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Bursa Malaysia tracks Wall Street gains, KLCI rises 3.86 points
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday, tracking positive overnight Wall Street performance as easing oil prices and upbeat economic data soothed concerns over the US-Iran geopolitical crisis. At 9.16am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM
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US judge orders refund of US$130b in Trump-era tariffs
WASHINGTON, March 5 — A US trade court judge on Wednesday ordered the government to begin paying potentially billions of dollars in refunds to importers who paid tariffs that the Supreme Court said last month were collected illegally. Judge Richard
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Oil jumps nearly 2pc as Hormuz tensions rattle Asian trade
TOKYO, March 5 — Oil prices rose nearly two per cent in early Asian trade on Thursday off the back of persistent worries about supplies because of the Middle East conflict. At around 2310 GMT West Texas Intermediate, having closed
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Ringgit firms slightly against US dollar as markets await OPR call
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar on Thursday as traders shifted focus to the overnight policy rate (OPR) announcement later in the day, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. At
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Maybank Singapore to hand one-off bonuses to over 800 junior staff
SINGAPORE, March 5 — Maybank Singapore will provide one-off ex-gratia payments to more than 800 junior employees in recognition of their work and to ease cost-of-living pressures, a spokesperson said. According to Singapore’s Business Times, the payout includes S$1,250 (RM3,860) for
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First Dubai-Singapore flight brings home stranded travellers amid Middle East crisis
SINGAPORE, March 5 — Singapore residents stranded in the Middle East finally returned home on Thursday, with the first repatriation flight landing at Changi Airport after days of uncertainty and repeated cancellations. According to CNA, Emirates flight EK314 departed Dubai
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Singapore to fly citizens home from Muscat on March 7 amid Middle East disruptions
SINGAPORE, March 5 — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said Singapore will operate a repatriation flight from Muscat, Oman on March 7 to bring citizens stranded in the region back home, The Straits Times reported. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
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Singapore to subsidise genetic testing for high-risk breast, ovarian cancer patients
SINGAPORE, March 5 — From December, Singaporeans identified as high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) will be able to access subsidised genetic testing, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Thursday (Mar 5). According to CNA, eligible
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Sabah allocates RM164m for human capital development under 13MP, says CM
KOTA KINABALU, March 5 — The Sabah government has allocated RM164.01 million for human capital development under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said. He said the allocation would focus on empowering Technical and Vocational
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PLUS: Traffic diversions and lane restrictions on NSE Johor stretch to begin March 10 for blasting works
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has activated temporary traffic diversions and restricted lane arrangements to facilitate rock blasting works for t for the North‑South Expressway (NSE) Widening Project in Johor. In a statement today, PLUS said
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