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DPM Zahid denies claims of BN–Perikatan–GPS–GRS meeting, reaffirms support for unity government
PUTRAJAYA, July 21 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has dismissed viral claims that leaders from Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) were scheduled to meet today. According
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Rights groups flag rising disinformation targeting Rohingya in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — A wave of political disinformation targeting Malaysia’s Rohingya population has raised alarm among rights groups that say it is fuelling xenophobia and intimidation against the refugee community. AFP fact-checkers have debunked a torrent of falsehoods
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Communications minister orders probe into alleged leak of influencer Khairul Aming’s personal data
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has directed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to obtain a full report on claims that influencer‑entrepreneur Khairul Aming’s personal data was accessed and leaked without authorisation by individuals linked
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Indonesia approves new international financial centre — and it might be in Bali
JAKARTA, July 21 — Indonesia’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to establish an international financial centre, with the resort island of Bali previously floated as a possible location. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the financial centre, known as
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Up to US$114b lost in Asia-Pacific scams last year, nearly triple 2023 level, says UN
BANGKOK, July 21 — Victims of transnational online scams in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand lost up to US$114.1 billion (RM466.40 billion) last year, a UN report said today, with estimated losses at least tripling from 2023. Southeast
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Sultan Nazrin warns weak institutions, poor governance can undermine nations
IPOH, July 21 — A nation may possess abundant resources, a talented population and a rich culture, but still fail its people if its institutions are weak, its leaders unaccountable, or its politics consumed by self-interest rather than public service,
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N. Sembilan polls see 141 campaign permits approved so far, say police
SEREMBAN, July 21 — A total of 141 out of 143 applications to organise political talk and campaign activities for the 16th Negeri Sembilan state election have been approved from July 18 to 20. Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Alzafny
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Judge pauses US$110b Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger as 12 US states sue to block deal
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21 — A federal judge in California on Monday ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery to temporarily pause their merger while a case brought by multiple states challenging the deal moves forward. The companies are prohibited
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Pezeshkian warns of ‘full-scale war’ as Trump vows Iran will pay ‘many times over’ for US deaths
TEHRAN, July 21 — US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that it would pay “many times over” for every American soldier killed as a top Iranian leader said the conflict has escalated into a “full-scale war.” As the
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‘We are going back’: Israelis rally near Gaza border demanding re-establishment of settlements
ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, July 20 — Thousands of Israelis, including settlers and right-wing activists, marched towards the border with Gaza on Sunday, calling on the government to re-establish Israeli settlements in the war-shattered Palestinian territory, an AFP journalist reported. The demonstrators
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