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Drug-positive trailer driver remanded after NSE crash leaves three seriously hurt
BUKIT MERTAJAM, March 15 — Police detained a trailer lorry driver to assist in investigations into a crash involving four vehicles at Kilometre 137.4 of the North-South Expressway northbound here yesterday. Seberang Perai Tengah police chief ACP Helmi Aris said
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Goodbye Rule of 78 and flat interest rates: Reformed Hire Purchase Act to kick in on June 1
KOTA KINABALU, March 15 — The Hire Purchase (Amendment) Act 2026, aimed at strengthening consumer credit fairness and modernising hire purchase agreements, will come into force on June 1, four months after it was gazetted on Jan 30, 2026. Domestic
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Singapore and Japan sign framework to deepen energy, sustainability and climate cooperation
SINGAPORE, March 15 — Singapore and Japan today signed the Energy, Sustainability, and Climate Change Cooperation Framework to enhance collaboration in the energy sector between the two countries. The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said the collaboration includes areas
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Media: Iran detains 20 in north‑west for allegedly sending security information to Israel
TEHRAN, March 15 — Iranian authorities have arrested at least 20 people in the country’s north-west on suspicion of cooperating with Israel, local media reported today, more than two weeks into the Middle East war. The arrests took place during
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Indonesia will exceed deficit limit only in ‘very big emergency’ caused by high oil prices, Prabowo tells Bloomberg News
JAKARTA, March 15 — Indonesia would only approve a short-term increase in the deficit beyond 3 per cent of gross domestic product if oil prices stay elevated for a sustained period due to the US-Israel war in Iran, President Prabowo
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Indonesia braces for 143.9 million Aidilfitri ‘mudik’ homecoming travellers
JAKARTA, March 15 — Indonesia is preparing for its annual homecoming tradition, locally known as the “mudik” exodus, as an estimated 143.9 million people are expected to travel during the 2026 Aidilfitri homecoming period, according to government projections. Transportation Minister
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Johari: US-Malaysia ART now void after Supreme Court ruling against Trump tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) between Malaysia and the US is no longer valid, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani confirmed. The minister explained that the trade arrangement became inapplicable
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Sabah has nine-month rice stockpile, minister assures public amid shortage concerns
KOTA KINABALU, March 15 — Sabah has a sufficient rice supply to last up to nine months, the state’s agriculture, fisheries and food industry minister said today, addressing public concern over recent shortages in several districts. Datuk Jamawi Jaafar assured
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Driving test fees in Singapore to rise from March 13, first increase since 2016
SINGAPORE, March 15 – Fees for driving, riding, and theory tests in Singapore will increase starting from Friday (March 13), marking the first revision of these charges since 2016. CNA reported that the Singapore Police Force announced the adjustments, attributing
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Japan says threshold ‘extremely high’ for sending warships to protect Gulf oil lane after Trump urges allies to help
TOKYO, March 15 — A senior Japanese policy adviser said today the threshold is “extremely high” for Tokyo to send its warships to help protect a shipping lane for oil in the Middle East, hours after US President Donald Trump’s
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