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Japan tells China to ‘show respect’ after PM Takaichi addressed by name only
TOKYO, Oct 8 — Japan has told Beijing to “show appropriate respect” after a Chinese spokesman addressed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi only by her name with no title. Japanese foreign ministry spokesman Toshihiro Kitamura said Wednesday that Tokyo had relayed
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Myanmar leader vows to take back migrants from Malaysia ‘as soon as possible’
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 — Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing said Thursday that migrants from his war-torn country held in Malaysian detention centres will be returned home “as soon as possible”. Min Aung Hlaing has been a pariah in many capitals
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Anwar welcomes Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing at Perdana Putra
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 — Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing, who is on a two-day visit to Malaysia beginning yesterday, was accorded an official welcome at the Perdana Putra Complex here today. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim welcomed Min Aung
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Singapore tightens online controls on non-compliant mobility devices
SINGAPORE, Oct 8 — Singapore will tighten controls on non-compliant active mobility devices sold or advertised online, while introducing new measures covering battery safety, autonomous vehicles and illegal transport services. The measures were approved by Parliament on Wednesday through the
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Malaysia prepares for extreme heat as El Nino looms from end-2026 to April, says Mat Sabu
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 8 — The government is making early preparations for potentially extreme heat, with temperatures forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius from the end of this year until April next year. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk
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CGT Asia confirms Philippine passenger boarded Subang-Laos flight without carry-on baggage
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — CGT Asia Limited has confirmed that only one Philippine national was on board its aircraft when it departed Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (WMSA), Subang, for Luang Prabang International Airport, Laos, on October 1, and
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Haze persists as 38 areas record unhealthy API, Segamat highest at 187
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Haze continued to blanket much of Peninsular Malaysia this morning, with 38 of the country’s 68 air quality monitoring stations recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 9am, led by Segamat in Johor
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Cooking oil subsidies total RM3.886b, palm oil levies RM3.278b in 2024-2025, says MOF
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The government spent RM3.886 billion on cooking oil subsidies from 2024 to 2025, compared with RM3.278 billion collected in windfall profit levies from the palm oil industry during the same period, according to the Ministry
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MOF: Malaysia to pursue continued legal action, global cooperation for maximum 1MDB asset recovery
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The government will continue to take legal action and strengthen international cooperation to maximise the recovery of the remaining misappropriated assets of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The ministry
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LCS 1 delivery pushed to April 2027, Defence Ministry issues damages notice to Lunas, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Lumut Naval Shipyard (Lunas), the company building Malaysia’s first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 1), has set April 2027 as the new delivery date for the vessel to the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) under Phase 1.
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