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Corporate News
High-five for MAG
The Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has not made any solid decisions to cancel any additional flights other than the ones they have already, nor increase ticket prices for now.
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Economy
Manufacturing strains under rising inflation
Rising inflationary pressures are emerging as a key risk to Malaysia's manufacturing recovery, even as the sector returned to expansion last month in March.
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Corporate News
Red ink spreads at VSI as 3Q losses loom
Analysts have turned cautious on integrated electronics manufacturing services company VS Industry Bhd (VSI) following its results briefing, where management guided for another loss-making quarter in the third quarter of its financial year ending July 31, 2026 (3Q26).
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Corporate News
Estee Lauder, Puig advance talks to combine in mostly stock deal
Estee Lauder Cos and Spain's Puig Brands SA are advancing in negotiations to combine, people familiar with the matter say, putting the two family-owned companies on track to create one of the world's largest luxury beauty players.
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Economy
Former BoJ chief economist sees likelihood of April rate hike
The war in Iran is raising upside risks for inflation, bolstering the case for the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to raise interest rates as soon as this month, according to a former BoJ chief economist.
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Insight
Biodiesel, CPO prices – Between the plate and tank
Friends have asked for my five cents' worth on biodiesel in today's unsettled climate.
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World
UN-backed Haiti mission implicated in four cases of sexual abuse, report shows
PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 2 (Reuters) - United Nations investigations into four allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving members of a U.N.-backed security force in Haiti last year were "found to be substantiated," according to a U.N. report.
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Football
Soccer-Denmark enter period of transition after missing 2026 World Cup
April 2 (Reuters) - Denmark's failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup has plunged the national team into a period of transition, ending a decade-long run of appearances at major tournaments and raising questions over the direction of its ageing squad.
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World
Iran says attacks Oracle data center; Dubai authorities deny
TEHRAN/DUBAI, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that it had hit a data center of the U.S. Oracle tech corporation based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
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Football
Soccer-Barcelona brush aside Real Madrid to make Women's Champions League semis
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, April 2 (Reuters) - Barcelona blasted their way into the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League with a 6-0 thrashing of Real Madrid to give them a whopping 12-2 aggregate victory over their Spanish rivals on Thursday, setting them up for a last-four clash with German side Bayern Munich.
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World
Roundup: Humanitarian crisis worsens in Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank as Mideast conflict continues: UN
UNITED NATIONS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- UN humanitarians said Thursday the situation across the Middle East is deteriorating rapidly, with spreading displacement, mounting civilian casualties and severe constraints on aid operations.
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Golf
Golf-Mickelson to miss Masters, taking 'extended' break due to personal health matter
April 2 (Reuters) - LIV Golf's Phil Mickelson will not compete in next week's Masters and will be out indefinitely as his family deals with a personal health matter, the three-times champion said on Thursday.
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World
Zelenskiy offers Ukraine's maritime expertise with Strait of Hormuz
April 2 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday offered to provide Ukraine's expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to countries considering how to keep the Strait of Hormuz open amid conflict in the Middle East.
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World
Russia's new car sales rise 4 pct in Q1
MOSCOW, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Sales of new vehicles in Russia rose 4 percent in the first quarter of 2026, reaching nearly 300,000 units, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade said Thursday.
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World
Azerbaijani, Iranian presidents discuss continued humanitarian aid
BAKU, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday called Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss ongoing humanitarian support and regional peace, said the Azerbaijani presidential press service.
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World
FMD-affected farms increased to 50 in Cyprus
NICOSIA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Cypriot authorities said on Thursday that a new case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed, bringing the total number of affected farms to 50.
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World
One dead as severe storms hit Greece
ATHENS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Severe storms battering Greece have left one man dead and caused extensive flooding, infrastructure damage, and widespread disruption across multiple regions, particularly in Attica and the Aegean islands, authorities said on Thursday.
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World
Urgent: U.S.-Israeli attack on B1 bridge in Iran kills 8, injures 95 -- media
TEHRAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-Israeli attack on the B1 bridge in the Iranian city of Karaj, west of Tehran, has left eight people dead and 95 injured, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday.
