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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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Iran warns US to stay out of Hormuz as Trump plans ship escort mission
DUBAI/DORAL, Florida, May 4 — Iran’s military warned US forces today not to enter the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said the US would start helping to free ships stranded in the Gulf by the US-Israeli war on
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Vote counting begins in key Indian state polls testing Modi’s grip on power
KOLKATA, May 4 — Vote counting in key Indian state elections was underway today under tight security, with the focus on West Bengal, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is hoping for crucial gains. Elections in five states and territories
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