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Matrade warns businesses of scammers posing as agency officers to solicit upfront payments
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has alerted the business community and the public to fraudulent activities by individuals impersonating its personnel via email and WhatsApp. Matrade said the perpetrators targeted vendors under the pretext
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Govt open to stronger support framework for SMEs moving beyond initial growth, says Fadillah
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The government welcomes the business community’s proposal for more structured support for growth-stage small and medium enterprises (SMEs), said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said the proposal merited further consideration and constructive
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Singapore raises maximum haze pollution fine tenfold to S$20m in tougher crackdown
SINGAPORE, Nov 5 — Singapore’s Parliament yesterday passed amendments to the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) with key changes that include higher maximum fines and stronger investigative and enforcement powers against entities responsible for cross-border haze. The amendments raise the maximum
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Iran war backlash leaves Trump politically weakened with few options after Republican midterm drubbing
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 — US President Donald Trump concedes that the war he ordered on Iran was partly to blame for his Republican Party’s sweeping midterms losses—but even as he comes under pressure, analysts said Wednesday that he has few good
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Govt mulls three missile systems after Norway’s NSM permit cancellation
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The Ministry of Defence is in the final stages of evaluating three options for a surface-to-surface missile (SSM) system after the Norwegian government cancelled the export permit for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM). The ministry
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KLIA altercation: Special Branch duo sue MCBA chief Shuhaily for assault, defamation
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Two Special Branch policemen have filed a civil lawsuit against Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (MCBA) director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, suing him in his personal capacity for alleged assault, battery, false
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Zahid: 2026 Cyber Crime Bill allows courts to freeze scam proceeds before suspects are charged
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The 2026 Cyber Crime Bill provides powers for the court to issue property restriction orders to prevent scam proceeds from being dissipated, even before a suspect has been charged. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
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Ringgit opens higher as expected BNM rate hike, improved global sentiment lift local currency
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and major currencies today ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) decision, with expectations of an interest rate hike lending support to the local currency.
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Trump talks marble, chandeliers and drones while showcasing US$400m White House ballroom as Democrats seize Congress in midterm rout
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 — While Republicans nursed a brutal hangover from their US midterms defeat, President Donald Trump was busy—showing off his new ballroom at the White House. “It’s going to be not only one of the biggest, but it’ll be
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MAGA faces reckoning as Republicans look beyond Trump towards 2028 presidential race
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 —Has MAGA fever finally broken? Will the American right shed Donald Trump’s populist ideology and return to more traditional conservatism? After a resounding defeat in midterm elections that were all about one man, many Republicans on Wednesday
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