Japan sponsors put off announcements as mood worsens for Games

[ad_1] TOKYO, January 30: Japan’s Olympic sponsors are cutting back on ad campaigns and delaying marketing events for this year’s Summer Games, concerned that public sentiment toward the event is turning sour amid a new wave of COVID-19. Sponsors are also concerned that the organizers have not told them what …

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Bulgarian scammers use fake Stallone passport as advertisement

[ad_1] SOFIA, January 29: A Bulgarian criminal gang used a fake passport in the name of Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone to advertise its counterfeiting services to potential clients, prosecutors said Friday. Four gang members were charged with counterfeiting-related crimes and two other men charged with other crimes, prosecutors said in …

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Seven-year-old boy dies after alleged abuse

[ad_1] MELAKA (Bernama): A seven-year-old boy died in Taman Krubong Jaya here, on Friday (January 29), after he was believed to have been abused by his mother and stepfather. The head of the Melaka Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Asst Comm Mohd Sukri Kaman, said the boy allegedly drowned in a …

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Only close family members can attend funerals in Sarawak

[ad_1] KUCHING, January 29: Only immediate family members can attend funerals in Sarawak during the state’s current Movement Control Order (MCO) and Conditional MCO (CMCO). The chairman of the State Committee for Disaster Management (JPBN), Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas, said family members should also inform district offices and the police …

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Bursa calls for caution on chat room stock action

[ad_1] A trader looks at electronic boards showing the movements of stocks in Bursa Malaysia. (AFP photo) KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SC) and Bursa Malaysia have advised Malaysian investors to be wary of social media chat rooms attempting to influence the purchase or sale of certain stocks …

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Over 3,000 Malaysian chickens killed due to hot weather and congestion at checkpoints – poultry importers

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: More than 3,000 chickens died during their journey from Malaysia to Singapore in recent days after cargo trucks experienced delays at land entry checkpoints, said the poultry importers interviewed by CNA. Cargo truck drivers have experienced longer-than-usual delays at the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints since last week after …

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