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Nation
Selangor has highest bankruptcy rate nationwide
JASIN: Selangor has the highest incidence of bankruptcy in the country, with a significant proportion of cases involving civil servants, particularly teachers, according to data from the Malaysian Insolvency Department.
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Nation
Online safety can’t be done ‘in one shot’
KUALA LUMPUR: Online safety regulations must be implemented in phases and backed by strong institutional safeguards to protect users while ensuring cooperation from digital platforms, says the Cybersecurity Research Centre (CYRES).
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Corporate News
AI boom deepens global memory crunch
NEW YORK: Nvidia Corp supplier Micron Technology Inc says an ongoing memory chip shortage has accelerated over the past quarter and reiterated that the crunch will last beyond this year due to a surge in demand for high-end semiconductors required for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
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Nation
Ah long threats leave family afraid to go home
JOHOR BARU: A hairdresser and his 80-year-old mother have been forced to be on the run for months after receiving continuous threats from loan sharks over debts incurred by his estranged younger brother.
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Nation
Cows honoured on Mattu Ponggal
LOCAL Indian cattle farmers enthusiastically took part in the Mattu Ponggal festival to celebrate their bovine friends, Makkal Osai reported.
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Markets
Global fund rotation to boost local bourse
PETALING JAYA: A renewed rotation of global funds into Asia is set to lift Malaysia's equity market in the first quarter of 2026, as investors scale back exposure to richly valued US assets and seek growth opportunities closer to home.
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Letters
Let’s get kids to start the new school term with joy
ASSOC PROF DR A letter from MUHAMMAD NOOR ABDUL AZIZ, School of Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
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Corporate News
Cypark aims for stronger recurring income stream
PETALING JAYA: Cypark Resources Bhd is gradually clearing key operational and financial hurdles as it works to expand its long-term recurring income base, even as near-term earnings remain pressured by slower-than-expected conversion in its engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) segment.
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Commodities
Iran’s real oil risk is labour strikes, not bombs
FOR decades, Iran has been the nexus of global geopolitical risk.
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Focus
Missiles over Jabo
THE three herders stood at the edge of a crescent-shaped crater in a cornfield in Jabo, northwest Nigeria, peering down at the scorched earth.
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Corporate News
Mixed outlook for Swift Haulage earnings potential
PETALING JAYA: Swift Haulage Bhd's earnings prospects remain mixed, with downside risks arising from softer container haulage volumes, margin pressure from land transport and warehousing, says MBSB Research.
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Nation
Namewee claims trial to drug possession
KUALA LUMPUR: Controversial rapper Namewee (pic) has claimed trial at the Magistrate's Court here to a charge of drug possession at a hotel in October last year.
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Commodities
Gold and silver jump to record highs on Greenland tariff threats
LONDON: Gold and silver jumped to record highs as President Donald Trump's intensifying push to take over Greenland spurred fears of a damaging trade war between the United States and Europe.
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Economy
EU weaponising US assets a risk, Deutsche Bank’s Saravelos says
FRANKFURT: US President Donald Trump's trade threats towards European governments over Greenland raise the possibility the latter may trim their holdings of US assets, supporting the euro, according to a Deutsche Bank AG strategist.
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Corporate News
Growing market liquidity poised to buoy Nestle
PETALING JAYA: Nestle (M) Bhd's resurgence is viewed as sustainable, underpinned by its marketing engagement efforts, the fall in commodity prices, a stronger ringgit, and the higher budget allocation by the government for income measures.
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Metro News
Connecting top furniture producers with global buyers
Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF), South-East Asia's largest furniture trade show, returns as a launchpad for the region's top furniture makers to showcase world-class craftsmanship and design.
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