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Bursa Malaysia opens lower as Wall Street weakness, oil prices weigh

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s broadly weaker performance overnight amid rising crude oil prices and US Treasury yields, an analyst said. At 9.10am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI)

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Tok Mat: ‘Rumah Bangsa’ should anchor Malay unity, but Umno won’t form new political alliance

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Umno is open to Malay unity at any time, but any such cooperation must be sincere, strategic and anchored by the concept of “Rumah Bangsa”, said party deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. Mohamad, better

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‘Forever centrist’: Tok Mat insists Umno won’t veer left or right

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Umno will remain a centrist and moderate party and will not be pushed towards the political left or right, its deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said today in an assurance to non-Malays and bumiputera

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Zahid denies N. Sembilan MB resigned amid royal dispute

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has denied claims that Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim has submitted his resignation amid a dispute involving the state’s royal institution. The Star reported that Ahmad Zahid

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PwC forecasts Singapore data‑centre investment to reach US$19.2b a year by 2050 as Malaysia joins US$1.29t regional surge

SINGAPORE, Sept 9 — Annual data centre investment in Singapore is seen rising to US$19.2 billion (RM77.9 billion) by 2050 from about US$7 billion in 2026, PwC’s central forecast showed today, reported Xinhua. Cumulative investment is projected at about US$330

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Washington slams Chinese AI firms for ‘systematic’ theft of US model capabilities

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 — Washington accused top Chinese artificial intelligence labs including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI of systematically stealing the capabilities of American models today as the two countries race for tech supremacy. The advisory from the US cyber defence

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MACC: Abdul Azeez chose to remain in purple lock-up attire, handcuffs for court appearance

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Former Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim chose to wear purple police lock-up attire and handcuffs when he appeared in the Sessions Court here today, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)

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Trump bans Canadian alcohol and targets wider range of goods in escalating trade war

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 — US President Donald Trump yesterday escalated his trade war against Canada, banning imports of alcohol and various products and raising tariffs on others, with the conflict showing no sign of abating. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

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No hazardous API readings nationwide, but Serian records very unhealthy level

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — No area nationwide recorded an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading at hazardous levels due to the haze as of 9 am this morning. However, the Malaysian Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal this morning showed

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Former TH chairman Abdul Azeez charged with abuse of power involving RM190m investment

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim was charged today with receiving gratification for using his position to influence a decision to invest RM190 million in a company in which he

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