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Malaysia on track to cut fiscal deficit to 3.5pc in 2026, says finance minister II
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The government expects the country’s fiscal deficit to continue to shrink to 3.5 per cent in 2026, close to achieving the medium-term target of 3.0 per cent under the Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act
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Lim Guan Eng: SME Bank must rebuild trust after RM460,000 fine by Bank Negara
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — DAP’s Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng today urged SME Bank to restore public confidence after Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) fined the institution RM460,000 for failing to promptly submit suspicious transaction reports (STR). He said the
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Nearly 900 Nazi-linked accounts discovered at Credit Suisse, US lawmaker says
ZURICH, Feb 4 — A new probe of Swiss bank Credit Suisse discovered 890 previously undisclosed accounts with potential Nazi links, a US senator said yesterday, amid efforts to shine a light on what he said was the bank’s hidden
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Gold rockets back toward US$5,100 as US–Iran tensions ignite fresh safe-haven stampede
HONG KONG, Feb 4 — Gold prices bounced back to near US$5,100 (RM20,035) today on safe-haven demand as renewed geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran added to the yellow metal’s appeal a day after it posted its best day
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Tourism minister: Over 740 bought homes under MM2H with 2,600 more in pipeline
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — A total of 744 Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) participants have purchased homes in the country under the programme as of December 31, 2025, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.
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Move on, says Trump as Epstein files trigger probe into ex-US ambassador Mandelson
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 — US President Donald Trump made a fresh plea yesterday for Americans to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, even as it left a prominent British politician facing a criminal probe on the other side of
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Judge rejects Elon Musk’s bid to dismiss SEC case alleging delayed Twitter-share disclosure
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 — A federal judge yesterday rejected Elon Musk’s bid to dismiss a US Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that claimed he waited too long to disclose his purchases of Twitter shares in 2022. US District Judge Sparkle
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Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk forecasts 5-13pc drop in 2026 sales
COPENHAGEN, Feb 4 — Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk said yesterday that it expects 2026 sales to slide by up to 13 per cent as prices for its Ozempic and Wegovy anti-obesity drugs fall in the key US market. Struggling
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Malaysia and Germany to strengthen defence ties, eye declaration at Munich Security Conference
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Malaysia and Germany have expressed their commitment to continuing to strengthen bilateral defence ties, which have been developing positively, to elevate defence cooperation to a more strategic level. The commitment was among the matters discussed
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JPJ to enforce festive checks on heavy vehicles, long-haul buses must carry second driver
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will conduct special enforcement operations on heavy vehicles ahead of Chinese New Year, with particular focus on express buses travelling more than 300 kilometres to ensure compliance with the requirement for
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