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NEWS: Ikea celebrates a quarter of a century in Malaysia

Chinese and Indonesian firms will sign business agreements totalling more than US$10 billion (RM43.82 billion) on Sunday, President Prabowo Subianto said as he met his counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing during a state visit.

Chinese, Indonesian firms to ink US$10b of deals, Prabowo says

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck is ramping up pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to schedule new elections without delay.  

Habeck, who is also Germany’s vice-chancellor, told the public broadcaster ZDF on Friday evening that a vote should be held “as soon as possible” following the collapse of Scholz’s unpopular three-way coalition. He also cautioned that parties should be careful not to jeopardise the constitution or ongoing government affairs.

Germany’s vice-chancellor adds to pressure for speedy election

Russia and the US have had contact on the subject of the war in Ukraine via “closed channels” at the military and political levels, according to a top Russian foreign relations official.

Russia says it has exchanged ‘signals’ with US on war in Ukraine

The Labuan Port Authority (LPA), currently overseen by the Bintulu Port Authority, will soon operate directly under the Ministry of Transport (MOT), pending the official transfer of the Bintulu Port Authority to the Sarawak government.

Labuan Port Authority to fall directly under MOT amid Bintulu Port handover, says Loke

The continued use of religious and racial issues as political tools pose a significant threat to national unity and must be curbed immediately, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah.

Racial, religious issues threatening unity must be swiftly contained, says Sultan Nazrin

When power becomes overly concentrated within any single institution or one branch grows significantly weaker, it is often the cause of a lame government that can lead to failures in justice, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah.

Concentrated power, weak institutions cause justice failures, says Sultan Nazrin

Russian officials and business executives have held talks about merging the country’s biggest oil companies into a single producer, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

Russia could merger its biggest oil companies into a single producer — WSJ

The police have received a report in relation to a 'khatib' (a person who delivers the sermon) in Padang Serai, who allegedly discussed the issue of granting citizenship to Chinese nationals while delivering a sermon during Friday prayers a day ago.

Bukit Aman to probe purported slander in mosque that 'citizenship granted to over a million Chinese nationals'

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has ordered the contractor of the J Satine condominium project in Wangsa Maju to cease all construction activities.

DBKL orders construction work to stop for J Satine condominium project in Wangsa Maju

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has the right to impose additional conditions on U Mobile Sdn Bhd before granting it the spectrum to operate the country’s second 5G network, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.