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KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Online fraud involving e-finance crimes, love scams, e-commerce, telecommunications, loans, and non-existent investments increased between 1.6 per cent and 19.8 per cent for the first quarter of this year, compared to the last quarter of last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysia’s singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen has emphasised the importance of mental toughness and a strong team mindset for Leong Jun Hao and Justin Hoh as they gear up for the Sudirman Cup 2025, which will be held in Xiamen, China, from April 27 to May 4.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Newly crowned Asian men’s doubles champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik hope to hit peak form at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles (LA28).

DHAKA, April 18 — Dhaka has demanded a formal apology from Islamabad for the atrocities committed by the Pakistani military during the 1971 war, which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh, reported the German News Agency.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Former Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been awarded RM2.5 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit he filed against Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi, also known as Ustaz Abu Syafiq, over social media posts related to the Covid-19 vaccine made three years ago.

BANGKOK, April 18 — Myanmar's junta and a key opposition group have indicated they will extend a ceasefire to support more aid efforts after a devastating earthquake in the strife-torn nation, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysia's economy is forecast to grow by 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025) based on advance estimates, easing from a five per cent expansion in the previous quarter, backed by domestic activities and steady demand, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) has maintained a ‘neutral' recommendation for the automotive and automotive components sector.

JAKARTA, April 18 — Indonesia will increase imports of US food and commodities and reduce orders from countries the Southeast Asian nation currently buys the products from, chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto told reporters in Washington.

PUTRAJAYA, April 18 — The use of single-use plastic bags in forest reserves, national/state parks, marine parks, geoheritage sites, geosites and certain business premises nationwide is now prohibited as a proactive measure to reduce plastic pollution in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Bursa Malaysia extended its uptrend at mid-morning, tracking gains across regional markets.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, Aril 18 — Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah visited the state’s Orang Asli community on the second day of the Gagasan Rumpun Selangor (GRS) tour in Gombak yesterday. His Royal Highness was accompanied by executive councillor for rural development and unity Datuk...

WASHINGTON, April 18 — US President Donald Trump yesterday signalled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the US and China that shocked markets, and that a deal over the fate of social media platform TikTok may have to wait.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — TikTok Shop, a trusted e-commerce platform in Malaysia, has partnered with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) to raise awareness about safe online shopping through the #ShopSafe initiative.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Bursa Malaysia traded higher in early trade, tracking Wall Street’s mixed performance as investors remained cautiously optimistic amid lingering uncertainty over the United States (US) tariff outlook.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 — Nvidia on Tuesday said it would take US$5.5 billion (RM24 billion) in charges after the US government limited exports of its H20 artificial intelligence chip to China, a key market for one of its most popular chips.

BENGALURU, April 18 — Chinese tea chain Chagee secured a valuation of US$6.2 billion (RM27 billion) after its shares gained 21 per cent in their Nasdaq debut yesterday, defying volatility stemming from the United States' trade war with Beijing.

KUALA LUMPUR, April  18 — Malaysia, as this year’s Asean chair, is committed to ensuring that the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (Defa) can be implemented in the near future, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar at the opening today, as the US Dollar Index (DXY) continued to hover below the 100-point mark amid persistent uncertainty over the US-China trade tensions.

KUALA LUMPUR,  April 18 — Malaysia has dispatched a medical team from the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) to Myanmar as part of a humanitarian relief effort under Operation Starlight III following the devastating earthquake that struck the country last March 28.