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Police confirm arrest of cleaver-wielding man after Kuala Langat restaurant rampage
SHAH ALAM, April 9 — Police have arrested a man believed to have gone amok at a restaurant in Telok Mengkuang, Kuala Langat, damaging property at the premises and nearby […]
NGOs decry ‘intimidation’ after three activists remanded over MACC chief protest
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — A coalition of non-governmental organisations and individuals has condemned the arrest and three-day remand of three activists, who had protested against Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) […]
‘We don’t have that kind of time’: Anwar urges faster results, more ‘semangat’ from civil servants
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today called on civil servants to strengthen both delivery and public communication, saying government officers play a key role […]
Iran warns of sea mine risk, issues alternative routes through Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, April 9 — Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the […]
Iran says ceasefire talks ‘unreasonable’ after Israel’s deadliest Lebanon strikes
BEIRUT, April 9 — Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran, which suggested it would […]
UN rights chief calls Lebanon killings ‘horrific’, urges global action
GENEVA, April 9 — The scale of the killing in Israeli strikes on Lebanon Wednesday is “horrific”, the UN rights chief said, urging the international community to help end the […]
Lebanon violence threatens US-Iran ceasefire
TEHRAN, April 9 — The fragile two-week truce between Iran and the United States was hanging in the balance on Wednesday, with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel launched […]
Bursa Malaysia opens lower despite Wall Street gains, Brent crude rises
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday despite positive Wall Street performance overnight. At 9.06am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) declined 10.58 points, or […]
Oil prices dive, markets rally on US-Iran ceasefire
NEW YORK, April 9 — Oil and gas prices plunged, stock markets soared and the dollar retreated Wednesday after the United States and Iran agreed to a temporary ceasefire that […]
Seeing US-Iran truce, SME group pushes government to defer civil service WFH policy
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The SME Association of Malaysia has urged the government to defer its planned work-from-home (WFH) directive for the public sector, warning that a premature rollout […]