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Japan’s LDP to hold full-scale vote to pick leader; Takaichi, Koizumi seen as frontrunners
TOKYO (Reuters) – Sanae Takaichi, a veteran of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and a fiscal dove, has decided to run in the party’s leadership race following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s […]
Workers say Korea Inc was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
SEOUL (Reuters) -Many South Korean workers were sent to the U.S. on questionable documents despite their misgivings and warnings about stricter U.S. immigration enforcement before last week’s raid on a […]
Plain speaking economist, Purbaya, takes helm as Indonesia’s finance minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Just a few months before being named Indonesia’s new finance minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, raised eyebrows in markets by calling the International Monetary Fund “stupid” for cutting its […]
Langkawi fishermen rescue sea turtle trapped in net
LANGKAWI: A dramatic rescue unfolded off the coast of Langkawi when a sea turtle was found trapped in a fishing net. Read full story Date: 9 September, 2025 3:01 pm […]
Court sets Oct 30 for decision on GISB CEO’s representation
KAJANG: The Shah Alam High Court has set Oct 30 to decide on the representation by GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Nasiruddin Mohd Ali and 21 other individuals […]
Over 2,000 traffic offenders in KL get reprieve, issued notices instead of summonses
KUALA LUMPUR: Almost 2,100 traffic offenders here have been issued advocacy notices from the police for various minor offences in a law compliance advocacy operation. Read full story Date: 9 […]
Cops tracing suspect who sent SMS threatening Bintulu LNG facility, says CID director
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are currently tracking the owner of a phone number that sent security threats to all Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities in Bintulu, Sarawak, says Comm Datuk M. […]
Segamat health facilities fully operational, quake damage minor, says exco member
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A public hospital and health clinic in Segamat that suffered minor damage from a recent mild earthquake are operating as normal. Read full story Date: 9 September, 2025 […]
Oil price outlook weak on rising supply, tariff impact, executives say
SINGAPORE: There is a high risk of oil prices falling because of a small increase in demand and higher OPEC+ production, an executive of shipping firm Maersk told the APPEC […]
Scientex Packaging posts slight increase in 4Q net profit
KUALA LUMPUR: Scientex Packaging (Ayer Keroh) Bhd anticipates the global market sentiment to remain soft in the coming year due to persistent geopolitical uncertainties, inflationary pressures and other external factors. […]