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Muslim entrants are threatening to pull out of Malaysia’s first Hyrox fitness competition over a partnership with beer brand Carlsberg, as authorities warn organisers that approval will be withheld unless the alcohol sponsorship is scrapped. The tie-up has angered some participants who say it conflicts with both their faith and the event’s promotion of fitness, highlighting tensions over alcohol marketing in Muslim-majority Malaysia. On Wednesday, Youth and Sports Minister Mohammed Taufiq Johari

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Hong Kong authorities should waive relevant fines and introduce a penalty mechanism for the parking meter operator after a four-hour outage disabled about half of the city’s meters, an industry expert and a lawmaker have suggested. They also called for clearer refund terms for Octopus card users on Wednesday, a day after the government promised to return fees to affected drivers. A back-end glitch cut off communication with about 11,000 parking meters from 8.20am to 12.15pm on Tuesday. The...