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Budget 2027: Tengku Zafrul urges local semiconductor firms to move up value chain
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Local semiconductor companies must translate Budget 2027’s allocation into greater participation in higher-value activities such as integrated circuit (IC) design, as Malaysia seeks to strengthen […]
BNM, Securities Commission caution public over deepfake investment scams using senior officers’ identities
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) have warned the public against deepfake videos impersonating their senior officers to promote private investment […]
King attends 273rd Conference of Rulers at Istana Negara
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today attended the 273rd Conference of Rulers meeting at Istana Negara, chaired by the Sultan of Perak, Sultan […]
Man drives SUV 130m down train tracks in Port Klang, police say KTMB investigating
KLANG, Oct 14 — A 60-year-old motorist drove his SUV onto railway tracks and travelled roughly 130 metres before coming to a stop at a KTMB station in Pelabuhan Klang, […]
Anwar hails Parliamentary Services Act as key reform
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim described the implementation of the Parliamentary Services Act 2025 as a key step by the MADANI Government towards fulfilling […]
MPS urges Putrajaya to detail contract pharmacists’ absorption timeline and quota numbers
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) has welcomed the government’s move to recommend contract pharmacy officers for permanent posts, but insists Putrajaya must quickly settle the […]
IMF chief: Saudi attacks could have negative spillover ‘everywhere’, warns global resilience ‘reaching its limits’
BANGKOK, Oct 14 — International Monetary Fund head Kristalina Georgieva said today that recent attacks on Saudi Arabia could impact people “everywhere”, as conflict in the energy-rich region adds to […]
China spend, US save, Europe invest: IMF chief calls for ‘urgent repairs’ to fiscal house as debt pressures grow
BANGKOK, Oct 14 — The head of the International Monetary Fund today called for countries to make “urgent repairs” to address fiscal balances, as bond yields spike and pressure grows […]
Hajiji: Sabah records strongest economic growth in six years
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 14 — Sabah’s economy grew by 5.1 per cent last year, its strongest performance in six years, with gross domestic product (GDP) reaching RM88.8 billion, said Chief […]
Vietnam mourns 731 war dead exhumed from Ho Chi Minh City park in largest effort to identify missing soldiers
HO CHI MINH CITY, Oct 14 — Vietnam held funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead today, unearthed in a major push to identify those missing from […]