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France pledges 3,000 substitute teachers after 71,500 join school protests
PARIS, Oct 9 — France’s education minister yesterday promised 3,000 substitute teachers for the country’s worst-off high schools, after tens of thousands took to the streets nationwide to demand better […]
NCID: Filipino national paid US$49,500 to book private jet linked to 521kg meth seizure in Laos
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — A Filipino national, believed to be the mastermind of a drug smuggling syndicate, booked a private jet linked to the seizure of 521kg of methamphetamine […]
Zara Qairina feared worse bullying if mother confronted seniors, inquest told
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 9 — The late Zara Qairina Mahathir had once stopped her mother from confronting senior students at her school hostel, fearing that doing so would expose her […]
Chinese naval task group arrives in Kota Kinabalu for five-day goodwill visit
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 9 — The 48th escort task group of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy arrived in Kota Kinabalu on Thursday morning for a five-day goodwill visit. […]
Trump wants AI renamed ‘super intelligence’ — and calls holdouts ‘the enemy’
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 — US President Donald Trump, who has said he wants the term “super intelligence” to replace artificial intelligence, said yesterday that anyone who does not heed his […]
Russian strikes kill 30 in Ukraine frontline city, talks set in US
KYIV, Oct 9 — Ukraine yesterday accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians after 30 people were killed when two buses were blown up in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, in […]
Thousands march in Madrid for pensioner who became face of Spain’s housing crisis
MADRID, Oct 9 — Tens of thousands of mourners marched through Madrid yesterday in tribute to a Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked national housing protests that culminated in the calling […]
DOSM: Wholesale trade leads the charge as Malaysia’s August sales surge to RM173b
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade recorded sales of RM173 billion in August 2026, an increase of 10.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), said the Department of […]
Malaysia’s August 2026 unemployment rate hits new low of 2.9pc
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 — Malaysia’s unemployment rate declined to 2.9 per cent in August 2026 from 3.0 per cent in July, with the number of unemployed persons falling by 8,700 […]
Five arrested, police hunting eight more suspects over alleged arson at Sarawak convenience stores
KUCHING, Oct 9 — Police are tracking down eight more suspects in connection with alleged arson attacks on convenience stores in several districts late last month. Acting Sarawak Police Commissioner […]