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Drug smuggling via KLIA: 14 Malaysians arrested abroad since January, say police
SHAH ALAM, Aug 11 — A total of 14 Malaysians have been arrested overseas for alleged drug smuggling activities after departing on outbound flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) between January and July this year, federal narcotics police said
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Airbus sends experts to India to assist probe into Air India flight’s sudden plunge
NEW DELHI, Aug 11 — Airbus is sending experts to New Delhi today to assist investigators probing an Air India flight that plunged dramatically, injuring 17 in terrifying mid-air ordeal, the company said. The probe into the flight comes as “confirmatory”
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AI’s hunger for power sparks US private gas plant boom
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 — As US tech companies race to build the data centres fueling the AI boom, they are increasingly putting up their own power plants — off the grid and running on gas — to get online faster. Analysis
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Oil prices jump further as hopes for Hormuz deal fade
HONG KONG, Aug 11 — Oil prices extended a strong rally today as hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade, fanning fresh inflation fears and ramping up bets on at least one US interest rate hike this year.
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Australia to vaccinate birds against H5 avian influenza
SYDNEY, Aug 11 — Australian authorities said today they would vaccinate bird species deemed to be especially vulnerable to the highly contagious H5 bird flu virus. The country was for years the only continental landmass free of the H5 strain,
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MyAngkasa Capital Sdn. Bhd. Appointed To Raise Up To US$1 Billion For 65 MW Ai Data Centre At Cyber Valley
Kuala Lumpur, 11 August 2026 — MyAngkasa Capital Sdn. Bhd. has been appointed to raise up to US$1 billion to finance the development of a 65 MW next-generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Centre at Cyber Valley, Selangor. The mandate was
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King orders full probe into Tabung Haji RCI findings
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has ordered a comprehensive and transparent investigation into the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH). The Star reported that Minister in
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BNM issued five warning letters to Tabung Haji leadership over asset-liability gap
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) had issued five warning letters to the Tabung Haji (TH) chairman and the Minister of Religious Affairs regarding the gap between TH’s assets and liabilities. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department
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Anwar says Perikatan neglecting Tabung Haji depositors after MPs walk out of RCI debate
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today slammed the opposition, accusing it of trying to divert attention from issues involving Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) by making him the subject of political polemics. He said the
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Govt’s over RM10b Tabung Haji bailout aimed at restoring finances, not taking over assets, says Zulkifli
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — The government rescued Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) through a bailout exceeding RM10 billion due to mismanagement and embezzlement, to restore its financial position and not to take over the institution’s assets, the Dewan Rakyat was informed
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