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Seoul weighs ‘contributions’ to Hormuz security after pressure from Trump
SEOUL, Sept 4 — South Korea said today it was weighing “contributions” to US security efforts in the Strait of Hormuz provided its own military readiness was not compromised, but […]
Police refer case of man accused of provoking crowd at National Day celebrations at Dataran Putrajaya to DPP
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Police are awaiting further instructions from the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) after referring an investigation paper on a man accused of causing a disturbance and […]
Serian API hits hazardous 518, emergency declaration possible
SERIAN, Sept 4 — Serian recorded an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 518 as of 10 am today, placing it in the “hazardous” category amid transboundary haze. According to […]
Six held over Malaysian co-pilot’s Jakarta drug case after four fled to Thailand, Vietnam and returned
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Bukit Aman’s Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) has detained six local men over a drug smuggling case involving a Malaysian co-pilot arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International […]
‘Build the wall. Deport’: White House launches MAGA arcade games featuring migrant deportations
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 — US President Donald Trump’s White House yesterday unveiled a website featuring classic arcade games — but with a “MAGA” twist, in which players can deport migrants […]
Airbus finds the problem behind months of A330 delays: A lost tool
PARIS, Sept 4 — A tool accidently left in an Airbus plane forced the European aeronautics giant to slow deliveries of new A330 jets for several months, a company source […]
Asian markets rebound as US Fed tempers rate fears — but oil remains a threat
HONG KONG, Sept 4 — Stocks rose today and government yields held their losses after comments from top Federal Reserve officials tempered fears that the central bank would hike interest […]
Appeals court grants Najib and son stay of bankruptcy action in RM1.7b tax case
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 4 — The Court of Appeal here today granted former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his son, Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin, a stay of bankruptcy proceedings against […]
Netanyahu says overthrow of Iran’s government is ‘within reach’
JERUSALEM, Sept 4 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday voiced confidence that Iran’s Islamic republic could soon fall, saying it was weaker than ever as the United States resumed […]
Trump wants a smaller US trade gap, AI demand is pulling it the other way
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 — The US trade deficit in July widened to its largest since March 2025, government data showed yesterday, as imports climbed on the back of the booming […]