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IMF chief raises alarm over AI threats to global monetary system stability
WASHINGTON, April 13 — The global monetary system is not prepared to address artificial intelligence’s rapidly escalating risks, the IMF managing director warned yesterday, as a new Anthropic model raises urgent cybersecurity concerns. Kristalina Georgieva’s comments came a day before
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Filipinos feel pinch as LPG prices soar, hitting street food vendors after Middle East conflict
MANILA, April 13 — Filipinos like their “pares”, a traditional beef stew, served hot—but the soaring cost of liquefied petroleum gas has made that prospect increasingly difficult since war erupted in the Middle East. To save a few pesos, 20-year-old
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US to begin blockade of Iranian ports after talks collapse, raising fears of renewed war
WASHINGTON, April 13 — The US military said yesterday it would begin a blockade of all Iranian ports within hours, after peace talks in Pakistan collapsed with Washington blaming the Islamic Republic’s refusal to abandon its nuclear ambitions. The announcement came
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Lebanon PM says working to get Israeli troop withdrawal
BEIRUT, April 13 — Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said yesterday he was working to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war, even as Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu told troops in south Lebanon that the fight there was far from over. The Lebanese Red
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Police seek Axia driver after hit-and-run injures KL traffic constable
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Police are looking for the driver of a Perodua Axia who rammed a traffic police constable while he was on duty along Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra here last Friday. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement
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Diesel refuelling glitch in Segambut caused by empty tank, missing auto cut-off system, deputy minister says after viral claims
PUTRAJAYA, April 12 — A viral diesel refuelling incident at a petrol station in Jalan Segambut, Kuala Lumpur was caused by depleted fuel stock and the absence of an automatic volume detection system. Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost
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Diabetes-linked kidney diseases on the rise, cost Malaysia RM3.3b a year, says health minister
SHAH ALAM, April 12 — The cost of treating end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Malaysia has surged sharply from RM572 million in 2020 to RM3.3 billion annually at present, following a steady rise in cases each year. Health Minister
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Saudi Arabia restores full capacity on East–West pipeline after attacks
CAIRO, April 12 — Saudi Arabia has restored full oil pumping capacity through the East-West pipeline to about seven million barrels per day, it said today, days after providing an assessment of damage on its energy sector from attacks during
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Remand extended for former CEO, chairman in MACC probe into RM300m share transaction
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained a court order to extend the remand of a former chief executive officer (CEO) of a government-linked statutory body and a company chairman over suspected involvement in a
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Smuggling crackdown nets RM4.6m in goods, 617 arrests; Sabah, Labuan record highest cases
PUTRAJAYA, April 12 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) arrested 617 individuals and seized goods valued at RM4.6 million during Ops Khas Pagar Laut 1/2026 conducted from Feb 27 to April 10. Its director-general Admiral Datuk Mohd Rosli Abdullah
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