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Bursa Malaysia opens lower on profit taking amid lack of Wall Street leads
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower today as investors took profits in selected heavyweights, given an absence of Wall Street leads following the United States’ Labour Day […]
Jakarta and Java‑area airports reopen after ash shutdown that stranded more than 340,000 travellers
JAKARTA, Sept 8 — Indonesia’s main airport and several other air travel hubs reopened early today after days of closure due to ash from a volcanic eruption, the Transport Ministry […]
‘No more selling Bombardier’: Trump threatens to block US sales of Canadian aircraft maker amid worsening trade row
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 — President Donald Trump threatened yesterday to block US sales of Canadian plane maker Bombardier unless it builds aircrafts in the country, complaining of “unjust and unfair” […]
Kelana Jaya LRT remains packed as slow trains disrupt morning commute
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Commuters on the Kelana Jaya LRT line faced another difficult morning today as several stations were reported to be packed with passengers, while trains were […]
Ringgit opens almost flat against US dollar as West Asia conflict keeps oil prices elevated
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The ringgit was almost flat against the US dollar at today’s open, as investors remained cautious amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, which continued to […]
Small fire at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital children’s ward quickly extinguished, no injuries
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) staff in Ipoh quickly extinguished a fire involving a respiratory tube dryer in the Respiratory and Haemodynamic Unit at the […]
Penang International Airport unaffected by haze, no mass stranding after Jakarta flight cancellations
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 8 — Operations at the Penang International Airport (PIA) have continued as usual despite the recent haze, said state tourism and creative economy committee chairman Wong Hon […]
UK PM denounces ‘politics of poison’ after anti-migrant protests in southern England
LONDON, Sept 8 — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged his Labour Party lawmakers to stop the “politics of poison seeping into our streets” after demonstrators tried to block the […]
‘Devastating scene’: NTSB recovers flight data recorders from Amazon cargo plane crash that killed five in Miami
MIAMI, Sept 8 — Officials have recovered the flight data recorders from an Amazon cargo plane that overran the runway in Miami and slammed into two vehicles, killing five people, […]
Mexico opens trial for suspects accused of killing Australian and US surfers during alleged robbery attempt
ENSENADA (Mexico), Sept 8 — The suspected murderers of two Australian surfers and an American at a Mexican surfing hotspot went on trial yesterday, two years after their killings in […]