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Hong Kong airport may suspend flights for 36 hours as super typhoon Ragasa nears, Bloomberg News reports
HONG KONG, Sept 22 — Hong Kong International Airport is planning to suspend all passenger flights for 36 hours as the Asian financial hub prepares for one of its strongest super typhoons in years, Bloomberg News reported today, citing people familiar with
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Philippine police clash with protesters, arrest over 200 amid flood-control scandal outrage
MANILA, Sept 22 — Police in the Philippine capital arrested more than 200 people during clashes with masked protesters that erupted on a day of largely peaceful anti-corruption demonstrations, a spokesperson said today. At least 88 minors were among the
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Indonesian govt defends military’s expanded role in full-page ad, fuelling debate over Prabowo’s use in civilian sectors
JAKARTA, Sept 22 — Indonesia’s defence ministry put out a full-page advertisement in the country’s largest newspaper today, detailing and defending key non-defence programmes being run by the military, amid criticism of the force’s increased role under President Prabowo Subianto.
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North Korea’s Kim recalls ‘fond memories’ of Trump, signals openness to US talks
SEOUL, Sept 22 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was open to future talks with the United States if Washington drops its demand that the country give up its nuclear weapons, state media said today. Kim also
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US warplanes strike drug boat off Dominican Republic in expanded Caribbean campaign, killing three
SANTO DOMINGO, Sept 22 — US warplanes attacked a drug-running boat off the coast of the Dominican Republic, its drug enforcement agency and a US official announced yesterday in an expansion of American military activity in the Caribbean. The head
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Foreign investors pour RM492m into Bursa Malaysia amid short trading week
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Foreign investors have continued to be net buyers on Bursa Malaysia last week, marking the second consecutive week of net buying streak with a net inflow of RM492.1 million, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd
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SP Setia names Tan Hwa Min deputy CEO, Yuslina Mohd Yunus COO
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — SP Setia Bhd has appointed Tan Hwa Min as deputy chief executive officer (CEO) (effective Nov 17), and Datuk Yuslina Mohd Yunus as chief operating officer (COO), (effective Oct 1), following the appointment of Datuk
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Mayor orders citywide sewer audit
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Penang Island City Council mayor Rajendran Anthony has called for a citywide audit of sewer pipelines after a sinkhole near Komtar brought traffic to a crawl yesterday evening. The collapse, which began as a small
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MACC-led task force seizes assets, detains 61 since 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — More than RM16 billion in funds and assets have been confiscated by the Multi-Agency Task Force (MATF) since its establishment last year, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said today. According
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In just one month, 13 Malaysians nabbed in Singapore scam crackdown as losses hit RM1.5b
SINGAPORE, Sept 22 — At least 13 Malaysians have been arrested in Singapore within a month for their suspected roles in a wave of scams that have already cost victims more than S$456 million (RM1.5 billion) in the first half
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