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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia to Seek Norway Explanation Over Missile Supply Halt]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 02:25:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Picasso, Miró Art Among Latest 1MDB Assets Recovered by Malaysia]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 06:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysian Minister Calls for Update on ‘Corporate Mafia’ Probe]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Netty Idayu Ismail]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 06:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Gobind Singh Deo, Malaysia&apos;s digital minister, during the KL20 Tech Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday, April 22, 2024. Malaysia&apos;s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd. will set up a venture capital of up to 3 billion ringgit ($627 million) with two other partners to invest in startups in Southeast Asia.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia Cautious as War-Led Inflation to Hit Later This Year]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:41:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia’s Fuel Subsidy Bill Swells to $1.8 Billion in April]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:34:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[One of Seven Stranded Malaysian Vessels Sails Through Hormuz]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Netty Idayu Ismail]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:29:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia Says Its Tankers Will Be Exempt from Iran’s Hormuz Toll]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:42:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia Cuts Subsidized Fuel Quotas on Global Oil Price Surge]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anuradha Raghu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:58:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia Sees Higher Subsidy Bill From Elevated Oil Prices]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:44:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anwar’s Prosecutor Reform Delayed After PM Term-Limit Setback]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kok Leong Chan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:58:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia’s Anwar Says Panel Probing Graft Chief Will Report Soon]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:18:59 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia&apos;s prime minister, during the Malaysia Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Malaysia&apos;s economy has proved resilient against US tariffs, for now, prompting the central bank to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged since July.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia’s Bid to Limit Prime Minister’s Tenure Fails Vote]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kok Leong Chan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:28:58 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia&apos;s prime minister, at the launch ceremony of the Maharani Freeport at Tanjung Emas in Muar, Johor, Malaysia, on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. The developer of an energy project linked to Malaysia&apos;s king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, says it could attract 144 billion ringgit ($35 billion) worth of investment from global investors in the long term and help support the nation&apos;s economy.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia to Decide on MACC Inquiry After Probe on Chief Ends]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Redmond]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia’s Top Coalition Party Weighs Cabinet Roles, Report Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kok Leong Chan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:54:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia’s Cabinet Orders Probe Into Anti-Graft Chief Azam]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kok Leong Chan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:23:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia’s Once-Dominant UMNO to Work With Political Rivals]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kok Leong Chan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia’s UMNO to Press for Najib Release But Stay in Coalition]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kok Leong Chan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Najib Razak arrives for a court hearing in Kuala Lumpur, on Dec. 22.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Proposes Term Limit in Bid to Revive Support]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anisah Shukry]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:15:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysia Fines Ex-PM Najib $2.8 Billion for 1MDB, Adds Jail Time]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kok Leong Chan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 02:11:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Supporters of former Prime Minister Najib Razak outside the Court of Appeal and Federal Court in Putrajaya on Dec. 26. Photo: Samsul Said/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[In Act of Boycott, Malaysia Makes Its Own ‘McDonald’s’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Israel-Hamas war sparked a new kind of hyper-local consumer loyalty in the Muslim world that’s showing no signs of reversing, fragile ceasefire and all.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ram Anand]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:01:24 GMT</pubDate>
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