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MAE SOT, March 18 — Despite a weeks-long multinational crackdown, scam centres along the Thai-Myanmar border are still operating with up to 100,000 people working there, the top police general leading Thailand’s operations against the fraud compounds told Reuters.

JAKARTA, March 18 — Indonesia is set to pass contentious revisions to a military law this week that will allow armed forces personnel to hold more civilian posts, a move that has triggered concern in a country once dominated by its all-powerful military.

SUNGAI BULOH, March 18 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat deputy information chief 1 Datuk Seri R.

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, March 18 — A student from Selangor, Fatimah Nuha Mustaza, 20, who was involved in a road crash in Jordan on March 9, is recovering well. This update was shared by her father, Mustaza Abdul Aziz, who is in Jordan visiting Fatimah, who is the second of five...

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, March 18 — The state government has expressed pride for Selangor FC player Faisal Halim, who has reentered the Harimau Malaya squad for the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. State executive councillor for youth, sports and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi said the agile...

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, March 18 — Over 100 Muslims joined the Nuzul Quran celebration at Megawati Hall, at the Menteri Besar’s official residence, today. The event kicked off with an hour-long tadarus Quran reading led by Sheikh Abdullah Jahaf, followed by a kuliah dhuha by Selangor Mufti...

ANKARA, March 18 — Gaza’s local authorities said today that over 322 Palestinians were killed or missing within five hours across the Gaza Strip as Israel resumed its genocide, breaking a ceasefire of nearly two months.

BRUSSELS, March 18 — Donors at a European Union-led conference yesterday pledged €5.8 billion (RM28.09 billion) to help Syria’s new authorities as they struggle with humanitarian and security problems after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

WASHINGTON, March 18 — NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station early today in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a roughly week-long test mission.

WASHINGTON, March 18 — United States President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin today about ending the Ukraine war, with territorial concessions by Kyiv and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant likely to feature prominently in the talks.

WASHINGTON, March 18 — Washington’s decision to pause US foreign aid has “substantially disrupted” supply of HIV treatments in eight countries, which could soon run out of these life-saving medicines, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday.

BEIJING/CHICAGO, March 18 — Beijing has renewed registrations that allow hundreds of US pork and poultry facilities to export to China, industry groups said yesterday, after lapses threatened shipments to the world’s largest meat importer.

PARIS, March 18 — The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs.

PETALING JAYA, March 18 — The number of teams participating in next Super League season will only be known after April 30.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SEPANG, March 18 — The RM9.03 million Sungai Parit Tampoi flood mitigation project in Dengkil here is underway, overseen by the Sepang Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS). Sepang District Officer Khairi Azali Ibrahim said the Sepang JPS is also stabilising and...

SHAH ALAM, March 18 — Selangor is set to finalise five more events to be contested at the 2026 Malaysian Games (Sukma) after Aidilfitri, said state executive councillor for youth, sports and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today extended Nuzul Quran greetings to all Malaysians.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, March 18 — Tourism Selangor chief executive officer Chua Yee Ling is bringing a fresh, inclusive approach to the state’s tourism sector, leveraging her policymaking and business networking background to bridge the gap between government agencies, industry players,...

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SEPANG, March 18 — The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj graciously officiated Masjid Desa Sentosa in Taman Desa Sentosa yesterday. The arrival of His Royal Highness, accompanied by the Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin,...

PUTRAJAYA, March 17 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained two company owners and a clerk on suspicion of involvement in a syndicate that bribed government department officials.