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Malaysia, South Korea team up to train 200 AI and digital professionals
SHAH ALAM, July 13 — The Ministry of Digital today launched the Korea-Asean Digital Academy (KADA), a joint initiative with the Republic of Korea to develop industry-ready artificial intelligence (AI) and digital professionals in Malaysia. Coordinated by the Malaysia Digital
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Middle East rocked by heaviest attacks since Iran-US ceasefire
TEHRAN, July 13 — The Middle East has been rocked by US and Iranian attacks of a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, as fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz threatened to derail efforts to permanently end the war. As
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Freedom of Information Bill to get closer look as govt sends it to select committee
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — The government will table a motion tomorrow to refer the Freedom of Information Bill 2026 to a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman
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Malaysia poised to gain as Indonesia likely to cut palm oil exports, says MPOC
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — The recent launch of Indonesia’s nationwide rollout of the B50 biodiesel mandate presents an opportunity for Malaysia to strengthen its existing palm oil markets while expanding its market share in selected destinations. Malaysian Palm Oil
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Singapore president gets down to business with PM Anwar in 40-minute meeting in KL state visit
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Monday held a courtesy call with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in conjunction with the latter’s three-day state visit to Malaysia. The 40-minute meeting here was also attended by
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Zahid insists Umno has no PAS pact for Negeri Sembilan, warns ‘goalposts can change anytime’
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today stressed that the party has no formal agreement with PAS over the upcoming Negeri Sembilan state election, apart from a general understanding between the two sides.
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What comes next? South Korea eyes ‘golden window’ as AI chip boom promises unprecedented tax windfall
SEOUL, July 13 — South Korea will use a tax revenue windfall from artificial intelligence chipmakers as a strategic source of investment, President Lee Jae Myung said today, describing a “golden window” of opportunity. Global demand for advanced memory chips
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EU weighs trade ban Israeli settlements amid mounting pressure
BRUSSELS, July 13 — EU foreign ministers today discussed imposing an import ban on products from Israeli settlements, after pressure from a raft of member states. “Everybody agrees that the situation in the West Bank is really intolerable,” EU foreign
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Unicef, NUTP, academics and NGOs all in: Education Ministry goes all-hands-on-deck to tackle student safety crisis
IPOH, July 13 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) is strengthening efforts to safeguard students’ mental well-being and enhance school safety through a series of preventive and support initiatives. Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said the measures include the
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Selangor Sultan rides the LRT3 train, says Shah Alam Line should have been completed earlier, but delay had its ‘wisdom’
KLANG, July 13 — The Sultan of Selangor today said the Shah Alam LRT3 line should have been completed according to its original schedule, although His Royal Highness added that he believed there was “wisdom” behind the delay. The remarks
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