Continue Reading... Foreigners barred from buying subsidised cooking oil packets from March 1
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Foreigners barred from buying subsidised cooking oil packets from March 1

Subsidised cooking oil packets priced at RM2.50 will be off-limits to non-citizens starting March 1, under new government regulations. KUALA…

Continue Reading... Gold soars past US$5,500 as Trump sabre rattles over Iran
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Gold soars past US$5,500 as Trump sabre rattles over Iran

Gold piled on more than US$300 at one point to top out at US$5,588.71 amid heightened geopolitical tension in the…

Continue Reading... Lawyer calls for clarity on closure of Apandi probe
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Lawyer calls for clarity on closure of Apandi probe

Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo previously questioned the status of the 2022 investigation into Apandi Ali over his handling of the…

Continue Reading... Japan PM Takaichi’s party seen gaining lower house majority in election
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Japan PM Takaichi’s party seen gaining lower house majority in election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called the snap general election to seek a mandate to gear up her expansionary fiscal…

Continue Reading... Muhyiddin desperate but PAS may be cornered, says analyst
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Muhyiddin desperate but PAS may be cornered, says analyst

Muhyiddin Yassin claimed yesterday that Bersatu and PAS had agreed to abolish the PN chairman’s post as part of the…

Continue Reading... Singapore’s central bank keeps monetary settings unchanged
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Singapore’s central bank keeps monetary settings unchanged

The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it will maintain the prevailing rate of appreciation in its exchange rate-based policy band….

Continue Reading... The risks of tighter expat salary rules
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The risks of tighter expat salary rules

Seemingly innocuous changes to government policies can have significant unintended consequences if they are poorly designed and communicated. The latest…

Continue Reading... Ringgit rises to 3.9130 on strong fundamentals as US Fed holds rates
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Ringgit rises to 3.9130 on strong fundamentals as US Fed holds rates

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened marginally firmer against the US dollar on Thursday, supported by confidence in Malaysia’s economic growth…

Continue Reading... Venezuela military, police pledge loyalty to interim president
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Venezuela military, police pledge loyalty to interim president

The US has kept interim president Delcy Rodriguez (centre) in power following the ouster of Nicolas Maduro. (EPA Images pic)…

Continue Reading... Meta boosts annual capex sharply on superintelligence push
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Meta boosts annual capex sharply on superintelligence push

Meta’s shares jumped nearly 9% in extended trading. (AFP pic) NEW YORK: Instagram owner Meta boosted its capital spending plans…