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Ramanan: Traveller Scheme to protect 400,000 Malaysians commuting to Singapore expected to be tabled soon
PUTRAJAYA, March 12 — The Traveller Scheme, which aims to protect Malaysians commuting to work across the border, is expected to be tabled at the Cabinet meeting soon for consideration, said Minister of Human Resources Datuk Seri R. Ramanan. He said
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Fire breaks out near MEX Putrajaya Toll Plaza, 0.8ha of forest affected
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Firefighters are battling a forest fire on a hillside near the Putrajaya Toll Plaza along the Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway (MEX) yesterday evening. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said
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Malaysia among countries in US trade investigations that could lead to new tariffs
WASHINGTON, March 12 — US President Donald Trump’s administration said today it was launching two new trade investigations into excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading partners and into forced labour, to rebuild tariff pressure after the US Supreme Court
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Five merchant ships attacked in Gulf, Strait of Hormuz as war threatens key shipping route
DUBAI/BASRA, March 12 — Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters setting them ablaze and killing one crew member yesterday, after projectiles struck three vessels in Gulf waters, said port, maritime security and risk
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US ignites Iran war, but Gulf Arab states pay the price, Gulf sources say, as fallout spreads
DUBAI, March 11 — The US may have pulled the trigger on the Iran war, but it is the oil-producing Gulf that will pay the price, Gulf sources and analysts say, signalling unease in ties between a region under Iranian
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China warns US military is giving AI ‘power over life and death’, risking ‘Terminator‑style’ dystopia
BEIJING, March 11 — China warned the United States today that the excessive use of artificial intelligence in its military could plunge the world into a Terminator-like dystopian future. US President Donald Trump’s administration has sought the unconditional use of AI
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Kremlin alleges UK involvement in Ukraine’s missile strike on Bryansk, warns it will ‘take it into account’
MOSCOW, March 11 — The Kremlin today accused British specialists of involvement in a deadly Ukrainian strike on the Russian city of Bryansk that used British Storm Shadow missiles and said it would take Britain’s role “into account”. The Bryansk
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‘Totally unsustainable’: Airlines across Asia hike ticket prices amid surging fuel costs from Mideast conflict
TOKYO, March 11 — Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region, including Qantas, Air India and Cathay Pacific, have hiked fares — or will soon — to factor in surging jet fuel prices spurred by war in the Mideast. The average world
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Newly released documents reveal foreign hacker breached FBI’s Epstein files in 2023, raising intelligence concerns
WASHINGTON, March 11 — A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI’s investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a break-in at the bureau’s New York Field Office three years ago, according to a source familiar with
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Thai navy says cargo ship attacked near Strait of Hormuz, 20 crew rescued, three missing
BANGKOK, March 11 — A Thai bulk carrier travelling in the crucial Strait of Hormuz was attacked today, with 20 crew members rescued so far, the Thai navy said. Photos shared by the Royal Thai Navy showed heavy black smoke
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