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Pahang set to gazette 524 hectares in Bera for permanent forest reserves
KUANTAN, May 13 — The Pahang government has identified several forest areas to be proposed as new Permanent Forest Reserves (HSK) to balance development needs with environmental conservation, the State Assembly was told today. Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan
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1MDB task force chief says Jho Low should not be pardoned amid reported US clemency bid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, a central figure in the multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), should not be pardoned, the chairman of the 1MDB taskforce said today, after a report said
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New routes along Pan Borneo highway to open from July, easing traffic around Kota Kinabalu
KOTA KINABALU, May 13 — Nine work packages under Phase 1A of the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway project are expected to be fully completed and opened to motorists this year, Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said. The packages
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Singapore committee urges government to attract top AI firms and talent
SINGAPORE, May 13 — Singapore must take action to attract leading AI firms and also build on its status as a major energy hub, a committee set up to chart new areas of growth and create jobs said in recommendations
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Penang tightens sanitation, rodent monitoring at Swettenham Pier amid Hantavirus concerns
GEORGE TOWN, May 13 — The Penang Port Commission (PPC) has strengthened precautionary and health surveillance measures at the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) following international reports of a cluster of Hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship. PPC chairman
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New ‘Option to Purchase’ rule could help reduce abandoned housing projects, says developers’ group
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The proposed “Option to Purchase” (OTP) clause under the new housing law could provide greater protection for prospective home buyers while helping developers to better gauge genuine market interest and reduce the risk of abandoned
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Fish catch in Teluk Kumbar, Batu Maung remains steady despite Silicon Island reclamation, says Penang govt
GEORGE TOWN, May 13 — The Penang government has refuted claims that the development of the Silicon Island project has adversely affected the fisheries sector, saying fish landings by fishermen in Teluk Kumbar and Batu Maung have shown a stable
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Trump goes to Xi’s house in first China visit by US president in almost a decade
BEIJING, May 13 — Donald Trump was due in Beijing Wednesday on the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to ramp up trade despite potential friction over Taiwan and Iran. Leaving
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The ‘Lu’ loophole: China hacks its own sanctions to welcome US state secretary Rubio
WASHINGTON, May 13 — Secretary of State Marco Rubio was heading Tuesday to Beijing with President Donald Trump despite being under Chinese sanctions – a breakthrough apparently made possible after China changed his name’s transliteration. As a US senator, Rubio,
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Iran dares Trump to reject its ‘take it or leave it’ deal as Hormuz truce unravels
TEHRAN, May 13 — Iran’s chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse. The
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