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Bursa Malaysia snaps four-day winning streak as global markets retreat
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Bursa Malaysia’s key index retreated four days of gains to close lower today, following profit-taking in selected heavyweight stocks and tracking regional and Wall Street […]
Istanbul reels from heaviest rainfall in over 80 years as floods kill two
ISTANBUL, Oct 15 — Istanbul was today battling to recover from flooding caused by what officials said was the heaviest rainfall in the city since records began more than 80 […]
Penang statutory body chief pleads not guilty to 15 graft charges totalling RM800,000
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 15 — The chairman of a statutory body in Penang pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to 15 charges of accepting bribes totalling more […]
Sudden death probe opened after student’s fatal fall at Penang dormitory
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 15 — A female university student died after allegedly falling from a building in the hostel block of a higher education institute in Jalan Bukit Gambir, Gelugor […]
Netanyahu’s main rival vows to defeat Hamas within 18 months if elected PM
ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, Oct 15 — Israeli opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival in upcoming elections, vowed today to defeat Hamas in Gaza if he becomes prime […]
Saudi coalition says cruise missile intercepted over Medina, Houthis deny involvement
RIYADH, Oct 15 — The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis today said it had intercepted a cruise missile in the Medina region — home to one of Islam’s holiest […]
Court of Appeal upholds 30‑year jail, 12 strokes for trader who hid step‑brother’s body in cement drum
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 15 — The Court of Appeal today upheld a 30-year jail sentence and 12 strokes of the cane imposed on a former trader for murdering his step-brother and […]
Malaysia’s haze map turns red: Klang, Nilai, Shah Alam among worst affected at near‑200 API
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — A total of 34 areas recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 5pm today, with Klang, Selangor recording the highest reading at 195. […]
Ringgit closes higher against weaker US dollar ahead of Malaysia’s 3Q GDP estimate
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The ringgit closed higher against the weakening greenback today as investors assessed market conditions ahead of the release of Malaysia’s advance gross domestic product (GDP) […]
Dzulkefly: Families of MOH staff killed in Sarawak helicopter crash to receive pensions from Oct 21
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 15 — The next-of-kin of four Ministry of Health (MOH) staff who perished in a helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Ulu Baram, Sarawak, will begin receiving monthly derivative […]