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Farm Fresh confirms farm director killed in Philippines helicopter crash
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Farm Fresh Bhd announced that its farm director, Jacob Mathan, was the Malaysian killed in a helicopter crash in Pililla, Rizal province, the Philippines, yesterday. In a letter posted on Farm Fresh’s official Facebook account,
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Thailand’s CP Axtra to expand Malaysia footprint with RM1.7b purchase of The Food Purveyor
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Thailand’s CP Axtra Public Company Ltd has agreed to acquire The Food Purveyor, the Malaysian operator of Village Grocer and Ben’s Independent Grocer, in a deal valued at RM1.7 billion. The Edge reported that CP Axtra
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Trump commerce chief agrees to testify as congressional Epstein probe widens to Gates and others
WASHINGTON, March 4 — US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify in the congressional inquiry of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the chairman of the committee conducting the investigation said yesterday. “Secretary Lutnick has proactively agreed to appear
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UK triggers ‘emergency brake’ to stop study visas for four countries and Afghan work visas
LONDON, March 4 — Britain said yesterday it would block study visas for nationals from four countries and halt work visas for Afghans, using what it called an “emergency brake” to curb rising asylum claims from people entering through legal
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France deploys aircraft carrier to Mediterranean as Macron warns of conflict spillover
PARIS, March 4 — France is sending its flagship aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean in response to the widening conflict in the Middle East, President Emmanuel Macron announced yesterday. “I have ordered the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, its air
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US shale boom leaves America better shielded from war‑driven oil outages, says ExxonMobil
NEW YORK, March 4 — Thanks to the US shale boom, the United States is “well positioned” to navigate energy market disruptions due to the Middle East war, a top ExxonMobil executive said yesterday. Jack Williams, senior vice president at
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Health Ministry vows to slash waiting times for heart surgery with infrastructure boost across Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 —The Ministry of Health (MOH) has implemented various short‑ and medium‑term measures to shorten waiting times for heart patients, including developing and upgrading infrastructure and equipment at invasive cardiology laboratories (ICLs), the Senate was told today.
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Malaysians strongly advised to defer non-essential travel to seven Middle East countries
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Malaysians are strongly advised to defer all non-essential travel to Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the official travel advisory issued by the Foreign Ministry is still in
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MACC seeks Rafizi’s former aide in chip project probe
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is seeking information on the whereabouts of a former aide to PKR leader Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli as part of an investigation into a government-backed semiconductor project. The commission issued
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MACC: Former federal minister among 12 called in for questioning over RM1.11b semiconductor chip deal
PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today confirmed that a former federal minister was among 12 individuals called in for questioning as part of an investigation into a government-backed semiconductor project worth RM1.11 billion. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)
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