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DAP backs Aminuddin to stay MB but still prepares for snap polls in Negeri, Melaka, Johor
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — DAP is putting its entire party machinery on standby to face the possibility of snap elections in Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, and Johor, the party announced today following a high-level meeting. The directive comes in response
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Ringgit at RM3.95 to USD as Strait of Hormuz assurances buoy sentiments
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — The ringgit strengthened against regional peers at the close as investors’ risk appetite improved, underpinned by growing confidence in safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. At 6pm, the local currency also firmed to 3.9540/9575
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PM Anwar orders urgent cloud seeding in Kedah, Perlis, calls for drones to overcome aircraft shortage
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) to expedite cloud seeding operations in states currently at critical levels, particularly Kedah and Perlis. Saying the move is urgently needed to
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UAE says Opec exit ‘not directed against anyone’, cites shift to national priorities
ABU DHABI, May 4 — The UAE’s shock decision to leave Saudi-dominated Opec was not targeted at anyone, the UAE minister who heads the state oil giant said today. The move aimed at focusing on national priorities and the UAE
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Indonesia, Japan seal defence deal after Tokyo eases arms export curbs
JAKARTA, May 4 — The defence ministers of Indonesia and Japan met in Jakarta today to sign a defence cooperation agreement, underlining the need to safeguard regional peace and stability in the face of global tumult. Indonesia’s Defence Minister Sjafrie
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Deputy finance minister: Malaysia must become tech-driven nation to tackle low wages
ISKANDAR PUTERI, March 4 — Malaysia needs to shift from being perceived mainly as a trading nation to a technology-driven country by striving to produce its own technological innovations in order to tackle the issue of low wages in the
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Sabah Customs seizes RM15m worth of methamphetamine at Sepanggar Port
KOTA KINABALU, May 4 — The Sabah Customs Department has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 305.722kg of methamphetamine worth over RM15 million into the state. Sabah Customs director Dr Ahmad Taufik Sulaman said acting on intelligence information, officers inspected a
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OpenAI co-founder Brockman takes the stand Elon Musk lawsuit enters week two
OAKLAND, May 4 — Following high-profile testimony from billionaire Elon Musk last week, one of OpenAI’s co-founders will testify Monday in the California lawsuit brought by the world’s richest man against the creators of ChatGPT. Musk is seeking to force
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Nato’s Rutte: European allies have ‘gotten the message’ from Trump
BRUSSELS, May 4 — European nations have “gotten the message” from US President Donald Trump and are now ensuring that agreements on the use of military bases are being implemented, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday. Trump has
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Samar island in central Philippines
MANILA, May 4 — A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Samar at 2:09 pm (0609 GMT) on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake hit at a depth of 73.3 kilometres, about nine kilometres from
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