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Atletico beat 10-man Barcelona to seize Champions League edge

BARCELONA, April 9 -- Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth's goals earned Atletico Madrid a commanding 2-0 lead over 10-man Barcelona in a tense Champions League quarter-final first leg clash on Wedne... Read More


GOF intercepts seven-vehicle convoy, 52 undocumented migrants detained in Kelantan

KOTA BHARU, April 9 -- The General Operations Force (GOF) crippled a human smuggling syndicate with the detention of 52 undocumented Myanmar nationals at the Buloh Poh Highway exit in Kampung Buloh Po... Read More


Being gracious is different from being gratuitous in high-wire diplomacy in West Asia - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, April 9 -- The unfolding crisis in West Asia has placed two maritime arteries-the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca-at the very centre of global strategic anxiety.  These ... Read More


Iran warns of sea mine risk, issues alternative routes through Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, April 9 -- Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the vital waterway. Tehran has agr... Read More


NRD detains 46 in Bukit Raja raid over fake MyKads

KLANG, April 9 -- The National Registration Department (NRD) detained 46 foreigners during an enforcement operation dubbed 'Op Roda' at a factory in Bukit Raja here yesterday for allegedly using forge... Read More


Malaysia's sustainable construction needs integrated finance, not fragmented incentives - Zafira Nadia Maaz and Nor Amaleena Mazlan

Kuala Lampur, April 9 -- Malaysia's construction sector is being asked to do something fundamentally different from what it did a decade ago. It must build faster, safer, and more efficiently, while ... Read More


Malaysia is not as divided as we think, until we make it so - Ben Fong Kok Seng

Kuala Lampur, April 9 -- Last week, we marked Qing Ming, Good Friday and Easter, while many Malaysians are still in the midst of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations. Next week, the Sikh community wi... Read More


UN rights chief calls Lebanon killings 'horrific', urges global action

GENEVA, April 9 -- The scale of the killing in Israeli strikes on Lebanon Wednesday is "horrific", the UN rights chief said, urging the international community to help end the unfolding "nightmare". ... Read More


Oil prices dive, markets rally on US-Iran ceasefire

NEW YORK, April 9 -- Oil and gas prices plunged, stock markets soared and the dollar retreated Wednesday after the United States and Iran agreed to a temporary ceasefire that could lead to the Strait ... Read More


Lebanon violence threatens US-Iran ceasefire

TEHRAN, April 9 -- The fragile two-week truce between Iran and the United States was hanging in the balance on Wednesday, with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel launched a major bomba... Read More