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Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz speaks during a news conference at Menara MITI in Kuala Lumpur, July 9, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Silver lining: Tengku Zafrul says new US tariff announcement extends Malaysia’s time for talks

Singapore’s Ministry of Health is directly interviewing Malaysian doctors and general practitioners at Traders Hotel KLCC as part of its move to strengthen its healthcare workforce.
Singapore  / 15 h ago

Singapore courts Malaysian doctors with RM385,000 salary offers at KLCC amid concerns over brain drain

Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah arrives at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on July 9, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

AGC finally confirms royal order on Najib’s house arrest in ongoing appeal

The Bank Negara Malaysia logo is seen at Sasana Kijang in Kuala Lumpur, on February 10, 2023. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Money  / 15 h ago

Bank Negara Malaysia cuts key interest rate to 2.75pc amid external uncertainties

National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah are set to receive a package worth RM1 million each per year after agreeing to sign a new contract with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM). — AFP pic
Sports  / 19 h ago

Pearly Tan-Thinaah to remain with BAM until LA 2028, earn RM1m each annually under new deal

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivers his speech during the 58th Association of South-east Asian Nations Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Kuala Lumpur, July 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

At Asean meet, Anwar hits out at tariffs, calls for unity amid global rifts

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow examines the tracks that were uncovered. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Surprise find: 7.4m steel track from 1895 unearthed near Penang’s Fort Cornwallis

The Malaysian Bar said the ‘Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence’ to the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya on Monday is about defending the independence of the judiciary as an institution. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Malaysian Bar: Lawyers’ walk to PM’s office on July 14 not to protest CJ’s non-extension, but to defend courts’ independence

A commentator pushes back on Rafizi Ramli’s concerns over judicial appointments, arguing that procedural delays don’t amount to a constitutional crisis — and suggests Rafizi’s impact might’ve been greater had he stayed in Cabinet. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
What You Think  / 12 h ago

Rafizi could have been like Singapore’s Goh Keng Swee in Anwar’s Cabinet — Hafiz Hassan

JPJ has suspended and reassigned an officer caught on video dangerously overtaking on a double line in Simpang Pulai. The officer is also barred from driving department vehicles pending investigation. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

JPJ: Officer suspended after risky overtake in Simpang Pulai

Aaron Kwok reportedly celebrated news of a baby boy by upgrading wife Moka Fang’s credit card — to no limit. — Picture via Instagram/mokafy
Showbiz  / 12 h ago

Now that’s a push present: Aaron Kwok celebrates baby boy news with no-limit credit card for wife Moka Fang

An undated illustrative photo shows people restrained with handcuffs. —Picture By Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Pagoh gang rape: Teen among two arrested after couple attacked near Johor plantation

Three suspects in the murder case of a private university student in Cyberjaya on June 24 leave the Sepang Magistrates’ Court July 3, 2025 after their remand hearing. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Cyberjaya student’s death: Two suspects to face murder, abetment charges tomorrow

Malaysia’s national cycling body has clarified that cyclists are allowed on public roads, following a viral video of a dispute with a bus driver. It urged respect for cyclists’ rights and called on police to act against online threats encouraging harm. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Cycling on public roads is legal, says national federation after viral dispute

US President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) looks on during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC July 8, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 10 h ago

‘Sickening’: MAGA loyalists turn on Trump officials over Epstein probe

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Bayer is hoping to introduce a substitute for glyphosate — the active ingredient in controversial weed killer Roundup — within four years. — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

Bayer working to replace controversial chemical in weed killer

Workers of Tesla's plant near Berlin light up their phones as a man holds a lit flare in front of the so-called Gigafactory during a protest against an arson attack by far-left extremists that has caused a major power outage expected to last until the end of next week, in Gruenheide, near Berlin, March 8, 2024. — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

Tesla’s German plant to restart next week, says works council head

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Money / 09 Mar 2024

ROSEN, LEADING TRIAL ATTORNEYS, Encourages Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action - AMLX

A general view shows buildings in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai March 6, 2024. — AFP pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

China must do more to lift employment, stabilise housing market, say officials

Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry and his ministry will work together to take action against product-importing companies that discriminate against palm oil in the country. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Money / 09 Mar 2024

Plantation and Domestic Trade Ministries to take action against companies that discriminate against Malaysian palm oil, says minister

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Money / 09 Mar 2024

International Experts Gather at CLAP@JC Conference in Hong Kong to Discuss Career & Life Development for Youth in 21st Century Digital Era

Sam Altman (pic) will join the board with three other new directors: Sue Desmond-Hellmann, a former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Nicole Seligman, former president of Sony Entertainment; and Fidji Simo, CEO of Instacart. ― Reuters pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

Sam Altman returns to OpenAI board months after crisis

China slipped into deflation in July for the first time since 2021 and, apart from a brief rebound in August, prices have been in constant decline since. — AFP pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

China consumer prices rise in February for first time in six months

For the week just ended, the market was mostly higher in line with the upbeat performance on US Wall Street and regional markets as well as better risk appetite after Bank Negara Malaysia kept the overnight policy rate unchanged at three per cent. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Money / 09 Mar 2024

Bursa Malaysia likely to consolidate with upside bias next week

For the week just ended, the ringgit traded mostly higher against the US dollar after the US Dollar Index (DXY) retreated in anticipation of easier monetary policy in the US, coupled with renewed buying interest on the local currency. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Money / 09 Mar 2024

Ringgit likely to continue uptrend against US dollar next week

The S&P 500 has notched an average gain of 15.5 per cent in years that a president has sought re-election, CFRA data going back to the end of World War II showed. That compares to an overall average annual return of 12.8 per cent in that period.  — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

Battle for White House comes into sharper focus for Wall Street

Speculation has swirled in recent months about whether Georgieva, a Bulgarian economist, might run again once her current term expires on September 30. — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

IMF chief Georgieva says she would be ‘honoured’ to serve second term

Earlier this week, Apple had taken steps to block Epic from starting up a store and bringing back the popular game Fortnite, which Apple removed from its App Store in 2020 after Epic broke the iPhone maker’s in-app payment rules in protest. — AFP file pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

Apple retreats in Epic feud, allows Fortnite return in EU

Shein, which is eyeing a US initial public offering, launched its marketplace in the EU in August last year. — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

Shein to face tough EU online content rules as users in region soar

Against the yen, the dollar was 0.68 per cent lower at ¥147.05, its weakest since February 2. — Reuters pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

US dollar ends week under pressure as data keeps rate cut hopes alive

The S&P and Nasdaq briefly hit intraday record highs but started to lose steam late morning. ― Reuters pic
Money / 09 Mar 2024

Wall Street slips from records with Nasdaq leading declines