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HANOI: Police have temporarily detained and launched criminal proceedings against former Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Tran Viet Thai for the charge of "abusing position and power while performing duties", Vietnam news agency (VNA)…

SEPANG: Domestic airlines will increase 291 flights based on the demand for the Chinese New Year, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said the Malaysia Aviation Commission (Mavcom) had approved 291 domestic flights from Jan 18 to 31…

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Friday (Jan 6) on better demand for the greenback as the US job data came in better than expected, prompting concerns that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will continue to…

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Friday (Jan 6), taking its cue from the weaker Wall Street performance overnight. At 9.33am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased by 1.09 points to 1,479.84 from…

KUALA LUMPUR: The contest for the top two posts in Umno was not brought up at its Supreme Council meeting last night, the party’s information chief, Isham Jalil, said. He said the meeting focused on Umno’s upcoming general assembly. “This…

AMAZON.com Inc's layoffs will now stretch to more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed, Chief Executive Andy Jassy said in a public staff note on Wednesday. The layoff decisions, which Amazon will…

SUNGAI PETANI: A police officer claimed trial at the Sessions Court here today over a rape charge and three counts of sexual assault involving a 16-year-old girl last Wednesday. Inspector Mohd Maliki Azmi, 35, who was attached at the Yan…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy is on a strong footing to attract quality investments, said International Trade and Industry Minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. In an interview with CNBC this morning, he said that although…

PUTRAJAYA: Umno does not have any plans to invite Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim or other government parties to the Umno annual general assembly for now, says its president, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. “For the upcoming general assembly, we have no…

PUTRAJAYA: All government projects in East Malaysia below the budget of RM50mil will now be decided by the state governments of Sabah and Sarawak themselves, and need not go through the Federal Government, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.…