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DAP sec-gen says party fully respects royals amid backlash over Selangor pig farm proposal remarks
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — DAP has once again reaffirmed that it remains steadfast in its principle of holding the royal institution in the highest regard and has never compromised on that matter. DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke Siew Fook said
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Philippines says 7,674 workers, dependents back since West Asia conflict erupted
MANILA, April 25 — Philippines Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) today said 7,674 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and dependents have returned home since the West Asia crisis broke out nearly two months ago. Of this number, a total of 7,051
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Poultry, duck and bird’s nest among Malaysia’s value‑added farm exports to Vietnam
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Malaysia sees strong potential to expand its agricultural market to Vietnam, including value-added poultry products, pasteurised liquid eggs, duck products and edible bird’s nest. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the
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PM Anwar’s digital divide warning: ‘Technology must benefit everyone
BUKIT MERTAJAM, April 25 —The nation’s digital transformation agenda must benefit the wider population and not be confined to a select group, particularly urban and high-income communities, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He said the government is determined to
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US eases sanctions to let Venezuela pay Maduro’s lawyer in narcoterrorism case
WASHINGTON, April 25 — The United States has agreed to modify its sanctions on Venezuela to allow the South American country’s government to pay Nicolás Maduro’s defence lawyer, backing off a restriction that had threatened to derail the drug trafficking
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Anwar: Abdul Halim free from business and political links, right choice to lead MACC
BATU KAWAN, April 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today explained the selection of former judge Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman as the new chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), touting his judicial background and lack
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Turkish foreign minister says Ankara open to Hormuz mine‑clearing if Iran‑US deal reached
ANKARA, April 25 — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Türkiye could consider taking part in demining operations in the Strait of Hormuz following a possible peace agreement between Iran and the United States. Fidan, speaking to reporters in
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Iran defence ministry says US seeks ‘face-saving’ way out of ‘war quagmire it has become trapped in’
TEHRAN, April 25 — Iran’s defence ministry today said the United States was seeking a “face-saving” way to exit the war, as US envoys travelled to Pakistan for peace negotiations. “Our military power today is a dominant force, and the
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EU aviation regulator drafting guidance to replace Jet A‑1 with Jet A if supplies run short
MOSCOW, April 25 — The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is preparing recommendations that will allow the use of Jet A as an alternative to the standard European jet fuel, Jet A-1, in the event of a shortage, the
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New MACC chief must probe ‘corporate mafia’ claims, says DAP’s Gobind
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — DAP national chairman Gobind Singh Deo today challenged the incoming Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief to investigate allegations of a “corporate mafia” within the agency and resolve the shareholding controversy involving his predecessor, Tan Sri
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