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Trade ministry vows 24‑hour probe into consumer complaints, urges accurate reporting to aid enforcement
PUTRAJAYA, March 13 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has assured that every complaint related to prices, supply, and the misappropriation of controlled goods, including RON95 petrol subsidy, will be investigated within 24 hours of
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Lim Guan Eng urges moratorium on taxes, subsidies for MSMEs amid Anwar’s austerity package
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — DAP’s Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has urged the government to accompany austerity measures with a moratorium on tax hikes, regulatory costs and compliance burdens, alongside targeted subsidies for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
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Fomca says no major price hikes yet, advises consumers avoid panic buying and wastage
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The domestic economy and supply of essential goods in the country remain very stable and are not facing any significant impact following the escalating conflict in West Asia. In relation to this, consumers and the
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Qantas to pay RM292m to customers for cancelled Covid flights
SYDNEY, March 13 — Australia’s Qantas Airways said today it would pay out AU$105 million (RM292 million) to settle a class action alleging it misled customers and failed to provide ticket refunds for flights cancelled during the Covid pandemic. The
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US temporarily allows sale of some Russian oil to steady global energy supply
WASHINGTON, March 13 — The United States is temporarily allowing the sale of Russian oil that is at sea, the Treasury Department said yesterday, as energy prices soared after US-Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into war. The
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Energy shock ripples through markets as oil breaks US$100
NEW YORK, March 13 — Oil prices jumped yesterday with Brent crude settling above US$100 (RM393) a barrel for the first time since August 2022, as Iran vowed to make the United States regret launching its war against the country.
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Brent stays above US$100, Asia stocks fall
TOKYO, March 13 — Brent crude inched further above US$100 (RM393) a barrel and stocks fell in early Asian trade today, after Iran vowed to attack oil resources in the Middle East and keep choking the Strait of Hormuz. Having
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Trump says conflict with Iran is moving ‘very rapidly’, but end remains unclear
WASHINGTON, March 13 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday the war against Iran was moving “very rapidly,” even as Tehran’s new leader vowed defiance in his first public message. “The situation with Iran is moving along very rapidly. It’s
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Saudi forces down drones after Iran vows to target oil resources
TEHRAN, March 13 — Saudi forces intercepted more than two dozen drones today after Iran vowed to attack oil resources in the Middle East and said it would maintain a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz that has sent crude
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Iran supreme leader says vengeance is priority ‘until fully achieved’
TEHRAN, March 13 — Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who is yet to appear in public, vowed yesterday to avenge the deaths since the start of the war with the US and Israel, in a statement read out by
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