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Ringgit opens higher against US dollar as oil prices slip
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today, supported by easing Brent crude oil prices and geopolitical concerns. At 8am, the ringgit rose to […]
Iran flights to Baghdad, Muscat cancelled as expanded US sanctions take effect
TEHRAN, Sept 23 — Flights from Iran to the capitals of Iraq and Oman will be cancelled as of midnight, local media reported yesterday, hours before expanded US sanctions were […]
Haze worsens: Two Sarawak areas hit ‘very unhealthy’ API levels, Kanowit at 244, Lubok Antu at 205
KUCHING, Sept 23 — Kanowit and Lubok Antu recorded very unhealthy air pollutant index (API) readings this morning, with the former registering the highest reading in Sarawak at 244. According […]
Rapid KL deploys alternative trains after Putrajaya Line brake system malfunction at Jalan Ipoh Station
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — A brake system malfunction on a train at Jalan Ipoh Station caused a disruption on the Putrajaya Line today, Rapid KL said. The operator announced […]
Sarawak radio presenter dies at age 47 after collapsing at Kuching RTM office
KUCHING, Sept 23 — A radio presenter for RED FM at Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Sarawak, Azrani Azmi, 47, died after being found unconscious at his office at RTM Sarawak […]
Trump beats ‘America first’ drum at UN as allies tread carefully
UNITED NATIONS, US, Sept 23 — President Donald Trump laid out a vision yesterday of a militaristic US unbound by international rules in a UN speech contrasting starkly with pleas […]
Put behind bars for 220 years: Sri Lanka sentences 15 men over Easter Sunday bombings
COLOMBO, Sept 23 — Sri Lanka’s High Court yesterday handed 220-year jail terms to 15 men convicted of direct involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people. […]
Tribunal orders former director of a Sabah hospital to apologise, pay RM10,000 over sexual harassment complaint
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 23 — A former Sabah hospital director has been ordered by the Tribunal for Anti-Sexual Harassment (TAGS) to pay RM10,000 in compensation to a woman who lodged […]
Hajiji: Sabah can play bigger role in Malaysia-China ties
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 23 — Sabah is in a strategic position to become an important bridge in further strengthening cooperation between Malaysia and China, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji […]
Thai imam’s wife finds paint splashed on car after prayers in Tumpat, Kelantan police on the case
KOTA BHARU, Sept 23 — Police have confirmed receiving a report of an act of mischief on a car belonging to the wife of a Thai imam at the Kok […]