaya today. The V-MY series will…

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Cambria Gold Mines Inc. June 9 reported the first batch of results from an underground drill program aimed at further delineating high-grade zones in preparation for a restart of operations at the Premier gold mine project in Northern British Columbia.Located near the mining town of Stewart, Premier is home to a past-producing high-grade gold mine that operated from 1918 to 1952 and again from 1989 to 1996. With its sights set on establishing a new era of mining at Premier, Ascot Resources Ltd. acquired the project in 2009. After roughly a decade of exploration, Ascot completed a feasibility study and…

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By Steve Sherack Magnitude (Not This Time) continued preparations for the upcoming GI Stephen Foster S. with a five-furlong breeze in 1:01.80 (12/16) at Churchill Downs Sunday. The Winchell Thoroughbreds colorbearer has now posted five workouts for Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen–all beneath the Twin Spires–since defeating the globe-trotting 2025 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) by a length in front-running fashion in the G1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan Mar. 28. “Very impressive horse, continues to train forwardly,” Asmussen said. “Have two more scheduled workouts between now and the Foster and think we’re on…

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image: Traditional cooking arrangements, rural Uttar Pradesh. Credit: Dr Charumita Vasudev. view more  Credit: Dr Charumita Vasudev. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed some households in India into difficult and often unsustainable coping strategies, forcing trade-offs between immediate survival and long-term stability, according to new research by Lancaster University and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK). The study documents how vulnerable families in India coped with food insecurity during the pandemic. It highlights how interviewed families sometimes went without food, medicine, and other essentials to cope with the fallout of the pandemic. The research draws particular attention to how circular/recent migrant workers…

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Speaking to reporters after the summit, Takaichi said talks on defense areas included signing a coast guard cooperation document aimed at ensuring safe and free navigation in regional waters.  The meeting at the end of Anwar’s three-day visit to Japan came as the countries seek to strengthen their “comprehensive strategic” partnership with an eye to next year’s 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Sanae Takaichi said she is confident their agreements will “enhance the autonomy and resilience of Japan and Malaysia, as well as the wider region,” and pledged to use the meeting as an “opportunity to further…

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Tackling household debt and people’s debt burden: Address household debt systematically, focusing on low- and middle-income groups through debt restructuring, debt moratoriums and lower loan interest rates. This would ease monthly expenses and increase liquidity for daily living, which will be an important factor in reducing informal debt and stimulating consumption over the long term. Protecting the domestic market and strengthening the competitiveness of Thai entrepreneurs: Upgrade measures to prevent and control imports of foreign goods involving dumping or unfair competition, which directly affect Thai manufacturing and SMEs. The proposal also supports the “Thai helping Thai” policy by promoting…

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Hong Kong filed manslaughter charges against several people and companies on Wednesday over the world’s deadliest residential building fire in decades, which killed 168 people at a public housing estate last year.The massive blaze, which engulfed seven of the eight high-rise apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court estate in November, prompted a months-long investigation into the cause.Public hearings were told that almost all life-saving fire safety measures had failed on the day of the blaze because of human errors.The directors of the construction contractor and the consultant firm involved in Wang Fuk Court’s renovation at the time of the…

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The Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai has been acquired for 1.1 billion United Arab Emirati dirhams, equivalent to almost $300 million.The 302-room hotel on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Rd. sold for approximately 3.64 million Emirati dirhams ($911,000) per key.It is the first prominent hotel in Dubai to change hands since the start of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran earlier this year.The Strait of Hormuz, the center of that conflict, is the border between the UAE and Iran.Gulf Business reports the buyer is local investor AHS Properties, while The National reports the seller is Mismak Properties Co., LLC, a division of First…

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The U.S.-Chinese trade war of 2025 lasted barely a month, but the strategic deficit it exposed had been festering for decades. On April 2, his so-called Liberation Day, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, including China, which suddenly faced average levies of nearly 75 percent. But while most governments struggled to respond, Chinese leader Xi Jinping was poised to retaliate. Two days later, Beijing not only announced comparable duties but also raised the stakes by introducing export controls on seven rare-earth elements that power everything from smartphones to fighter jets. Because China commands 90 percent…

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