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Here are seven pop-up markets taking place this 2025 Raya season in KL and Selangor selling clothes and food, hosted by ...

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Lidl has also maintained its position as the fastest-growing bricks-and-mortar supermarket for over a year. New stores are coming to Canning Town, Preston, Walsall, and Wombourne, while five ...

The UAE Lottery is planning to sell tickets at retail spaces like convenience stores, supermarkets, and fuel stations, its director has said. Talking to Khaleej Times, Bishop Woosley, director of ...

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Singapore banks to post higher Q4 profit, but Trump tariffs could hurt 2025 growth Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and ...

This relationship is non-existent between shoppers and supermarket staff. Wet market stall-owners know a lot about different kinds of ingredients, so if you are friendly with them, they'll tell ...