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Singapore unveils S$900m support package amid global uncertainties
SINGAPORE, July 29 — The Singapore government today unveiled a second support package worth S$900 million (RM2.8 billion) to help its citizens navigate the impact of the ongoing West Asia conflicts and global uncertainties. The latest round of support to Singaporean
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Yemen govt says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit
RIYADH, July 29 — A minister in Yemen’s internationally recognised government today accused Houthi rebels of working under Iranian guidance to establish a system to impose fees for ships transiting the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The narrow
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UK PM says determined to fix care crisis for older citizens
LONDON, July 29 — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham today relaunched his years-long bid to create a national service to tackle a UK crisis in the care of elderly and vulnerable adults. Burnham, whose father has Alzheimer’s disease and lives in
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Anwar says Myanmar agrees to accept 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia
JELEBU, July 29 — Myanmar has agreed to take in about 5,000 Rohingya refugees currently in Malaysia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the matter was initially difficult to implement but was eventually achieved through the good
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Special Dewan Rakyat sitting needed for MPs to scrutinise Tabung Haji RCI report, says Fahmi
SEREMBAN, July 29 — The government hopes to hold a special Dewan Rakyat sitting soon to debate the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), as it is an important issue that requires scrutiny by Members
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Fahmi says PAS is using fear over Malay representation in Negeri Sembilan campaign
SEREMBAN, July 29 — The claim that Pakatan Harapan (PH)’s victory in the 16th Negeri Sembilan state election will lead to the redelineation of the State Legislative Assembly constituencies, thus reducing Malay and Muslim power, is an unhealthy campaign that
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BMW aims to cut 8,000 jobs in Germany as cost pressures mount, says source
FRANKFURT, July 29 — Premium carmaker BMW is to offer almost half its German staff voluntary redundancy in a bid to cut 8,000 jobs by the end of 2027, a company source told AFP today. About 40,000 of BMW’s roughly
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Trump administration to end Medicare drug subsidies, putting millions of Americans over 65 at risk of higher costs
NEW YORK, July 29 — US President Donald Trump’s administration plans to end federal subsidies for prescription drug plans offered to residents over 65 as part of its Medicare health insurance programme, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The change could
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Tabung Haji welcomes RCI report release, but says it has ‘already moved on’
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) has embraced the government’s decision to release the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report to the public, asserting that it has already addressed the commission’s findings on events prior to 2018
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Cabinet agrees to extend Act 672 to all 12 Selangor local authorities
PUTRAJAYA, July 29 — The Cabinet has agreed to extend the application of the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 (Act 672) to Selangor on a phased basis, covering all 12 local authorities in the state, said Housing and
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