The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 4.5 per cent in 2025 and 4.0 per cent in 2026. In its July 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO) update released today, titled ‘Global Economy: Tenuous Resilience amid Persistent Uncertainty’, the IMF said the forecast for 2025…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will partner with Israel to run new food centers in Gaza to address the worsening humanitarian crisis there, but he and U.S. officials offered few additional details about the plan or how it would differ from existing food distribution centers. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One…
Arab countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt joined calls Tuesday for Hamas to disarm and end its rule of Gaza, in a bid to end the devastating war in the Palestinian territory. Seventeen countries plus the European Union and Arab League threw their weight behind a seven-page text agreed at a United Nations conference…
The government has cancelled its plan to implement high value goods tax (HVGT), said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The reason being, the principle of taxing luxury items have been incorporated into the revised sales tax structure with luxury and selected goods now subject to either 5% or 10% in tax. Anwar revealed this…
Thailand and Cambodian military commanders have reached a comprehensive seven – point agreement that would de-escalate their shared border tensions, reported Thailand’s The Nation. The Royal Thai Army was represented by Commander of Thailand’s 2nd Army Region, Lieutenanat General Boonsin Padklang met with Deputy Commander of Cambodian Military Region 4 in Surin Province. The seven…
Deputy National Unity minister, Senator K Saraswathy rubbished claims by the opposition that the Indian community has been sidelined by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s administration. She claimed that the claims were “misconception propagated by certain quarters”. “This is completely untrue and does not reflect the government’s ongoing commitment to the well-being and progress…
Barely three days since the Turun Anwar rally took place, Urimai appears to be squabbling with Perikatan Nasional (PN) component, the Malaysian Indian People’s Party (MIPP) over which party had the Indian support. Selangor Urimai chairman K Gunasekaran hit out at MIPP for its failure in rallying the Indian crowd for the Turun Anwar rally….
As residents along Thailand’s border with Cambodia fled the ongoing fighting, many tried to take their animals with them. For those who were unable to do so, livestock officials stepped in to help. Thailand’s Livestock Department asked its local offices to provide safe space for animals whose owners have had to evacuate, and the offices…
The act of caning an effigy of a sitting Prime Minister during the Turun Anwar rally over the weekend is an offence under the law. According to lawyer Manoharan Malayalam, it is an offence under Sections 504 and 506 of the Penal Code. Section 504 criminalises the act of intentional insult with intent to provoke…
Those who appoint the board members of the Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHEB) have been advised to retain the current younger group of leaders. “They should absorb younger, vibrant leaders in the board such (vice chair Senator Dr A Lingeshwaran and board member K Kumaran. “Having younger working group of leaders would increase the board’s…
