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‘Takes two hands to clap’: Singapore father jailed 17 years after blaming teen daughter for sexual abuse
SINGAPORE, March 5 — A Singaporean man was sentenced to 17 and half years’ jail and 16 strokes of the cane today for sexually abusing his teenage daughter over three years. Justice Dedar Singh Gill presided over the sentencing after
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Oil prices drop in Asian trade as Trump pledges intervention in Hormuz
TOKYO, March 6 — Oil prices fell more than two per cent in early Asian trade after strong gains in recent days on the back of the conflict in the Middle East. West Texas Intermediate was down 2.09 per cent
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Trump hit with new tariff lawsuit as US states accuse him of illegal ‘end run’ around Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON, March 6 — A group of 24 US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10 per cent global tariffs, alleging that the president cannot sidestep a recent US
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US sinks 30 Iranian ships, targets missile factories as ‘Operation Epic Fury’ enters new phase
TAMPA, March 6 — The United States has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships during the ongoing war, while ballistic missile and drone attacks by Tehran’s forces are down substantially, a top US military officer said Thursday. “We’re now up
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US investigators believe American military likely responsible for deadly strike on Iranian girls’ school
WASHINGTON, March 6 — US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion
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Philippines uncovers leak of South China Sea resupply data to China, calls breach ‘alarming’
MANILA, March 5 — A spokesman for the National Security Council (NSC) of the Philippines today said some information on the country’s resupply missions in the South China Sea was compromised and passed on to Chinese intelligence agents. His statement
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Russia accuses US and Israel of trying to drag Arab states into a wider Middle East war
MOSCOW, March 5 — Russia today accused the United States and Israel of trying to drag Arab countries into a wider Middle East conflict by provoking Iran into striking targets across the region and said there was no sign Washington
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AirAsia X short-selling halted on Bursa Malaysia after shares hit 15pc limit
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd has suspended intraday short-selling (IDSS) on AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) until 8.30am tomorrow after the counter dropped more than 15 per cent/15 sen from the reference price. AAX share price dropped sharply
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Anwar chairs 2026 National Finance Council meeting attended by DPMs and state leaders
PUTRAJAYA, March 5 — Prime Minister-cum-Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today chaired the 2026 meeting of the National Finance Council at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Complex here. The meeting, which began at 3 pm at the Treasury building,
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Selangor Sultan backs MACC efforts to strengthen integrity and accountability
SHAH ALAM, March 5 — The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has expressed support for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)’s initiatives to strengthen the culture of integrity and accountability in the state. The MACC, in a statement, said
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