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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have launched an investigation into a local Chinese-language newspaper over the publication of an incomplete illustration of the national flag on its front page which has drawn public criticism and even a rebuke from the king. Bukit Aman police have confirmed that a chief editor and deputy chief sub-editor from Sin Chew Daily will be called in for questioning on Thursday (Apr 17), local news outlet New Straits Times (NST) reported.  “Investigations revealed that the chief editor played a role in approving the image of the flag while the deputy chief sub-editor is the graphic design…

Beijing’s comments come after White House says Chinese exports could face duties of up to 245 percent.China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it will pay no attention to United States President Donald Trump’s “tariff numbers game” after the White House suggested Chinese exports are facing tariffs of up to 245 percent. The White House disclosed the latest tariff rates in a fact sheet earlier this week. The fact sheet includes Trump’s recent 125 percent tariff and earlier 20 percent tariff imposed in response to Beijing’s alleged failure to curb fentanyl exports to the US, as well as potential duties…

A now-deported illegal alien accused of being an MS-13 gang member that was living illegally in Maryland has a record of being a “violent” repeat wife beater, according to court records filed in a Prince George’s County, Maryland, district court by his wife.Fox News obtained the written domestic violence allegations filed in court against 29-year-old Kilmar Abrego Garcia by his wife, Jennifer Vasquez, in 2021.In the filing, written in Vasquez’s own handwriting, she alleges Abrego Garcia repeatedly beat her, writing: “At this point, I am afraid to be close to him. I have multiple photos/videos of how violent he can…

The Kia Tasman is now available to order in Australia, ahead of first customer deliveries in July.Kia will first launch the Tasman in dual-cab pickup guise, before adding a dual-cab/chassis in August, followed by a single-cab/chassis in “late 2025”.Available in a single 4×2 grade and five 4×4 trim levels, the Kia Tasman is offered across five variants: S, SX, SX+, X-Line and X-Pro.Pricing starts from $42,990 before on-road costs for the Tasman S 4×2, undercutting the most affordable Ford Ranger 4×2 dual-cab by $290.Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side…

YANGON: Myanmar’s military government said on Thursday (Apr 17) it will release nearly 5,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country’s new year festivities. Civil rights groups say the junta has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its 2021 coup cut short Myanmar’s experiment with democracy and plunged the nation into a multi-sided civil war. Amnesties are regularly announced to commemorate national holidays or Buddhist festivals, but most high-profile political prisoners including deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remain detained. A junta statement said 4,893 prisoners will be pardoned “to participate in the state-building process, for peace of…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the European banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Santander has overtaken UBS as continental Europe’s most valuable bank after Donald Trump’s tariff-induced market rout hit the Swiss lender harder than peers. UBS’s shares have slumped nearly 15 per cent since the US president announced a raft of “reciprocal” tariffs on April 2, triggering a market sell-off. Shares in the Spanish lender have only dropped about 5 per cent in that period. The moves have left Santander with a market capitalisation of €91.3bn as of market close on Wednesday, overtaking UBS…

A friend messaged me recently. After more than a decade in mergers and acquisitions at a top-tier US investment bank, he had finally quit. Attached was a screenshot: “Legendary Pacific Sailings” it read, advertising three superyacht itineraries. He was trying to put together a group for the trip. Now, I’ve never sailed, I don’t know if I’d enjoy it, but I’m sorely tempted.When I retired, aged 55, from investment banking three years ago, it felt like slamming the brakes on a race car. I suddenly found myself standing still while the world whizzed past. For decades, my life had been…

Paige Bueckers has had an eventful month.During the first Sunday of the month, Bueckers helped lift UConn women’s basketball back to the mountaintop. The Huskies knocked off the defending champion South Carolina Gamecocks to secure Bueckers first career NCAA title.On Sunday, sources confirmed to ESPN that Bueckers was set to ink a three-year deal with the upstart Unrivaled, a professional women’s 3-on-3 league. On Monday, Bueckers was the first player selected in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Paige Bueckers poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the number one overall pick to the Dallas Wings in the 2025…

Fifty years after the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge rebel army, the events of April 17, 1975 continue to cast a long shadow over Cambodia and its political system. Emerging from the bloodshed and chaos of the spreading war in neighbouring Vietnam, Pol Pot’s radical peasant movement rose up and defeated the United States-backed regime of General Lon Nol. The war culminated five decades ago on Thursday, with Pol Pot’s forces sweeping into Cambodia’s capital and ordering the city’s more than two million people into the countryside with little more than the belongings they could carry. With…

Pensacola, Florida — Emily Ley has spent the last 17 years building Simplified, her small stationery business based in Pensacola, Florida.The company produces its planners in China, but for American shoppers. “I would love to make them here, but the U.S. simply doesn’t have the infrastructure or the supply chain to do it,” Ley told CBS News.   That stationery is now subject to the recent slew of sky-high tariffs.”We don’t have the same options as large businesses,” Ley said. “We don’t have the same capital or ability to pivot.”  After President Trump raised tariffs on China this month, eventually totaling 145%, Ley, with the…