March 28, 2025
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BAC 2025: Ng Tze Yong Faces First Major Challenge After Year-Long Injury

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — National men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong is keeping expectations modest for the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) in Ningbo, China, as he makes his return to competition after more than a year sidelined by a back injury.‍

March 28, 2025
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Bangkok High-Rise Collapse: Three Dead, 81 Trapped Following Powerful Myanmar Earthquake

Bangkok, March 28 — At least three workers have died after a 30-story high-rise under construction collapsed in Bangkok following a powerful earthquake on Friday, according to Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

March 28, 2025
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Thai PM Declares State of Emergency in Bangkok Following Earthquake

Bangkok, March 28 — Thai authorities have declared a state of emergency in Bangkok following a powerful earthquake centered in Myanmar, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced on Friday.

March 28, 2025
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Overloaded heavy vehicles are the leading cause of road damage, says Works Minister.

SUNGAI BULOH, March 28 — Heavy vehicles exceeding their permissible laden weight are the primary cause of road damage, according to Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

March 28, 2025
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Melaka anticipates 221,000 vehicles during the Aidilfitri holidays, prompting increased police monitoring.

MELAKA, March 28 — Approximately 221,000 vehicles are expected to enter Melaka through three toll plazas next week in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays.

March 27, 2025
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Tour de France Champion Pogacar Sets Sights on Paris-Roubaix's Cobbled Challenge

PARIS, March 27 — Three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar is set to make his debut at the legendary Paris-Roubaix, known as the ‘Hell of the North’ for its punishing cobbled mining roads, his UAE Team Emirates announced yesterday.

March 27, 2025
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At El Salvador’s mega-prison, a Trump official warns migrants: ‘Enter illegally and face deportation.’

SAN SALVADOR, March 27 — The U.S. Homeland Security chief under President Donald Trump visited El Salvador’s mega-prison yesterday, where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have been deported under disputed legal grounds.‍

March 27, 2025
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Female captain leads helicopter firefighting missions in northern Thailand amid worsening smog crisis.

CHIANG MAI, March 27 — A bright orange helicopter speeds over the jungle, releasing water onto a raging wildfire that is worsening air pollution in Thailand’s northern tourist hub, Chiang Mai.

March 27, 2025
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Malaysian badminton player Ong Yew Sin is engaged to former Japanese shuttler Aya Ohori.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Malaysian men’s doubles shuttler Ong Yew Sin has announced his engagement to former Japanese national player Aya Ohori.‍

March 27, 2025
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LLM: Traffic surge begins today, with 2.77 million vehicles expected on major expressways during the Aidilfitri season.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) anticipates a significant traffic surge, with up to 2.77 million vehicles expected daily on major expressways during the upcoming Aidilfitri holiday.‍

March 27, 2025
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Sabah Electricity to Launch Southeast Asia’s Largest Battery Energy Storage System in July

KOTA KINABALU, March 27 — Sabah Electricity’s 100-megawatt (MW) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), the largest of its kind in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, is expected to commence operations in July this year.‍

March 26, 2025
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South Korea wildfires claim 18 lives as government declares nationwide emergency

UISEONG, March 26 — At least 18 people have lost their lives in one of South Korea’s worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple blazes causing “unprecedented damage,” Acting President Han Duck-soo said today.‍