<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) is pulling its support for the unity government in protest against the withdrawal of all 47 charges faced by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a social media post on Sunday, Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed&nbsp;Abdul Rahman said the party has decided to become a “third force” opposition following the discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) for Zahid in relation to the charges of criminal breach of trust, graft and money laundering.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“This is the start of the normalisation of corruption. We cannot and will not tolerate this unprincipled move,” he added.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>A DNAA means an accused person can face trial for the same charges in the future, if the prosecution decides to reinstate them.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The latest court decision ended a trial which had spanned three years and ten months involving 99 witnesses, and which had&nbsp;established a prima facie case with Zahid having entered his defence.</p></div>


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<p>Much has been reported about the Sarawak government’s negotiations via Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) for the Bornean state’s rights to regulate the oil and gas (O&amp;G) developments within its boundaries. Next door, however, information on Sabah’s progress has seemed scant by comparison, given that both states are on a similar quest.</p>


<p>The flood situation in seven out of nine affected states has worsened on Saturday morning, with the number of evacuees at relief centres (PPS) surpassing 120,000, compared to 106,505 reported on Friday night.</p>


<p>Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said the timing of the next interest rate hike was "approaching" as the economy was moving in line with the central bank's forecasts, the <em>Nikkei </em>newspaper reported, leaving open the chance of a December rate increase.</p>


<p>China's factory activity expanded modestly for a second straight month in November, an official survey showed on Saturday, adding to a string of recent data suggesting a blitz of stimulus is finally trickling through the world's second-largest economy.</p>


<p>Five Canadian news media publishers have sued OpenAI Inc for breaching copyright by scraping content to train artificial intelligence products like ChatGPT — opening another front against the US$157 billion (RM698.22 billion) startup.</p>


<p>Recently, Malaysians and Americans shared a striking political moment. In Malaysia, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak issued a rare apology for his role in the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal. Responses from Malaysians to Najib’s apology have been sharply divided.</p>


<p>Human Resources (Kesuma) Minister, Steven Sim Chee Keong called on employers to empathise and compromise with employees affected by disasters such as floods.</p>


<p>The prevalence of corruption, mismanagement, abuse of power, and breaches of trust are akin to cancerous cells eroding the nation’s anatomy, placing immense burdens on its people, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah. &nbsp;</p>
