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New report confirms Sabah as carbon-negative state, opens door to climate cash

KOTA KINABALU, April 28 — Sabah has been officially confirmed as a “carbon-negative” state, meaning it absorbs more carbon than it emits, a finding that could position it to benefit from growing global carbon credit and climate financing markets. Assistant

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Selangor sees fall in organ donation rate despite strong awareness

SHAH ALAM, April 28 — The number of organ donors in Selangor has decreased from 23 in 2023 to 18 in 2025, the Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting was told today. Selangor Public Health and Environment Committee chairman Jamaliah Jamaluddin

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Foreign tech firms must train Malaysians under investment rule, says Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Foreign technology companies are required to provide high skilled training opportunities to local talent as a prerequisite for investing in Malaysia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the focus currently encompasses the

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Two Pahang women lose RM1.4m in phone scam syndicate fraud

KUANTAN, April 28 — Two women lost RM1.4 million after being duped by a phone scam syndicate from September 2024 to April 2026. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the first case involved a 60-year-old local woman who

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Malaysia must build own AI capability, strengthen cybersecurity, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Malaysia should not merely be a user of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, but needs to develop its own capabilities in the field, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He said the country also needs to

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Iran demands ‘credible guarantees’ against US-Israel attack before reopening Strait of Hormuz

NEW YORK, April 28 — Iran needs guarantees against another US-Israeli attack before it can ensure security in the oil-rich Gulf, Tehran’s envoy to the United Nations said Monday. The ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, addressed a Security Council session initiated

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Mexico captures two cartel kingpins including likely El Mencho successor ‘The Gardener’

MEXICO CITY, April 28 — Mexican authorities announced on Monday the capture of two top criminals, one of them a close ally of the slain founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and his potential successor. Nemesio “El Mencho”

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Starmer faces UK parliamentary investigation vote over Epstein associate controversy

LONDON, April 28 — British lawmakers will vote on whether embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer should face a parliamentary probe over the Peter Mandelson scandal, the House of Commons speaker announced on Monday. Members of Parliament will debate on Tuesday

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King Charles meets Trump as US-UK ‘special relationship’ faces rare strain over Iran

WASHINGTON, April 28 — Britain’s King Charles III met Donald Trump at the White House Monday, kicking off a high-stakes state visit shadowed by transatlantic tensions and a new alleged attempt to assassinate the US president. Behind the warm welcome

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Iran-y is dead: UN makes Tehran vice president of nuclear non-proliferation summit

NEW YORK, April 28 — Signatories of the landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty began a meeting Monday at the United Nations as fears of a renewed arms race escalate, with atomic powers again at loggerheads over safeguards. In 2022, during the

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