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No roadblocks but enforcement remains, police tell RXZ Members 8.0 riders
KUALA TERENGGANU, July 16 — Terengganu police will take firm action against any RXZ Members 8.0 participant found violating the law or road regulations. Its chief Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin […]
Israel says troops to remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza ‘security zones’ despite US push for pullback
JERUSALEM, July 16 — Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz told his US counterpart Pete Hegseth early Thursday that Israel is determined to keep its forces in “security zones” it has […]
South Korea MP loses seat after top court upholds jail term over church bribes
SEOUL, July 16 — South Korea’s top court upheld on Thursday a prominent MP’s two-year jail term for taking bribes from the Unification Church, effectively stripping him of his parliamentary […]
South Korea central bank raises rates for first time in three years as chip exports surge
SEOUL, July 16 — South Korea’s central bank hiked interest rates Thursday for the first time in more than three years and indicated more to come amid robust economic growth […]
AI boom powers TSMC to record RM89.6b quarterly profit
TAIPEI, July 16 — Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC reported a record net profit for the second quarter on Thursday, fuelled by massive demand for artificial intelligence hardware. TSMC, the biggest contract […]
TikTok Shop closes in on Shopee as usage rises to 62pc among Malaysian online shoppers, Ipsos survey finds
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — More Malaysians are turning to e-commerce platforms for everyday purchases, with TikTok Shop continuing to narrow the gap with market leader Shopee, according to a […]
Zara Qairina’s early months at boarding school marked by stress, peer tensions, inquest told
KOTA KINABALU, July 16 — The Coroner’s Court here today heard that Zara Qairina Mahathir experienced difficulties adjusting to secondary boarding school, particularly during her first few months there. […]
KL’s new LaLaport transport hub targets 10,000 passengers a day, says Hannah Yeoh
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Kuala Lumpur’s newest integrated transport hub is targeting up to 10,000 passengers a day as it strengthens connections between rail, buses and other transport services […]
Court of Appeal upholds ‘Mentega Terbang’ ban, rules film censorship powers constitutional
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Malaysia’s Court of Appeal has upheld the government’s ban on the controversial film Mentega Terbang, ruling that the home minister’s power to prohibit films in […]
Malaysia condemns Israel’s latest settlement expansion in Occupied Palestinian Territory
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Malaysia strongly condemns Israel’s latest announcement of a US$2.3 billion settlement expansion plan in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, calling the plan a deliberate attempt to […]