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Reigning badminton world champ Loh Kean Yew will not defend their title. Singapore’s Loh, who is ranked eighth in the world, fell 12-21, 21-17, 8-21 to Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn at this year’s tournament which is getting held in Tokyo, Japan.
This is Loh’s 2nd loss to 21-year-old Kunlavut in 2022, after Kunlavut beat the 25-year-old in the SEA Games to take gold.
Malaysia’s 2023 budget will be tabled on April 7, three weeks earlier than the original date of Oct 28.
Local media said the newest date is an indication that the general political election could be called shortly.
But Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, who is de facto law minister, mentioned it was just rumours.
Leading Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob told the particular media on Friday evening that the choice to bring forward the particular tabling is not uncommon.
A army tank broke down on the slip road within Kuala Lumpur on Friday (Aug 26) morning, bringing visitors a standstill before it was towed away.
The tank was used for the national day parade rehearsal on Friday early morning, The Star reported, citing a DBKL spokesman.
New Zealand provides confirmed the identities of two children whose remains had been found inside suitcases bought at an public sale. Their names will never be made public at the ask for of their families, law enforcement said. A coroner has also issued a good order to not make public any evidence that could reveal the particular identities of the kids.
Detectives are continuing to investigate the deaths.
From Monday (Aug 29), wearing a mask will never be necessary at Singapore’s airport, and may not have to get required on several flights. But should you still choose to wear a face mask on a plane even though you don’t have to?
Will certainly wearing a mask prevent you from catching COVID-19 on the flight? And if you’ve recently recovered, does that mean you are secure and shouldn’t need to wear a cover up?
We put the questions to public health experts.