Malaysian shaman who hunted for MH370 to contest election Ipoh, Malaysia, (MILLAT ONLINE+AFP/APP):A Malaysian shaman who drew widespread ridicule by trying to locate flight MH370 using coconuts and a “magic” carpet announced Tuesday he will run in elections next month. Ibrahim Mat Zin — known by his nickname “Raja Bomoh”, which translates as “King of […]
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Malaysian shaman who hunted for MH370 to contest election
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S. Korea to host forum with OSCE on countering violent extremism this week
S. Korea to host forum with OSCE on countering violent extremism this week SEOUL, (MILLATONLINE+Yonhap/APP):South Korea will co-host a conference on fighting violent extremism and terrorism with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) this week, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The Inter-Regional Conference on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that […]
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Japan minister sorry as 6,000 police hunt fugitive thief
Japan minister sorry as 6,000 police hunt fugitive thief Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE+AFP/APP):A Japanese minister apologised Tuesday over the escape of a “model” inmate who fled an open prison more than a week ago, as the number of police hunting him passed 6,000. About 6,600 police officers are now engaged in a fruitless manhunt for 27-year-old […]
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Singaporean guilty of sophisticated exam cheating plot
Singaporean guilty of sophisticated exam cheating plot Singapore, (MILLAT ONLINE+AFP/APP):A Singaporean private tutor has been convicted over an elaborate scheme to help Chinese secondary school students cheat in an exam using mobile phones and wireless devices, prosecutors said Tuesday. Tan Jia Yan, 32, pleaded guilty on Monday to her part in the plot in which […]
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Taiwan leader says island secure ahead of China drills
Taiwan leader says island secure ahead of China drills Taipei, (MILLAT ONLINE+AFP/APP):Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen reassured residents that the island was secure Tuesday, a day before China is set to hold live-fire drills in the narrow strait that separates the two. Tsai spoke to reporters as she left for Swaziland, one of Taiwan’s few remaining […]
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Facebook hit with class action suit over facial recognition tool
Facebook hit with class action suit over facial recognition tool San Francisco, (MILLAT ONLINE+APP):A US federal judge in California ruled Monday that Facebook will have to face a class action suit over allegations it violated users’ privacy by using a facial recognition tool on their photos without their explicit consent. The ruling comes as the […]