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Zohran Mamdani sworn in, promising rent freezes, free buses and a new era for New York
NEW YORK, Jan 2 — Zohran Mamdani promised Thursday to show left-wing politics can succeed as he took over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with US President Donald Trump. Thousands of people
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Trump says bruises from aspirin, not age — insists he’s just ‘blinking, not dozing’
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 — US President Donald Trump blamed aspirin for large bruises on his hand and denied falling asleep while attending public meetings in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday. In the interview defending his health,
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Ringgit kicks off 2026 on a high as Trump talk rattles the dollar
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The ringgit edged higher against the US dollar on the first trading day of the year, as the greenback weakened on expectations of possible further United States Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts in 2026. At
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AirBorneo weighs fuel deals with Petronas and Petros to cut operating costs
KUCHING, Jan 2 — Contracts and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with oil companies such as Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) are being considered as part of studies to help lower AirBorneo’s operating costs, said Datuk Seri
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Biomedical and electronics clusters lift Singapore GDP as Q4 growth hits 5.7pc
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — Singapore’s economy grew by 5.7 per cent on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis in the fourth quarter of 2025 (Q4 2025), extending the 4.3 per cent growth in the previous quarter, according to advance estimates from
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Housing Ministry boosts Perak road repaving funds to RM40m, 800 roads to be completed before Aidilfitri
IPOH, Jan 2 — The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has allocated another RM20 million for local authorities (PBT) in Perak to carry out repaving work on about 800 residential roads in the state. Housing and Local Government
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Body of second victim recovered in Pantai Sura Tengah drowning tragedy, search ends
DUNGUN, Jan 2 — The body of the second victim who drowned at Pantai Sura Tengah yesterday was reportedly found early this morning, bringing the search and rescue operation to an end. According to New Straits Times, Dungun Fire and Rescue Station
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Two dead, nine injured in two‑vehicle collision in Betong
BETONG, Jan 2 —Two individuals died while nine others were injured in a road accident that occurred on Jalan Lubok Antu here yesterday afternoon. A Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Operations Centre spokesperson said an emergency call regarding the
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PAS confirms it will lead Perikatan after Muhyiddin’s resignation, meeting on new chairman next week
MARANG, Jan 2 — PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has confirmed that the party will take the helm of Perikatan Nasional (PN) following the resignation of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as chairman of the coalition, which took effect
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Johor housewife, boyfriend charged with attempted murder over alleged bid to smother husband in his sleep
JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 2 — A 46-year-old housewife and her alleged boyfriend claimed trial at the Sessions Court here today to a charge of attempting to murder her husband last week. The housewife, N. Egavalli, and 38-year-old R. Kamala Sarna, pleaded not
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