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US-Iran conflict

Why Malaysia cannot hide from the Hormuz effect – Ahmad Ibrahim

With US-Iran tensions driving crude above $150 a barrel, Malaysia faces soaring costs, plunging ringgit, and the collapse of key industries—fuel subsidies and political comforts will no longer shield the economy

Oil-producing Malaysia still exposed to higher global price

Malaysia earns revenue from crude exports, but still imports refined fuel for domestic use, analyst explains in debunking myth that fuel prices here should not rise

BNM holds fire on rate hike as oil shock deepens

Policymakers weigh inflation risks from surging crude and West Asia conflict, with subsidies and trade surplus cushioning Malaysia’s economy

Malaysia resilient to external shocks, but not fully insulated: Petronas

National oil form activates contingency measures, urges public to avoid panic buying as West Asia conflict rattles markets

On the brink of wider war: Iran strikes back at US targets across Middle East

US bases in Qatar, Kuwait, UAE and Bahrain struck, Iran says this is only “first wave”

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National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports

Of Chinese gangs, a M’sian ex-deputy minister, and Burmese rebels: KL event ensnared in Myanmar scam centre?

Human rights group reveals event at JW Marriott for controversial Dongmei Zone, which allegedly sourced billions of ringgit in investments from prominent individuals, and reported by Chinese human trafficking victim to be rife with crime, drugs, brothels

Agong’s warning on ‘flying coffins’: A look back at Malaysia’s Skyhawk jet fiasco – A. Azim Idris

Sultan Ibrahim highlighted the costly A-4 Skyhawk deal as a lesson in scrapping the procurement of 30-year-old Black Hawk choppers, urging Malaysia to avoid past failures in defence strategies