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Student activists involved in the weekend rally Gempur Rasuah Sabah 2.0 cleaned up the burn marks on the ground with brushes and soap after burning of a caricature of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.— Pictures courtesy of Suara Mahasiswa UMS
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Student activists face police probe, possible expulsion after caricature of PM set ablaze during rally

FashionValet Sdn Bhd founder Datin Vivy Yusof and her husband, Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar, at the Kuala Lumpur High Court December 5, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Vivy Yusof, husband to face 15-day trial over RM8 million criminal breach of trust charge involving Khazanah and PNB funds

The US-headquartered semiconductor giant Intel, that has invested RM50 billion in Malaysia and employs 12,300 local workers, is reportedly looking to trim over 20 per cent of its workforce even as its newest facility in Penang nears completion. — Reuters pic
Money  / 17 h ago

InvestPenang seeks clarity on Intel’s plan as new Penang facility nears completion amid reported global job cuts

The runway at Kuching International Airport (KIA) is currently closed to facilitate the removal of a Royal Malaysian Air Force aircraft and subsequent runway clearing works, following an aircraft-related incident at 11.30am today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Kuching International Airport runway closed after aircraft incident, flight operations impacted

This grab taken from UGC images posted on social media on June 23, 2025 shows a plume of smoke billowing after Israeli strikes in Tehran. — Anonymous/UGC/AFP pic
World  / 11 h ago

Israel strikes Tehran’s Evin prison in largest attack yet; Iran warns US but holds fire — for now

Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the two men were behaving suspiciously near the entrance of the police headquarters at about 4.30pm yesterday. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Chest bitten, face punched: Police remand two youths who allegedly attacked officer at Penang headquarters

The High Court today allowed an application by Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid for a stay of its ex-parte order to freeze assets belonging to her and her family worth £132 million in London by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). ― Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

High Court grants stay on £132 million asset freeze for widow of late Daim Zainuddin, pending further hearings

According to the center’s “National Survey Highlights May 2025” report, when respondents were asked to name their top concerns, they pointed to inflation (33 per cent), economic growth (13 per cent), corruption (seven per cent). — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Merdeka Center poll: 73pc of Malaysians say economy is top issue, Anwar gets 55pc approval rating

Musicians play on a street during France’s annual street music festival ‘Fete de la Musique’ in Toulouse on June 21, 2025. French police have detained twelve suspects after 145 people reported being pricked with syringes during the country’s annual street music festival, officials said Sunday. — AFP pic
World  / 16 h ago

Wave of syringe attacks hits France’s street music festival, over 140 victims reported

Express buses are parked at Terminal Bandar Tasik Selatan (TBS) in Kuala Lumpur on June 8, 2020. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

APAD suspends Star Mart Express as operator over viral video of bus speeding

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook today said he has asked the police to take firmer action against cable theft incidents along railway tracks. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Transport minister: Cable theft a threat to national security, not just ordinary crime

MIC vice-president Datuk T. Murugiah speaks to the media during the cremation ceremony of the late former MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel at the Sentul Hindu Crematorium in Kuala Lumpur, June 19, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

MIC’s Murugiah hurt in car crash on NSE

File picture of a fire of Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot following the Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025. Four Singaporeans have been evacuated from Iran with assistance from the governments of Oman and Malaysia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said today. — Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) handout pic via Reuters
Singapore  / 19 h ago

Singapore evacuates four citizens from Iran with help from Oman, Malaysia as regional tensions soar

Selangor Mufti Datuk Dr Anhar Opir speaks during a special interview with the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) at the Selangor Mufti Department office in Shah Alam, March 28, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Selangor Mufti defends fatwa against liberalism, says SIS court win doesn’t affect individual Muslims

A view of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in Disneyland Paris. — Picture from Wikipedia/www.heatheronhertravels.com
World  / 16 h ago

Disneyland Paris hosts €130,000 staged wedding for Ukrainian girl, now ‘groom’ and organiser under fraud probe

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Beijing has kept interest rates low compared to other major economies, but the near-zero inflation highlights challenges faced by policymakers as they try to stimulate the economy. — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Jun 2023

China inflation stays low as growth sputters 

According to the Department of Statistics, the manufacturing sector sales value declined by two per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM145 billion in April 2023, the lowest since May 2020. ― Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Money / 09 Jun 2023

Stats Dept: Manufacturing sales value declined to RM145b in April

For a year, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe has been talking of successfully navigating a narrow path to lower inflation while keeping unemployment near 50-year lows. ― Reuters pic
Money / 09 Jun 2023

Australia recession risk heightens after RBA warns of bumpy path to low inflation

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Money / 09 Jun 2023

HKUST professor and VC of $12 billion startups, appointed as visiting distinguished professor at KAUST

In April 2023, the average prices were RM10.45 per kilogramme for chicken, 47 sen per egg for Grade A, 45 sen/egg (Grade B), and 44 sen/egg (Grade C). — Picture by Hari Anggara
Money / 09 Jun 2023

MIDF positive on consumer sector on end of chicken, egg price control

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Money / 09 Jun 2023

RAM Ratings maintains stable outlook on insurance, takaful sector

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Money / 09 Jun 2023

ROSEN, A TOP RANKED LAW FIRM, Encourages Beyond Meat, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action - BYND

At 9am, the local note rose to 4.6030/6100 versus the greenback compared with yesterday’s closing of 4.6185/6235. — Picture by Devan Manuel
Money / 09 Jun 2023

Ringgit rebounds to open higher against US dollar

At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 3.09 points to 1,377.73 from 1,374.64 at yesterday’s close. ― Bernama pic
Money / 09 Jun 2023

Bursa Malaysia rebounds on stronger Wall Street at opening

The debt swap comes at a time of increasingly strained public finances, made worse by triple-digit inflation, a steadily weakening local currency, plus most recently a severe drought that slashed critical farm export income by some US$20 billion. — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Jun 2023

Argentina scores record debt swap cutting US$30b owed near-term

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Money / 09 Jun 2023

GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED ROSEN LAW FIRM Encourages Bancor v3 Liquidity Providers to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action Against BProtocol Foundation, Bancor DAO, Galia Benartzi, Guy Benartzi, Eyal Hertzog, and Yehuda Levy

President Tayyip Erdogan today appointed Hafize Gaye Erkan, a finance executive in the United States, to head Turkiye’s central bank. — Reuters file pic
Money / 09 Jun 2023

Erdogan names Erkan to head Turkiye central bank, policy pivot expected

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits jumped 28,000 to a seasonally adjusted 261,000 for the week ended June 3, the highest level since October 2021. — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Jun 2023

US weekly jobless claims race to 18-month high, economists urge caution

Rows of houses lie in front of the City of London skyline in London, Britain, March 19, 2023. — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Jun 2023

UK house prices set to slide 10pc, Moody’s warns

IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters that IMF staff concluded an Article 4 consultation with Lebanese authorities on June 1, and concluded that reforms were urgently needed to arrest the “severe and deepening crisis” facing the economy. ― Reuters file pic
Money / 09 Jun 2023

IMF says Lebanon needs urgent economic reforms to stop deepening crisis

India has asked the United States for an exemption from US steel and aluminium tariffs, in exchange for removing some tariffs on US agricultural goods. — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Jun 2023

Sources: India unlikely to get US exemption on steel, aluminium tariffs