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Negeri Sembilan exco member confirms getting palace dismissal letter
SEREMBAN, Sept 21 — Negeri Sembilan State Executive Councillor Suhaimizan Bizar has confirmed receiving a formal letter revoking his appointment with immediate effect last night. Suhaimizan, who is the Gemencheh assemblyman and held the Health, Unity, Information, National Integration and
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PM Anwar reflects on reformasi journey, says ‘lawan tetap lawan’ spirit must endure
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday recalled the long journey of the reformasi struggle alongside early pioneers and longtime comrades who endured various trials and sacrifices since the movement’s inception. In a Facebook post,
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Russia vows revenge for election-day attacks as poll shows ruling party win
MOSCOW, Sept 21 — Russia vowed today to “intensify” its strikes on Kyiv in response to Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow, as an exit poll showed the ruling United Russia party on course to win tightly controlled parliamentary elections. Ukraine
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State media: Iran FM to visit Qatar for talks before UN assembly as Hormuz straits tensions continue
TEHRAN, Sept 21 — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was due for talks in Qatar, a key mediator in the US-Iran war, before travelling to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, state media reported today. The minister
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Iran says conveyed conditions to US for reopening Hormuz
TEHRAN, Sept 21 — Iran’s top negotiator said today that Tehran had conveyed to Washington through mediators its conditions for ending its blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The two foes are locked in a stalemate, months into the
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Ringgit opens mixed against major, Asean currencies as Bank of Japan rate hike weighs
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The ringgit opened mixed against major and ASEAN currencies on Monday as investors assessed the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) rate hike on Friday. Meanwhile, the local note opened slightly lower against the US dollar today.
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US Treasury chief says meeting with China on trade, AI ‘very successful’
NEW YORK, Sept 21 — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touted a “very successful” meeting on trade and artificial intelligence with Chinese officials yesterday, adding that both sides discussed greater communication on AI threats. “We just had a very successful
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Police confirm Tambun fire victims died from injuries and smoke inhalation after post‑mortems
IPOH, Sept 21 — Post-mortems on the three victims of a fire at Persiaran Desa Tambun 4, Taman Desa Tambun, here yesterday found that two of them died from fire-related injuries. Ipoh district police chief ACP Muhammad Najib Hamzah said
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