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White House denies Jho Low under consideration in Trump’s reported mass pardon plan

SF: The Atlantic reported that fugitive financier Jho Low was mentioned during internal discussions on a proposed Independence Day clemency initiative, but the White House says he is not being considered for a presidential pardon

Shots fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump says suspect in custody

President Donald Trump says Secret Service acted “quickly and bravely” after the incident forced evacuation of top officials, including the First Lady and Vice President JD Vance

‘Give him the Nobel Peace Prize,’ White House credits Trump for Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire deal

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt praises the US president for brokering the ceasefire between the two nations, which was finalised in Putrajaya today

Free press threatened: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg decry White House media restrictions

Trump’s administration enforces new press policy restricting media access to presidential events, barring several outlets and drawing sharp criticism from global news agencies

The Cloudflare irony 

Tech giant works with US government to curtail internet censorship while the latter reroutes websites

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Malaysia’s longest river bridge opens, linking Sebuyau and Maludam

The RM848.75 million Batang Lupar No. 1 Bridge marks a new era in Sarawak’s coastal connectivity, replacing decades-old ferry crossings

Foreign workforce drops 13% as Malaysia pushes local hiring

Government maintains hiring freeze, prepares new levy system to curb dependency by 2030

3 senior Telekom Malaysia officers charged in US over US$20m embezzlement scheme

US prosecutors expose a sophisticated, multi-year insider scam at TM’s US subsidiary involving data capacity manipulation, phantom employees, and the use of AI-assisted tools to siphon millions