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Who wants a front-row seat? This Melaka voter cycled 70km all night from Gemas to catch the nominations
MELAKA, Oct 31 — A long bicycle journey from Gemas, Negeri Sembilan, to Bukit Katil did not deter 68-year-old Sitdek Ahmad Ali from being present to witness the nomination process for the Melaka State Election today. For Sitdek, cycling about
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Monaco exits global money laundering watchlist: The playground for the rich is officially less ‘grey’
PARIS, Oct 31 — Global anti-money laundering watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said Friday it had removed Monaco and three other countries from its “grey list”, two years after it put the principality among its territories requiring increased
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Is your crypto safe? What the record RM26b Binance heist reveals about exchange security
LONDON, Oct 31 — Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, estimates that assets worth US$6.3 billion (RM25.7 billion) were impacted by a hacking attack against the trading platform. But how was such a theft possible, and what does it reveal
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Nearly nine in 10 Americans think their govt is corrupt, Democrats hope to turn that anger against Trump
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 — Nearly nine in 10 Americans believe government corruption is widespread — a consensus Democrats hope to capitalise on as voters make up their minds on whether to keep billionaire Donald Trump’s Republicans in power. Former president
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US$5,000 ‘dividend,’ immigration warnings and an uncertain US midterm: Trump’s final plea to his MAGA base to avoid impeachment
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 — President Donald Trump Friday insisted Republicans “have a shot” at success in the US midterms despite a feverish end to the campaign for elections that will decide control of Congress. Trump reversed course and reinstated two
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Nothing unusual about Bersatu CSA deal, Anwar says, citing previous Perikatan-BN arrangement
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said the confidence and supply agreement (CSA) with Bersatu follows a mechanism previously agreed upon under the Perikatan Nasional-Barisan Nasional (PN-BN) government when he was Opposition Leader. He
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189 forms sold, 45 deposits paid as EC prepares for nomination day
MELAKA, Oct 30 — The Melaka state election saw 189 nomination forms sold as of last night, with 45 prospective candidates having paid their deposits, according to Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun. He said 28 nomination centres
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Beeping leads woman to find dashcam hidden under sink in Bau food court toilet; police probe privacy intrusion
KUCHING, Oct 30 — Police are investigating an incident concerning the discovery of a dashcam hidden underneath a sink of a women’s toilet at a food court in Bau. Bau police chief Supt Mohd Haide A Rahman said the complainant
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Malaysia takes delivery of first two South Korean FA-50M fighter jets
LABUAN, Oct 30 — Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin today received the first two FA-50M light combat aircraft acquired by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), marking an important milestone in the country’s efforts to strengthen its air
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Battle for 28 seats starts tomorrow as nominations open
MELAKA, Oct 30 — The 16th Melaka State Election begins tomorrow with the nomination of candidates, setting the stage for a 14-day campaign as contenders vie for the 28 state assembly seats. All eyes will be on the 28 nomination
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