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Malaysia jobless rate dips to 2.9 pct in Q1

AKP Phnom Penh, 12 May, 2026-- Malaysia's unemployment rate edged down to 2.9 percent in the first quarter of 2026, as both employment and labor force expanded modestly, official data showed Tuesday. The number of unemployed persons fell 0.4 percent to 506,500, bringing the jobless rate down 0.1...

Humanitarian situation continues to worsen in Lebanon despite ceasefire: UN

AKP Phnom Penh, 12 May, 2026-- The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in Lebanon despite the ceasefire, with attacks on health-related sites and the killing of paramedics, UN humanitarians said Monday. More than 100 strikes were reported in the past 24 hours alone, while 87 people w...

Iran's draft proposal for U.S. talks demands ending war, removing sanctions, lifting naval blockade

AKP Phnom Penh, 11 May, 2026-- Iran's latest draft proposal for talks with the United States calls for an immediate cessation of conflict on all fronts, a guarantee for no more "aggression" against Iran, and the lifting of U.S. sanctions and naval blockade, the semi-official Tasnim news agency repo...

Central banks of Malaysia, Indonesia sign MoU to deepen cooperation

AKP Phnom Penh, 11 May, 2026-- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank Indonesia (BI) have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in promoting regional financial stability and sustainable economic growth, the two central banks said Monday. The MoU provides...

Oil tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz via Iran-designated route: media

AKP Phnom Penh, 11 May, 2026-- An oil tanker named Agios Fanourios I on Sunday passed through the Strait of Hormuz along an Iran-designated route after coordinating with Iranian authorities, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday. The tanker, which is carrying oil from Iraq, is...

Malaysia's services sector grows 8.1 pct on year in Q1

AKP Phnom Penh, 11 May, 2026-- Malaysia's services sector expanded 8.1 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, with revenue rising to 682 billion ringgit (about 173.65 billion U.S. dollars), driven by resilient consumer spending, tourism activities and growing digital adoption, official...

French Senate passes cultural property restitution bill

AKP Phnom Penh, 08 May, 2026-- he French Senate on Thursday approved a draft law on the restitution of cultural property acquired through illicit appropriation, following a new round of debate. The upper house of parliament passed the bill with 343 votes in favor and none against, after the revi...

U.S. int'l trade court rules Trump's new global tariff illegal

AKP Phnom Penh, 08 May, 2026-- The U.S. Court of International Trade on Thursday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's new global tariff is illegal, thus invalidating his 10 percent tariffs on most U.S. imports. The court ruled that Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 allows tariffs only whe...

Iran's FM says normal traffic in Hormuz hinges on ending war, lifting blockage, sanctions

AKP Phnom Penh, 08 May, 2026-- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz will only return to normal when the U.S.-Israeli war stops permanently and the U.S. naval blockade and "illegal" sanctions against Iran are lifted. In a letter addr...

Trump says U.S. had "very good" talks with Iran in past 24 hours

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 May,2026-- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States has had very good talks over the past 24 hours with Iran on ending the war that has lasted more than two months. Iran wants to "make a deal badly," Trump said, repeating his claim at an event in the Whi...

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