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Drop 'negeri' label, Jeffrey Kitingan insists, as Sabah deserves territory status

KOTA KINABALU, April 29 -- Tambunan Assemblyman Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan called on the Government to drop the term "negeri" for Sabah, saying Sabah is a founding partner of Malaysia and not on t... Read More


US working on plan to bypass US ban on Anthropic AI

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- ‌The White House is developing guidance that could ​allow federal agencies to sidestep Anthropic's supply-chain risk designation and onboard new artificial intellig... Read More


Cable theft suspects injured after 4WD crashes while fleeing police in Tuaran

TUARAN, April 29 -- Four suspects who were fleeing after allegedly stealing cables and being chased by police were injured when their four-wheel-drive crashed into another vehicle at Kampung Beru... Read More


Three teenage boys arrested in Tawau over alleged sexual crimes against 14‑year‑old girl

TAWAU, April 29 -- Three teenage boys were arrested for alleged sexual crimes against a 14-year-old girl in several incidents since late last year. Tawau District Police Chief ACP Jasmin Hussin said ... Read More


Why budget transparency is the fight of our time - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, April 29 -- Let's talk about the most powerful tool you've never seen: the national budget. In most developing economies, it's often treated as a state secret, a technical document debat... Read More


When every voice speaks, how do you hear your own? - Sofya Zulkiffli

Kuala Lampur, April 29 -- There is a particular kind of silence that exists in a room full of young people thinking about their future. Not the absence of sound, but the presence of thought. I felt i... Read More


Sabah assemblyman demands crackdown on foreigners fronting shops under locals' names

KOTA KINABALU, April 29 -- Usukan assemblyman Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis wants action taken on foreigners running businesses using Sabahans' names and cited Pakistani-manned sundry shops statewide th... Read More


Unfair dilemma? Rare national service evasion trial has both Singapore and Indonesia watching

SINGAPORE, April 29 -- The prosecution has demanded the maximum three-year jail sentence for a 47-year-old man with dual Singaporean and Indonesian citizenship who failed to report for National Servic... Read More


Why the UAE is leaving Opec: The US$150b conflict with Saudi Arabia that will reshape energy markets

LONDON, April 29 -- Opec and its allies will lose ‌some of their power over the oil market when the United Arab Emirates leaves the group on May 1, but the rest of ​the producer alliance i... Read More


Thailand courts Singapore for 'land bridge' to rival Malacca Strait amid Hormuz crisis

BANGKOK, April 29 -- The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has given Thailand impetus ‌to advance a longstanding plan to create a logistics link ​between the Indian and Pacific oceans, with ... Read More