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Malaysia retail growth slows to 2.5pc in Q2, but Budi95 and other subsidies sustain household demand
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Malaysia’s expanded fuel subsidy programmes and targeted cash handouts have helped cushion consumers and small businesses from the sharpest impacts of rising living costs, according to the Malaysia Retail Industry Report for September 2026. The
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Masked armed men flee with RM2.9m in cash, luxury goods from Ampang residence
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 —Police are intensifying efforts to track down a group of masked and armed men believed to have fled with cash and luxury goods worth an estimated RM2.91 million from a luxury residence in Jalan Ampang here
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JPJ seizes 37 vehicles with extreme modifications, including RM150,000 exhausts, in Ops Ekstrem
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) seized 37 vehicles found to have undergone extreme modifications, including air suspension systems, during Ops Ekstrem on Sunday. Its director-general, Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, said JPJ will hold the seized
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FDS team in Sarawak helicopter crash was serving remote communities
KUCHING, Sept 9 —The Flying Doctor Service (FDS) team involved in the helicopter crash near Long Lellang this afternoon is one of the active teams providing healthcare services to residents in remote areas of Sarawak. According to the Ministry of
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Pilot, four Health Ministry personnel confirmed dead in Long Lellang helicopter crash
MIRI, Sept 9 — A pilot and four Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel were confirmed dead after the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter they were travelling in crashed near the Long Lellang Short Take-Off and Landing Airport (STOLport) yesterday afternoon. Miri
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Nearly 1,100 UK flights cancelled after air traffic control glitch triggers nationwide disruption
LONDON, Sept 9 — Almost 1,100 flights to and from UK airports were cancelled yesterday due to what the country’s air traffic control service called a technical issue, in the latest glitch to spark travel chaos. A total of 1,055
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Iran says will target tankers off Kuwait and Bahrain, urges crews to flee
TEHRAN, Sept 9 — Iran said early today it would target oil tankers off Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for US strikes on its vessels, urging crews to leave their ships, according to the IRNA state news agency. “We warn
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US destroys five Iranian oil tankers after repeated missile attacks on American Navy warship
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 — US forces destroyed five Iranian oil carriers yesterday after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at an American warship twice in recent days, the US military said. The strikes are the second time Washington has targeted Iranian tankers
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Negeri Sembilan MB denies Zahid involved in bid to remove Tuanku Muhriz
SEREMBAN, Sept 9 — Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim has denied claims that Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was involved in attempts to remove Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the Yang diPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan. Ismail said he
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