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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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Police nab unemployed man with fake pistol, magazine in KL apartment raid
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Police arrested a 30-year-old Bangladeshi man after finding a fake firearm during a raid in Razak City Residence here on Monday. Cheras district police chief ACP Mohd Rosdi Daud said during the arrest at about
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Unilateral conversion of minors is constitutional, govt counsel argues in Indira Gandhi Suit
KUALA LUMPUR — A minor’s conversion to Islam requires the consent of only one parent, not both, a senior federal counsel argued in the High Court today, challenging the landmark 2018 Federal Court ruling in the case of M. Indira
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Unilateral conversion of minors is constitutional, govt counsel argues in Indira Gandhi Suit
KUALA LUMPUR — A minor’s conversion to Islam requires the consent of only one parent, not both, a senior federal counsel argued in the High Court today, challenging the landmark 2018 Federal Court ruling in the case of M. Indira
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Singapore tightens migrant-worker checks for new arrivals from West Bengal over Nipah concerns
SINGAPORE, Feb 3 — Singapore has tightened screening for newly arrived migrant workers from India’s West Bengal state after two Nipah virus cases were confirmed there, though authorities say no infections have been detected locally. In a statement to Singapore-based
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