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Asian markets slide as Middle East deadlock and AI woes rattle investors
HONG KONG, May 13 — Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as markets digested the lack of progress towards Middle East peace and setbacks that rattled the boom in AI technology. […]
New ‘Option to Purchase’ rule could help reduce abandoned housing projects, says developers’ group
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The proposed “Option to Purchase” (OTP) clause under the new housing law could provide greater protection for prospective home buyers while helping developers to better […]
Lim Guan Eng urges govt to maintain BUDI95, calls for banks to fund RM5b MSME support instead of targeting T20
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The government should maintain the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) fuel subsidy scheme for all Malaysians and instead require banks to contribute more directly to MSME support, […]
Home minister hits back at claims he gave Malaysian citizenship to Chinese nationals, calls it slander
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has dismissed allegations that he arbitrarily grants Malaysian citizenship to Chinese nationals, describing the claims as slanderous and […]
Sultan Ibrahim receives report on mosque projects in Johor Bahru, Kluang, Mersing and Kulai
JOHOR BAHRU, May 13 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has received a report on the construction of five new mosques in Johor from state mufti Datuk Yahya […]
Trump goes to Xi’s house in first China visit by US president in almost a decade
BEIJING, May 13 — Donald Trump was due in Beijing Wednesday on the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to ramp […]
‘You seem nuts, buddy’: Trump makes over 50 social media posts overnight as health scrutiny grows
WASHINGTON, May 13 — US President Donald Trump went on an extraordinary social media spree into the early hours of Tuesday, posting dozens of conspiracy theories and crude memes attacking […]
The ‘Lu’ loophole: China hacks its own sanctions to welcome US state secretary Rubio
WASHINGTON, May 13 — Secretary of State Marco Rubio was heading Tuesday to Beijing with President Donald Trump despite being under Chinese sanctions – a breakthrough apparently made possible after […]
Explosion near Unifil headquarters in Lebanon damages Malaysia House, no casualties reported
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — An explosion believed to involve an unidentified drone occurred near the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) headquarters in Naqoura yesterday, causing minor […]
Pedestrian, believed hit by vehicle, found dead in two-metre drain in Klang
SHAH ALAM, May 13 — A man was killed after he was believed to have been struck by a vehicle and thrown into a two-metre-deep drain along Jalan Kapar, Batu […]