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Batik Air expands Subang hub with direct flights to Bangkok, Kuching. Series U-turn: No tax on high-value goods amid industry pushback, definition disputes. Tsunamis hit Hawaii, Japan, after Russian quake.
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Father of pendrives returns to Malaysia to AI firm with RM6k starting pay. Property developer Paramount now an owner of Texas Chicken, San Francisco Coffee. In China: Take more money, make more baby.
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MOH intends to impose full ban on vape, e-cigs. Scandal at Shaolin Temple. US, EU strike tariff trade deal. Bangkok market mass shooting leaves 6 dead.
Tun M’s granddaughter robbed of RM1.8 mil. France to recognise Palestine as a state. Deputy finance minister confirms no registration needed for RM100 Sara aid, be careful of scams. OpenAI's Sam Altman: Your conversations with AI is not really protected.
China saved Malaysia’s automotive behind. Escalating conflict too close to home: Thailand vs Cambodia. Pokémon themepark coming this Spring 2026.
RM100 aid for all adults, petrol price cut & new public holiday announced. OpenAI inks USD30 bil per year data centre deal with Oracle. Trump slaps 15% tariff on Japan, calls it "massive deal".
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HIV awareness event in Kelantan mistaken as “gay party”. Workers walked to Singapore as pay row boils over. America saying they can’t do anything about Israel. RM1,700 Minimum starts Aug 1.
PM Anwar gonna surprise Malaysians with goodies on Wednesday. All it took was a weak password to destroy a 158-year-old company. Man wearing heavy metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machine.
Malaysia’s worst auto gate crash. Trump sues WSJ for USD10 bil over Epstein letter. Gangsta Debbs - the grandmother running a GBP80 mil drug empire.
"Ms Golf" in USD11.9 mil Thai monk sextortion scandal. Gamuda gets wins in contracts and project approvals. What is the "Gen Z stare"?
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Ministry cracks down on intimidating car repossession agents. Underwater loans fuel insurance fraud. Italy may release up to 10,000 prisoners (15%) to ease overcrowding.
Semico Capital Bhd rides on Labubu craze to list on Bursa. Conference of Rulers expected to announce top judicial appointments today. More weapons for Ukraine, more tariffs for Russia.
Doxxing, cyberbullying now criminalised under amended law. Malaysia tightens AI chip export controls amid global trade tensions. Left pocket to right pocket - Elon Musk's SpaceX to invest USD2 bil in xAI.
The first ever Hermes Birkin sold for RM42.8 mil. MOH's launches strategy to fill up 14k nursing vacancies. US Department of Defense becomes a stock investor.
DR M turns 100. Where's there's resources, there's US - Trump now eyes African resources. Microsoft saves USD600 mil with AI slashing jobs.
MACC busted RM120 mil milk cartel. Question answered: Najib’s house arrest addendum exists. Nvidia now first company to hit USD4 tril market value.
RM50 subsidy for first-time life insurance buyers. Rafizi: AGC response fuels judicial crisis concerns. 36-year-old K-beauty company founder is now South Korea’s latest billionaire. The new chat app that can run without Internet.
AirAsia’s USD12.25 bil big budget plane shopping. Trump: You support BRICS? Here’s an additional 10% tariff. Top-selling "Revenge on Gold Diggers" game in China fuels sexism debate.
Malaysia, Thailand may face US-made AI chip ban. The Unpredictability Doctrine: Trump’s“Madman” strategy. BBC journalists can’t take it any more with forced support for Israel.
AirAsia, Malaysian Airlines expected to announce Airbus purchases. Vietnam gets lopsided deal as Indonesia scrambles before tariff deadline. Liverpool FC player Diogo Jota dies in lamborghini car crash.
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