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Nearly 100,000 Malaysians became Singaporeans over past decade, Parliament told
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — A total of 97,318 Malaysians have reportedly renounced their citizenship to become citizens of Singapore between 2015 and June 2025, the Home Ministry told Parliament today. According to The Star, the ministry said in a written
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Ex-aide to MP arrested for allegedly posting unauthorised video on Facebook
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Police arrested an MP’s former personal assistant for uploading a video of the MP without authorisation and knowledge to his Facebook account. Ampang Jaya district police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said the man, 43,
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Six in ten Malaysians welcome old age, outpacing global trend
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Malaysians are more optimistic than the global average about entering their later years, with almost six in ten saying they look forward to old age, according to a new Ipsos survey. In its Malaysian Attitudes Towards
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VCI Global to launch QuantGold encryption platform at Asean AI Summit 2025 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — VCI Global Limited is set to unveil QuantGold Data, a military-grade encryption platform aimed at strengthening data sovereignty across the region. The launch will take place at the Asean AI Summit Malaysia 2025, which will
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From burgers to iPhones, US brands face boycott calls as India pushes back on tariffs
NEW DELHI, Aug 11 — From McDonald’s and Coca-Cola to Amazon and Apple, US-based multinationals are facing calls for a boycott in India as business executives and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s supporters stoke anti-American sentiment to protest against US tariffs.
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Nepal waives climbing fees for 97 peaks to draw mountaineers to remote Himalayas
KATHMANDU, Aug 11 — Nepal will waive climbing fees for nearly 100 peaks in the remote northwestern Himalayas for the next two years to try and lure more mountaineers to the less developed region bordering China, an official said on
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Singapore Hyflux trial opens as prosecutors detail Tuaspring risk omissions, S$900m investor losses
SINGAPORE, Aug 11 — Hyflux’s troubled Tuaspring water-and-power project, which ended in a collapse wiping out nearly S$900 million (RM2.97 billion) of retail investor funds, was financed through an oversubscribed preference share issue after banks refused to back its electricity-linked
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Thailand offers up to RM72,000 compensation to Malaysians burned in Bangkok attack
BANGKOK, Aug 11 — The Thai government will provide compensation to two Malaysian tourists who were set on fire by an unemployed man on Ratchadamri Road here on Thursday night. Permanent Secretary of the Tourism and Sports Ministry, Natreeya Taweewong,
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No link between Gnanaraja armed robbery and Guan Eng graft trial
PETALING JAYA, Aug 11 — Selangor police today said there is no evidence connecting last week’s armed robbery at businessman G. Gnanaraja’s home to the ongoing corruption trial of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, in which Gnanaraja is
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Pahang Sultan orders all mosques in state to pray for justice
KUANTAN, Aug 10 — The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has decreed that all mosques and surau in the state hold a special solat hajat (prayer of need) for the late Zara Qairina Mahathir. The Pahang royal household
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