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US-Iran conflict

Why Malaysia cannot hide from the Hormuz effect – Ahmad Ibrahim

With US-Iran tensions driving crude above $150 a barrel, Malaysia faces soaring costs, plunging ringgit, and the collapse of key industries—fuel subsidies and political comforts will no longer shield the economy

Oil-producing Malaysia still exposed to higher global price

Malaysia earns revenue from crude exports, but still imports refined fuel for domestic use, analyst explains in debunking myth that fuel prices here should not rise

BNM holds fire on rate hike as oil shock deepens

Policymakers weigh inflation risks from surging crude and West Asia conflict, with subsidies and trade surplus cushioning Malaysia’s economy

Malaysia resilient to external shocks, but not fully insulated: Petronas

National oil form activates contingency measures, urges public to avoid panic buying as West Asia conflict rattles markets

On the brink of wider war: Iran strikes back at US targets across Middle East

US bases in Qatar, Kuwait, UAE and Bahrain struck, Iran says this is only “first wave”

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Cleared for layoffs? AirAsia to retrench 20% of workforce in major cost-cutting move

This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source

Schools may close if air quality worsens, five areas hit unhealthy levels: DOE

The department said the areas recorded unhealthy API readings, warns of RM1mil fine for open burning offenders

No, Malays could not fly: Scholars call out pseudohistory

UPSI and DBP academics urge discipline in handling history after Prof Solehah’s claims of Malays teaching China ‘flying kung fu’