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KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) is working closely with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Health Ministry (MOH) to develop an affordable basic insurance plan to ensure that existing policyholders, especially retirees and lower-income groups, continue to receive adequate coverage.

GENEVA, April 16 — World Health Organisation (WHO) members reached a landmark agreement today on how to learn from Covid-19, which killed millions of people between 2020 and 2022, and prepare the world for future pandemics.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) has set up the “US Tariff Hotline” to assist stakeholders in obtaining accurate information on tariffs imposed by the United States.

KUANTAN, April 16 — A former Immigration Department officer was detained yesterday to help in an investigation related to graft amounting to over RM10 million involving a syndicate smuggling foreigners into the country at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 and 2 without inspection.

SINGAPORE, April 16 — Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong signed the book of condolence for former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore today.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, has expressed his belief that Malaysia and China will continue to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, despite various geopolitical gaps around the world.

SHANGHAI, April 16 — Chinese sellers of items from lunch boxes to appliances have taken to social media platform Rednote to generate sympathy purchases, telling domestic consumers they are offloading stock at bargain prices amid United States tariffs.

SHAH ALAM, April 16 — The state government has raised RM4.74 million through the Selangor Prihatin Fund to help victims of the gas pipeline explosion in Putra Heights, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Sapura Energy Bhd’s (SEB) operations and maintenance (O&M) division has been awarded multiple offshore support vessel (OSV) contracts in Malaysia and Thailand, totalling nearly RM100 million.

SHAH ALAM, April 16 — Fourteen individuals, including three women, are on remand for five days starting today to assist in an investigation into allegedly submitting false birth registration forms to the National Registration Department (JPN).

SEPANG, April 16 — The Selangor government has denied claims that it provided temporary rental houses in remote areas to victims of the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights in Selangor on April 1.

KUCHING, April 16 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) cracked down on a drug trafficking activity using courier services and seized various types of drugs worth RM1.2 million last month (March 14).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Chinese President Xi Jinping was given a state welcome at the Istana Negara today in conjunction with a three-day state visit starting yesterday at the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The number of flood victims at temporary relief centres (PPS) in Sabah recorded an increase this morning, while in Johor, it remained the same as yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Petronas Gas Bhd (PGB) estimates that gas restoration in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, could take place by July 1, 2025, at the earliest, subject to the outcome of ongoing investigations, regulatory approvals, and actual progress on site.

JAKARTA, April 16 — Indonesia will propose increasing its imports of crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States (US) by around US$10 billion (RM44.1 billion), as part of its tariff negotiations, energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia told local media yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The ringgit opened nearly flat against the US dollar on Wednesday, as the US Dollar Index (DXY) edged up slightly to 100.215 points after staying below the 100-point mark in recent days.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The Immigration Department detained 63 illegal immigrants and three locals in separate raids in Bukit Bintang and Dang Wangi yesterday, as well as in Kota Bharu, Tumpat, and Tanah Merah in Kelantan on Monday (April 14).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reminisced fondly about the times spent with fifth prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who passed away on Monday (April 14).

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, April 16 — The Selangor government is expediting local authority approvals for businesses to store diesel on site to cushion the impact of the gas supply disruption after the April 1 Putra Heights pipeline explosion. State executive councillor for investment,...