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Rosmah to Lebanese jeweller: Place RM500,000 in security costs first

KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor sought RM500,000 in security costs from Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL over their suit against her regarding 44 pieces of jewellery worth more than US$14.78 million (RM60 million) that was sent to her

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Najib’s 1MDB trial postponed to next Monday

KUALA LUMPUR: The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial involving 25 charges against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been postponed to next week. The postponement was announced by Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah.  In addition to that he also

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Cathay Pacific shares up 2.3% post CEO resignation

HONG KONG: Shares of Cathay Pacific Airways rose more than 2 percent early today after CEO Rupert Hogg resigned in a shock move, as the carrier grapples with the involvement of some of its employees in the city’s anti-government protests.

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Asia stocks rise as stimulus, policy hopes calm nervous investors

TOKYO: Asian stocks rose today as hopes of more stimulus from central banks around the world and steps being taken by major economies such as Germany and China soothed investors’ fears of a sharp global economic slump. Over recent weeks,

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UN condemns bomb attack on wedding ceremony in Kabul

NEW YORK: United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Guterres yesterday condemned the bomb attack targeting civilians in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul Saturday night, Xinhua news agency reported. “The secretary general strongly condemns the horrific 17 August terrorist attack on a wedding

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Ringgit opens slightly higher

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on mild buying support for the domestic unit amid stronger second-quarter economic growth announced last Friday. At 9.06 am, the ringgit stood at 4.1750/1780 against the greenback from 4.1760/1810

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More mass protests for the week

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is gearing up for more protests this week after hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators braved heavy rain to rally peacefully on Sunday, marking a change to what have often been violent clashes. Sunday’s turnout of

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Couple, baby killed in Slim River house fire

IPOH: A married couple and their baby boy were killed after they were found in a razed house in Kampung Alah Batu, Jalan Kuala Slim in Slim River early this morning. A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said they

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Sathianathan peeved at Selangor’s failure to collect full points

SHAH ALAM: Selangor head coach B Sathianathan was a disappointed man last night when Selangor were held to a 1-1 draw by Police in their Malaysia Cup match at Shah Alam Stadium. Sathinathan said his charges frequently lost control of

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Mahathir: Govt to stick to experts’ report on Lynas

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said that the government will stand firm on Lynas’ license renewal issue, saying that it will go according to the views of the experts and scientists who understand about the danger

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