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Myanmar migrants returned to war-torn nation from Malaysia
THANLYIN (Myanmar), Oct 4 — Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia arrived in their war-torn home country today, a Myanmar Navy official said, returned under an opaque repatriation scheme. Three ships carrying Myanmar migrants had all docked at the Myanmar
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Palestinians injured as Israeli forces help settlers seize West Bank olive groves
BEITA (Palestinian Territories), Oct 4 — Israeli soldiers yesterday backed settlers who seized Palestinian olive groves at the start of the harvest season, with injuries reported in several places across the occupied West Bank, witnesses and medics said. October is
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Houthis say struck oil facility near Riyadh, as Saudis hit Sanaa
SANAA, Oct 4 — Yemen’s Houthis claimed an attack on an oil facility near the Saudi capital yesterday, where an AFP journalist saw flames and smoke, and accused the Gulf kingdom of striking Sanaa dozens of times. The foes have
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Israel’s targeted strike on Hamas leader sparks outrage over civilian deaths
GAZA CITY, Oct 4 — Israel said yesterday that it attempted to kill Hamas’s top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local officials said killed five people, four of them women. The pre-dawn strike
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Anwar welcomes Bahrain investment as F1 brings Gulf ties into focus
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — Malaysia welcomes investment from Bahrain and is ready to expand cooperation in various fields, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. In a post on X last night, Anwar said the cooperation would cover healthcare,
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WhatsApp location helps rescuers find two lost hikers in Penang Youth Park
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 4 — Two men who lost their way while hiking in Youth Park near the Botanical Gardens here last evening have been found safe. Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations John Sagun Francis
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Military build-up on Philippine island risks conflict spillover to nearby Malaysia, says Khaled Nordin
KOTA TINGGI, Oct 3 — Malaysia does not view the military build-up on the southern Philippine island of Balabac as a direct threat, said Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. The defence minister said it was the Philippines’ right and prerogative
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Flydubai co-pilot tried to carry out ‘terrorist act’, attacked captain with cockpit axe, UAE says
DUBAI, Oct 3 — The UAE’s attorney general said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel had planned a “terrorist act” and used the cockpit’s emergency axe to attack the captain, the official UAE news agency WAM reported today.
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Sepang International Circuit working with partners, authorities to improve F1 traffic management
SEPANG, Oct 3 — The Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is working closely with its transport partners and relevant authorities to strengthen traffic, shuttle and crowd management arrangements for the Formula 1 (F1) Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix (GP) 2026 race.
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‘Use official complaints channel’: Fahmi urges public to report ethical media concerns to Malaysian Media Council
SHAH ALAM, Oct 3 — Members of the public who have complaints regarding the ethics of local media reporting can channel them to the Malaysian Media Council (MMM), said Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil. He said any grievances should
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