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Number of Malaysians stranded in Middle East drops to 641 as evacuation convoys move through regional hubs, says Wisma Putra
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The number of stranded Malaysians in several parts of the Middle East following the escalating conflict in the region has decreased to 641 as of 5.15 pm yesterday, while the evacuation coordination efforts to assist
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STR Phase 2 payments for 5.2 million recipients to begin March 10, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Payments under Phase 2 of the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) aid programme will begin on March 10 and be credited in stages to 5.2 million recipients, Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
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Father, adopted daughter among four arrested in Johor over alleged extortion of foreigner
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — A woman and her adoptive father, who has 12 prior criminal records, are among four individuals arrested on suspicion of extorting a foreign national at Flat Haji Manan in Kluang, Johor, yesterday. Kluang district police
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Man dies after car plunges 80m into ravine in Genting Sempah-Gombak
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — A man died after the Perodua Kancil he was driving skidded and plunged into a ravine at Batu 13 along the old Genting Sempah road heading towards Gombak last night. The victim, Mohamad Ashiq Fazal
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US dollar strengthens as ringgit slips amid Gulf crisis and rising oil costs
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Monday as heightened risk aversion strengthened the greenback after Brent crude oil prices surged 15.5 per cent to US$107.04 per barrel, an analyst said. At 8 am,
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Renowned Islamic scholar Royal Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas dies at 94
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Prominent Islamic scholar, Royal Professor Tan Sri Dr Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas, died at 6.47 pm yesterday. News of the passing of the 94-year-old figure in Islamic civilisation thought was shared by Minister in the
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US rules out strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure despite soaring oil prices
NEW YORK, March 9 — The United States will spare Iran’s energy infrastructure as it wages war with Israel against the Islamic republic, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said yesterday. With oil prices rising dramatically, he told CNN that disruptions to
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Protests in Paris, Madrid, Istanbul and Latin America call for gender equality and an end to Middle East war
PARIS, March 9 — Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the world Sunday to mark International Women’s Day and denounce the war in the Middle East. From Rio in Brazil, Caracas in Venezuela and
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Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader after father’s killing
TEHRAN, March 9 —Iran’s ruling clerics yesterday appointed their slain leader’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, defying threats against him from the United States and Israel as they pummel the country. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed
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Trump calls oil spike a ‘small price to pay’ as war rattles global energy markets
NEW YORK, March 9 — Oil prices surged above US$100 a barrel for the first time in nearly four years yesterday over worries that the spiralling Middle East war could create prolonged supply disruptions. Both crude oil benchmarks, the West
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