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Penang police dismantle drug lab, seize RM3.43m worth of narcotics in raids
GEORGE TOWN, April 2 — Penang police successfully dismantled a drug processing laboratory and busted a drug trafficking syndicate in a series of raids across the Timur Laut district on Monday and Tuesday, seizing drugs estimated to be worth RM3.43
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Petronas works with authorities to secure domestic supply, accelerates crude output drive
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is working with the relevant authorities to secure domestic supply while accelerating efforts to raise crude production. Vice president of upstream development Mohd Nazlee Rasol said Petronas, as the national oil
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World Bank ‘extremely concerned’ over economic fallout of Iran conflict, warning of inflation, jobs and food security risks
WASHINGTON, April 2 — The World Bank is “extremely concerned” about the effect the war on Iran will have on inflation, jobs and food security, and is in talks with member states on how to address immediate needs in the
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Tsunami alert lifted following 7.4 quake off Indonesia, says warning centre
JAKARTA, April 2 — A tsunami alert following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia today has now been lifted, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. “Based on all available data… the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed,” the agency
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Trump tells wary public in prime‑time address Iran war goals nearly accomplished, vows US will ‘finish the job’
WASHINGTON, April 2 — US President Donald Trump told the nation in a televised speech last night that the US military had nearly completed the goals it had set out to accomplish in its war with Iran and that the
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Iranians vow to ‘resist until the end’ at Guards naval chief’s funeral
TEHRAN, April 2 — Thousands of Iranians gathered yesterday in Tehran for the funeral of the Revolutionary Guards’ naval commander, killed in an Israeli strike, with mourners vowing to fight to the end despite tough talk from Washington. The procession
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In speech, Trump says Iran is ‘really no longer a threat’
WASHINGTON, April 2 — President Donald Trump said in a nationally televised address last night that after 32 days of US military operations, Iran is “really no longer a threat.”
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‘I plan to go to DC with my sword’: US man arrested over Facebook posts threatening to kill Trump
NEW YORK, April 2 — An American man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Donald Trump, federal officials said yesterday, outlining a series of Facebook posts targeting the US president. Andrew Emerald, 45, is said to have written
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Latest in Middle East conflict: Trump to address nation, Iran calls US demands ‘irrational’, Iranian foreign minister wounded in strike
WASHINGTON, April 2 — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: Iran calls US demands ‘irrational’ Iran said Thursday that Washington’s demands were “maximalist and irrational” and denied any negotiations were under way on a ceasefire to
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Magnitude 7.4 Molucca Sea earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami alerts for Malaysia and the Philippines
JAKARTA, April 2 — An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the Northern Molucca Sea off Indonesia’s historic spice island of Ternate today, the United States Geological Survey said, triggering a tsunami warning for neighbouring South-east Asian nations. There were no
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