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KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The 100-basis point cut in the Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR) ratio by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) on May 8 was to give the Monetary Policy Committee room to assess the impact of the United States-led tariff shock on exports, said Moody’s Analytics.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The latest United States-China tariff rollback will impact Malaysia’s glovemakers, delaying purchasing decisions due to ongoing uncertainty, said Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB).

DHAKA, May 13 — Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) has suspended the registration of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, effectively barring the party from contesting the next national elections.

PETALING JAYA, May 13 — National badminton men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik jointly won the Sportsman of the Year award at the National Sports Awards (ASN) ceremony here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Connecting wildlife habitats, especially elephants, through ecological corridors is among the long-term measures that can be implemented to deal with human-mammal conflicts, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Bursa Malaysia continued to trade higher in mid-morning, buoyed by positive sentiment spilling over into local and regional markets following the 90-day rollback of US-China tariffs.

IPOH, May 13 — Nine people were killed and two critically injured in a collision involving a Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) truck and a lorry on Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam, near Teluk Intan, today.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — Malaysia is free of Streptococcus suis bacterial infections linked to pigs, said the Veterinary Services Department (DVS).

TOKYO, May 13 — Asian stocks joined the global rally and the US dollar held on to most of its gains today as investors heaved a sigh of relief after a temporary halt in the trade war between the US and China eased worries of a global recession.

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, May 13 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan yesterday that New Delhi would target “terrorist hideouts” across the border again if there were new attacks on India and would not be deterred by what he called Islamabad’s “nuclear blackmail”.

SEOUL, MAy 13 — Samsung Electronics made public today its slimmest flagship model to date, complete with enhanced artificial intelligence features, as it seeks to get ahead of rival Apple in the premium market.

MONTREAL, May 13 — The United Nations aviation council yesterday ruled Russia is responsible for downing a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine that killed all 298 people onboard, including 196 Dutch citizens and 38 Australian citizens or residents, the Dutch and Australian governments said in separate statements.

SYDNEY, May 13 — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in for a second term today, alongside his ministers, after a landslide win at a national election he said had returned the largest centre-left Labor government since federation in 1901.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, May 13 — An Israeli-American hostage was released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza during a brief pause in fighting yesterday and reunited with his family, but Israeli strikes on the battered enclave soon resumed.

GENEVA, May 13 — Countries met at the United Nations yesterday to revive efforts to regulate the kinds of artificial intelligence-controlled autonomous weapons increasingly used in modern warfare, as experts warn time is running out to put guardrails on new lethal technology.

SEOUL, May 13 — South Korea and Malaysia are holding their ninth round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) today, aimed at expanding trade ties and deepening economic cooperation, Yonhap news agency reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia’s High Commission in Windhoek yesterday held the third edition of the Malaysian Fruits and Food Promotion show, this time introducing popular local fruits to Namibia.

TOKYO, May 13 — Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co plans to cut around 20,000 jobs worldwide — more than double the number announced last November — as part of deeper restructuring efforts to revive its struggling business.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the United States dollar today, supported by positive sentiment from US-China diplomatic negotiations on US’ reciprocal tariffs, an analyst said.

NEW DELHI, May 13 — Indian authorities yesterday announced the reopening of 32 airports it closed down for civilian flight operations due to airspace restrictions in the wake of heightened tensions with Pakistan, Xinhua reported.