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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > opinion > 02/25/2026 > seeing-indonesias-troop-deployment-in-gaza-through-humanitarian-lens

Seeing Indonesia’s troop deployment in Gaza through humanitarian lens

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (651+ words) Indonesia's readiness to deploy up to 8,000 personnel to Gaza has inevitably stirred debate across diplomatic and strategic communities. In an age defined by recurrent wars and fractured alliances, the movement of troops is often read as escalation. Yet to interpret…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > nation > 02/25/2026 > ai-boom-could-drive-consumer-electronics-prices-up-50-warns-phison-chief

AI boom could drive consumer electronics prices up 50%, warns Phison chief

2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (407+ words) Pua Khein-Seng, chief executive of Phison Electronics, a major supplier of controllers used in solid-state drives and other flash storage products, said companies have shifted to producing "highly profitable" products such as high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DDR5 RAM chips. Memory chips,…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > leisure > 02/25/2026 > jaws-harpoon-gun-and-star-wars-treasures-lead-la-film-and-tv-auction

‘Jaws’ harpoon gun and ‘Star Wars’ treasures lead LA film and TV auction

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (558+ words) The collection of around 1,550 pieces of film and TV history will go under the hammer over three days from March 25, with in-room bidding on the first day only at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. From props to costumes,…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > world > 02/25/2026 > trump-puts-vp-vance-in-charge-of-war-on-fraud

Trump puts VP Vance in charge of ‘war on fraud’

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (13+ words) Trump puts VP Vance in charge of "war on fraud'Free Malaysia Today...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > world > 02/25/2026 > eu-chief-vows-to-deliver-e90bil-ukraine-loan

EU chief vows to deliver €90bil Ukraine loan

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (253+ words) Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban is stalling both the 90-billion-euro (US$106-billion) loan as well as a fresh round of sanctions on Russia until Kyiv re-opens a key oil pipeline. Ukraine says the Druzhba pipeline, which crosses its territory to…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 02/25/2026 > germanys-merz-arrives-in-china-for-talks-on-trade-security

Germany’s Merz arrives in China for talks on trade, security

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (621+ words) Berlin and Beijing want to build on their decades-old economic ties at a time when US President Donald Trump has sparked global chaos with his tariffs blitz and other erratic foreign policy moves. But Merz is also expected to stress…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > opinion > 02/25/2026 > malay-unity-is-a-myth-that-backstabbing-elites-peddle

Malay unity is a myth that backstabbing elites peddle

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1029+ words) Every few years, when Malay politics descends into its usual circus, someone dusts off the same tired phrase, Malay unity. It is heard at party assemblies and recycled endlessly by politicians who cannot even unite their own committees, let alone…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 02/25/2026 > us-consumer-confidence-rises-in-february

US consumer confidence rises in February

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (263+ words) After sinking in January amid cost-of-living pressures, the Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose by 2.2 points in February to 91.2, according to preliminary survey results through mid-month. "Confidence ticked up in February after falling in January, as consumers' pessimistic expectations for…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 02/25/2026 > apple-shareholders-reject-call-for-report-on-china-manufacturing-risks

Apple shareholders reject call for report on China manufacturing risks

6+ hour, 47+ min ago  (252+ words) The vote came after Apple has worked for nearly a decade to broaden its manufacturing base to Vietnam, India and the US, where it said earlier that it would assemble some of its Mac mini computers to meet US demand…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > leisure > 02/25/2026 > psychology-grad-proves-agriculture-is-a-lucrative-career

Psychology grad proves agriculture is a lucrative career

7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (634+ words) Armed with a Bachelor of Psychology from Upper Iowa University in the United States, the 33-year-old made the bold decision in 2018 to leave behind a conventional career track and venture into turkey farming. What began as a leap of faith…...