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Malaysia Airlines staff named best in Asia, cabin crew at global 3rd place
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Malaysia Airlines has been named Best Airline Staff in Asia at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards with its cabin crew earning a place among the top three in the World’s Best Airline Cabin Crew category, rising
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Flightradar24: ’Major problems’ at Riyadh airport, with flights cancelled, delayed
DUBAI, Sept 19 — Aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 torday reported major issues at the Saudi capital’s Riyadh King Khalid International Airport, including cancellations and delays, after residents saw smoke and flames near the site. The airport was listed under the site’s
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PM Anwar flags off Malaysia Sarong Music Run 2026 at Twin Towers, joins three‑kilometre walk
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today flagged off the Malaysia Sarong Music Run 2026 in front of the Petronas Twin Towers here. Speaking at the event, Anwar thanked participants of all ages and backgrounds
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Najib’s conditional pardon has not strained unity government, says DPM Zahid
JAKARTA, Sept 19 — Relations among the parties that make up the unity government remain good following the Pardons Board’s decision involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid,
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DAP leaders gather for emergency CEC meeting over Najib’s conditional pardon
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — DAP central executive committee (CEC) members gathered at the party’s national headquarters in Pudu this afternoon for an emergency meeting following the conditional pardon granted to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The meeting,
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Fourteen of 20 banks now offer reducing balance hire-purchase financing, says Armizan
BATU KAWAN, Sept 19 — Fourteen of the 20 banking institutions providing hire-purchase financing had begun offering customers the reducing balance method as of Sept 18, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. He said
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Haze returns to unhealthy levels in Singapore as smoke drifts from Indonesia
SINGAPORE, Sept 19 — Haze conditions worsened across parts of South-east Asia since Friday, with Singapore’s air quality slipping back into the unhealthy range as smoke from forest fires in Indonesia drifted towards the city-state. The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index
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Italy probe into Telegram child abuse network leads to two arrests in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Sept 19 — Two men have been arrested in Singapore after Italian authorities investigating an international online child abuse network passed information to local police. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) confirmed to The Straits Times today that the men,
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Defence Ministry shortlists three missile systems for LCS, says Khaled
LUMUT, Sept 19 — The Defence Ministry (Mindef) is in the final stage of shortlisting a surface-to-surface missile system from three countries to replace the system for the Royal Malaysian Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). Without disclosing the three countries,
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Saifuddin Nasution says Home Ministry awaits Pardons Board letter, no Najib house arrest notification yet
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The Home Ministry is still waiting for the official written notification of the Pardons Board’s reported decision to place former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak under house arrest before deciding on its next course
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