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‘Flabbergasted’: Lawyer says lock-up attire, handcuffs were not former TH chairman Abdul Azeez’s choice
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Former Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim’s lawyer has reportedly rejected the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) assertion that his client […]
Asian stocks tumble as oil tops US$100, reviving rate hike fears
HONG KONG, Sept 10 — Asian stocks fell Thursday as oil prices extended gains a day after breaking the psychological US$100 barrier (RM407) on the back of resurgent Middle East […]
‘No need to erase history’: Wanita Umno defends Najib’s legacy amid ‘legal process’
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The women’s wing of Umno has reaffirmed its loyalty to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, asserting that the party does not need to […]
Myanmar tin mine resumes operations as China imports surge
YANGON, Sept 10 — One of the world’s biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up exports to […]
Rubio defends US strikes on suspected drug boats, vows to fight cartel ‘cancer’
QUITO, Sept 10 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended controversial strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats during a visit to Ecuador on Wednesday, arguing Latin American cartels would “eat […]
Bursa Malaysia opens lower as Wall Street weakness, oil prices weigh
Bursa malaysia opens lower, tracking weaker wall street KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s broadly weaker performance overnight amid rising crude oil […]
Ceiling fire at Jengka Hospital wards forces 17 to evacuate, no injuries reported
 KUANTAN, Sept 10 — Part of the ceiling in the paediatric and women’s wards at Jengka Hospital caught fire last night, but all 17 individuals in the wards escaped unhurt. […]
Man killed by elephant while searching for missing cow in Kuala Krai
 KOTA BHARU, Sept 10 — A 66-year-old man was believed to have been killed by an elephant while searching for his missing cow at the Lepan Kabu plantation in […]
Republicans put Trump at centre of US midterm election gamble
DALLAS, Sept 10 — US Republicans kicked off an extraordinary midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday betting that putting Donald Trump at the centre of their campaign can rescue a […]
Norway PM says drone ‘almost hit’ Zelensky’s plane en route to Oslo
OSLO, Sept 10 — Ukraine and Moldova on Wednesday played down claims from Norway’s prime minister that a plane carrying President Volodymyr Zelensky was almost hit by a drone as […]