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SST stays, with GST-style tweaks to curb cascading effect, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Malaysia’s total tax collection this year has reached RM129.6 billion, up nine per cent from RM119.1 billion in the same period in 2025, the Dewan […]
‘Okinawa is not your amusement park’: Protesters rally over US military violence in Tokyo
TOKYO, Oct 7 — Around 100 Japanese protesters enraged by a woman’s alleged murder at the hands of a US Marine rallied outside the US embassy in Tokyo yesterday to […]
Four brewers controlling 90pc of Japan’s beer market raided in cartel probe
TOKYO, Oct 7 — Japanese authorities raided four major beer manufacturers today over suspicions they colluded to hike beverage prices in a violation of anti-monopoly laws, a source familiar with […]
Melaka poll dates in focus at special EC meeting today
MELAKA, Oct 7 — The Election Commission (EC) will hold a special meeting today to discuss key dates and matters related to the Melaka state election at a hotel on Jalan […]
Ten saved from house fire in Perai
BUTTERWORTH, Oct 7 — Ten people, including eight senior citizens, managed to escape to safety before four terrace houses they occupied at Taman Senangin, Perai here were destroyed in a fire around […]
Human rights shouldn’t be a box-ticking exercise, Azalina tells businesses
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Malaysia must now move from policy to practice on business and human rights, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk […]
Israel marks October 7 anniversary under ceasefire — and weeks before election
JERUSALEM, Oct 7 — Israel marks the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack today, just weeks before an election in which the deadliest day in the country’s history […]
Tears at Jakarta airport as Indonesian sailors return from Somali pirate hostage ordeal
TANGERANG, Oct 7 — Four Indonesian seamen who were kidnapped and held hostage by Somali pirates aboard an oil tanker for more than five months arrived back home yesterday, an […]
Malaysia and Indonesia could get a new Belawan–Johor maritime trade corridor
PASIR GUDANG, Oct 7 — Johor Port Bhd (Johor Port), a member of MMC Group, is actively exploring opportunities with PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) Regional 1 Belawan to establish a […]
Kim Jong Un calls Russia’s war ‘sacred’ in birthday message to Putin
SEOUL, Oct 7 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his “invariable support” for Russia in a birthday letter to President Vladimir Putin, while hailing Moscow’s war in Ukraine […]