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DUBAI, Aug 21 — The UAE this week announced it was suspending trade with Iran, heaping pressure on its major trading partner at the same time that the US declared The post Why did UAE cut Iran trade, and how exposed is Tehran’s US$21b import lifeline? appeared first on The Leaders Online .
PANAMA CITY, Aug 21 — The Panama Canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Nino phenomenon, the The post Global shipping gridlock looms as Panama Canal slashes transits amid worst El Nino drought appeared first on The Leaders Online .
BERLIN, Aug 21 — German companies have recouped hundreds of millions of euros in overpaid tariffs following February’s landmark US Supreme Court ruling, German Press Agency (dpa) reported on Friday, The post US Supreme Court said no to Trump’s tariffs, and now German companies are getting refunds in hundreds of millions appeared first on The Leaders Online .
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Selected rail and bus services operated by Rapid KL will operate 24 hours on Aug 30 and 31 to facilitate public movement in conjunction with The post Rapid KL to run 24‑hour trains and buses for Merdeka Eve and National Day crowds appeared first on The Leaders Online .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 21 — Malaysia will utilise Asean diplomatic channels to seek a solution to the transboundary haze affecting several areas in the region, said Foreign Minister Datuk The post Foreign minister says Asean best platform as Malaysia pushes regional action on haze crisis appeared first on The Leaders Online .
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Bursa Malaysia ended little changed on Friday, as investors remained cautious amid renewed pressure on global bond yields and geopolitical tensions, an analyst said. At The post Bursa Malaysia ends little changed as bond yields, geopolitical tensions weigh on sentiment appeared first on The Leaders Online .
SEOUL Aug 21 — South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics said Friday it would buy back up to US$80 billion (RM323.2 billion) of its own shares to boost shareholder returns, The post US$80b buyback: Samsung goes big to win back investors appeared first on The Leaders Online .
TOKYO Aug 21 — International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against “the demise of international rule of law” after the United States targeted her with The post International Criminal Court chief warns against ‘demise of international rule of law’ after US sanctions appeared first on The Leaders Online .
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 — A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska killed eight people yesterday, the military said. The civilian-contracted plane crashed at the airport The post Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force radar site in Alaska, military says appeared first on The Leaders Online .
BEIJING, Aug 21 — The death toll from devastating floods in southern China last month jumped to 159 today, state media reported, with ten people still missing. Typhoon Maysak wreaked The post South China floods death toll jumps to 159 with 10 still missing appeared first on The Leaders Online .
DEIR EL-BALAH, Aug 20 — From a small makeshift tent in the central Gaza Strip, a dedicated team works to carefully store and document some of the war-shattered territory’s most The post ‘Ray of hope’: Gaza seed bank rebuilds stocks destroyed by war in bid to revive farming appeared first on The Leaders Online .
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Bursa Malaysia ended higher on Thursday as easing US Treasury yields improved risk appetite following the US Treasury’s announcement of increased buyback operations, an analyst The post Bursa Malaysia ends higher as easing US Treasury yields boost risk appetite appeared first on The Leaders Online .
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) posted a lower net profit of RM365.48 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (2Q 2026), compared with RM402.97 The post Telekom Malaysia 2Q net profit slips to RM365.48m despite higher revenue appeared first on The Leaders Online .
BANDA ACEH, Aug 20 — Officials in Indonesia’s staunchly Islamic Aceh province publicly caned two women and two men 100 strokes each for engaging in sex outside of marriage, an The post Aceh canes four Indonesians 100 strokes each for sex outside marriage appeared first on The Leaders Online .
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today defended Malaysia’s adherence to the One-China policy following criticism from Taiwanese lawmakers over his recent remarks on Taiwan. The post Anwar says Malaysia has adhered to One-China policy since Tun Abdul Razak’s time, will continue to uphold it appeared first on The Leaders Online .
HONG KONG, Aug 20 — Asian markets rallied today after the US Treasury said it would “at least double” the amount of long-term bonds to push down borrowing costs, following The post Asian stocks rally as US Treasury move eases bond yield fears appeared first on The Leaders Online .
PETALING JAYA, Aug 20 — The proposed data centre project in Kota Damansara is off the table for now, after the developer withdrew its planning permission application to the Petaling The post Developer withdraws Kota Damansara data centre application after public raises concerns, says Ramanan appeared first on The Leaders Online .
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ruled out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as Malaysia’s primary tax pillar, maintaining that a broad-based consumption The post Anwar rules out full GST return, citing cost-of-living concerns appeared first on The Leaders Online .
KLANG, Aug 20 — The government hopes that all online platforms will fully comply with the Risk Mitigation Code, which came into force on June 1 under the Online Safety The post Teo Nie Ching urges platforms to fully comply with Risk Mitigation Code to curb online fraud appeared first on The Leaders Online .
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) has launched the Santun Kasih Pemandiri@Keganasan Rumah Tangga (SARI@KRT) programme to assist 1,400 domestic violence survivors The post SARI@KRT programme to help 1,400 domestic violence survivors nationwide rebuild lives, says Nancy Shukri appeared first on The Leaders Online .
