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India: We will take back Pakistani Kashmir…one day
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister said yesterday that the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan belongs to India and that he expected New Delhi to gain physical control over it one day, as the two countries again traded barbs over
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Too close to call for a winner in Israel
Exit polls following Israel’s second general election in five months suggest the result is too close to call. The centrist Blue and White alliance of former military chief Benny Gantz is projected to win between 32 and 34 seats, and
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Johnson could recall Parliament if suspension ruled unlawful
LONDON: UK prime minister Boris Johnson could recall the Parliament if Britain’s highest court rules he unlawfully suspended it, a government lawyer said yesterday, after judges heard the prime minister wanted a shutdown because it was an obstacle to his
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Index slide 0.45%, oil prices cooled off
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI fell 0.45% in early trade this morning, weighed by select index-linked stocks as crude oil prices stabilised somewhat. At 9.05am, the FBM KLCI fell 7.13 points to 1,597.17. The decliners included Hong Leong Financial Group
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US: Saudi oil attacks came from southwest Iran
WASHINGTON/DUBAI: The US believes the attacks that crippled Saudi Arabian oil facilities last weekend originated in southwestern Iran, a US official told Reuters yesterday, an assessment that further increases tension in the Middle East. Three officials, speaking to Reuters on
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Abu Kassim: Two new bills on corruption to be tabled in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: Two new bills – political donations and establishment of an ombudsmen, are expected to be tabled in Parliament in October, said National Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC) director-general Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed. He said the bills
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Haze forces 288 schools in Perak to close
IPOH: The worsening haze situation has forced 265 more schools in Manjung, Bagan Datuk, Hilir Perak and Central Perak districts to close this morning, bringing the total number of affected schools in the state to 288. Perak Education director Dr
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Haze: 99 more schools ordered to close in Selangor
SHAH ALAM: A total of 99 schools in Petaling Perdana, Kuala Selangor, Gombak and Petaling Utama were ordered to close today due to worsening haze situation, bringing the total number of affected schools in Selangor to 214. According to the
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Haze: All schools in Putrajaya closed today
PUTRAJAYA: All 25 schools in Putrajaya were ordered to close today following very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading this morning. Putrajaya Education director Farizah Ahmad said all schools in Putrajaya were ordered to close today after the API reading
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Analysts: Malaysia will benefit from oil price rise
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is one of the few Asian countries that will benefit from the spike in oil prices in the aftermath of the attack on Saudi Arabia’s petroleum facilities that knocked out more than five percent of global supply
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