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Singapore approves eight more overseas medical schools to meet ageing care needs, Universiti Sains Malaysia included
SINGAPORE, Jan 27 — Medical degrees from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will soon be recognised for medical practice in Singapore, after the republic expanded its list of approved overseas medical schools. From February 1, Singapore will add eight foreign universities
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Penang Hindu group urges price crackdown as essentials soar ahead of Thaipusam, CNY
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 27 — The Penang Hindu Association (PHA) has expressed concern over the sudden increase in prices of essential food items ahead of Thaipusam and the Chinese New Year, following complaints from consumers preparing for the festive season.
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Lim Guan Eng presses PM for Penang Special Financial Zone to dull US tariff threat
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has formally appealed to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to approve a Special Financial Zone (SFZ) in Penang, arguing this was crucial to protect the state’s economy from the
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Anwar says Malaysia’s 2025 trade missions generated RM45.4b in export sales
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Malaysia’s trade missions and overseas visits in 2025 generated RM45.4 billion in export sales, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. The growth, stemming from the prime minister’s foreign visits and trade missions last year, covered
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‘Very deep poverty’ in Britain hits record high, new report finds
LONDON, Jan 27 — Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report released today, with approximately 6.8 million people now living in “very deep poverty”, the highest level in three decades. “Very deep poverty” refers to households with an
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Republicans face election risks in clash with gun rights groups over protester’s killing
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 — Trump administration officials’ suggestion that Alex Pretti should not have brought a legally carried handgun to a Minneapolis protest has opened a rare rift with gun rights groups, creating election-year risks for Republicans with one of
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Anwar announces RM800m to hire extra teachers as part of new Year One policy
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told Parliament today that his government plans to spend an additional RM800 million to hire 18,000 new teachers, as part of the policy shift to enrol six-year-olds into Year
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After backlash, Anwar tells Parliament ‘diagnostic test’ for Year One enrolment scrapped
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told Parliament this morning that the Education Ministry will scrap the proposed “diagnostic test” for six-year-olds to enrol into Year One. The announcement came amid growing concerns that the
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Ringgit opens steady at 3.96 vs greenback as US-Japan intervention talks heat up
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The ringgit steadily opened at 3.96 against the US dollar this morning, amid talks of possible currency intervention by the United States and Japanese authorities intensified. At 8am opening, the ringgit traded at 3.9650/9750, compared
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Gold hits records as US policy rattles investors
LONDON, Jan 27 — Gold prices jumped to fresh records yesterday on rising worries about geopolitics, tariff threats and another potential US government shutdown while Wall Street stocks drifted higher ahead earnings from tech giants. The dollar fell, meanwhile, amid
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