Malaysia – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:09:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Malaysia – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 At 97, Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad to contest in elections https://www.theinfostride.com/at-97-malaysias-former-leader-mahathir-mohamad-to-contest-in-elections/ https://www.theinfostride.com/at-97-malaysias-former-leader-mahathir-mohamad-to-contest-in-elections/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:00:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=333981 Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad announced Tuesday he will defend his seat in the general elections expected next month, though he wouldn’t say whether he would be prime minister a third time if his political alliance wins. We have not decided who will be prime minister because the prime minister candidate is only relevant [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/at-97-malaysias-former-leader-mahathir-mohamad-to-contest-in-elections/feed/ 0 Canada Ends Contract With Malaysia’s Supermax Over Labour Allegations https://www.theinfostride.com/canada-ends-contract-with-malaysias-supermax-over-labour-allegations/ https://www.theinfostride.com/canada-ends-contract-with-malaysias-supermax-over-labour-allegations/#respond Mon, 17 Jan 2022 21:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=316854 Canada has terminated its sourcing contract with Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corp following allegations about forced labour, the country’s public services and procurement department said on Tuesday. Malaysian factories making products ranging from medical gloves to palm oil have increasingly come under scrutiny over allegations they abuse foreign workers, who form a significant part of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/canada-ends-contract-with-malaysias-supermax-over-labour-allegations/feed/ 0 Ismail Sabri Yaakob Appointed As New Prime Minister Of Malaysia https://www.theinfostride.com/ismail-sabri-yaakob-appointed-as-new-prime-minister-of-malaysia/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ismail-sabri-yaakob-appointed-as-new-prime-minister-of-malaysia/#respond Fri, 20 Aug 2021 21:00:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304447 Former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia on Friday. Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah appointed Ismail Sabri as the new Prime Minister of the country, the national palace said, reported Xinhua. He will succeed Muhyiddin Yassin, who resigned on Monday after losing majority support [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ismail-sabri-yaakob-appointed-as-new-prime-minister-of-malaysia/feed/ 0 Malaysian PM, Muhyiddin Yassin Refuses To Resign, Delays Vote By A Month https://www.theinfostride.com/malaysian-pm-muhyiddin-yassin-refuses-to-resign-delays-vote-by-a-month/ https://www.theinfostride.com/malaysian-pm-muhyiddin-yassin-refuses-to-resign-delays-vote-by-a-month/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:01:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302874 Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin refused to resign Wednesday after a key ally pulled support for him, but said he will seek a vote of confidence in Parliament next month to prove his legitimacy to govern. Shortly after a meeting with King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah at the palace, Muhyiddin said in a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/malaysian-pm-muhyiddin-yassin-refuses-to-resign-delays-vote-by-a-month/feed/ 0 Godwin Emefiele Appointed Head Of International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation https://www.theinfostride.com/godwin-emefiele-appointed-head-of-international-islamic-liquidity-management-corporation/ Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:53:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=151522 The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has been elected as the Chairman of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM). CBN’s acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor, announced this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The statement stated that by the development, Emefiele had also become the Head of [...]

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]]> INTERPOL and EFCC arrest Ring Leader of Global Network behind Thousands of Online Scams https://www.theinfostride.com/interpol-and-efcc-arrest-ring-leader-of-global-network-behind-thousands-of-online-scams/ https://www.theinfostride.com/interpol-and-efcc-arrest-ring-leader-of-global-network-behind-thousands-of-online-scams/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:41:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=136258 The ring leader of an international criminal network behind thousands of online frauds has been arrested in a joint operation by INTERPOL and the Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The 40-year-old Nigerian national, known as ‘Mike’, is believed to be behind scams totalling more than USD 60 million involving hundreds of victims worldwide. In [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/interpol-and-efcc-arrest-ring-leader-of-global-network-behind-thousands-of-online-scams/feed/ 1 #Football: Singapore postpones Malaysia football game over stadium https://www.theinfostride.com/football-singapore-postpones-malaysia-football-game-over-stadium/ Mon, 26 May 2014 07:51:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44838 Singapore has postponed a highly anticipated football match against arch-rivals Malaysia over concerns that its state-of-the-art new sports complex is not ready to host the fixture. Officials said there was no new date yet for the game, which was planned…

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]]> US President lands in Philippines as defence pact signed https://www.theinfostride.com/us-president-lands-in-philippines-as-defence-pact-signed/ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:18:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38853 President Barack Obama landed in the Philippines on Monday to cement new defence ties on the last leg of an Asian tour conducted against a backdrop of territorial tensions between US allies and China. Obama flew into Manila from Malaysia, hours after…

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]]> President Barack Obama navigates tricky political path in Malaysia https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-navigates-tricky-political-path-in-malaysia/ Sun, 27 Apr 2014 06:09:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38645 US President Barack Obama paid homage to Malaysia's moderate brand of Islam and picked his way through his hosts' contentious politics Sunday on the latest leg of his Asian tour. Obama started his first full day in Kuala Lumpur at the marble-colonnaded…

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]]> Malaysia’s premier pledges MH370 transparency as families vent anger https://www.theinfostride.com/malaysias-premier-pledges-mh370-transparency-as-families-vent-anger/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:23:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38151 Malaysia's premier pledged to release a report on flight MH370's disappearance as passengers’ families protested Friday outside the country’s embassy in Beijing, venting anger at the agonising information vacuum surrounding the plane. Prime Minister…

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]]> MH370 flight search at a very critical juncture – Minister https://www.theinfostride.com/mh370-flight-search-at-a-very-critical-juncture-minister/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 08:29:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36877 The effort to find missing flight MH370 is at a "very critical juncture", Malaysia's transport minister said Saturday as authorities mull whether to reassess a challenging search of the Indian Ocean seabed that has so far found nothing. "The search…

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]]> About 100 Malaysian Muslims protest against Obama visit https://www.theinfostride.com/about-100-malaysian-muslims-protest-against-obama-visit/ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:19:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36696 About 100 Malaysian Muslim activists protested Friday outside the US embassy against the coming visit by President Barack Obama, denouncing him as an enemy of Islam. The demonstration underscored the delicate nature of Obama's trip to Muslim-majority…

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]]> Sub dives deeper in hunt for missing MH370 flight https://www.theinfostride.com/sub-dives-deeper-in-hunt-for-missing-mh370-flight/ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:29:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36627 The mini-sub searching for missing flight MH370 has reached record depths well beyond its normal operating limits, officials said Friday as it dived on its fifth seabed mission. With no results to show since the Boeing 777 carrying 239 people disappeared…

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]]> Malaysia insists no mid-flight phone call from MH370 cockpit https://www.theinfostride.com/malaysia-insists-no-mid-flight-phone-call-from-mh370-cockpit/ Sun, 13 Apr 2014 07:14:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35381 Malaysia on Sunday rejected claims that phone calls were made from missing flight MH370 before it vanished, but refused to rule out any possibility in a so far fruitless investigation over the cause of the jet's disappearance. The New Straits Times,…

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]]> Australia PM warns of extended search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 https://www.theinfostride.com/australia-pm-warns-of-extended-search-for-missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370/ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 04:40:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35097 The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will likely continue for "a long time", Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned Saturday, a day after voicing confidence that signals from the black box had been detected. The Australian-led…

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]]> Australian Prime Minister ‘very confident’ signals are from MH370 [REPORT] https://www.theinfostride.com/australian-prime-minister-very-confident-signals-are-from-mh370-report/ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 03:58:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=34820 Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Friday he was "very confident that signals detected in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 were from the aircraft's blackbox. "We have very much narrowed down the search area and we are very…

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]]> Hamilton edges Rosberg in Bahrain thriller https://www.theinfostride.com/hamilton-edges-rosberg-in-bahrain-thriller/ Sun, 06 Apr 2014 18:32:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33687 Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg after a thrilling wheel-to-wheel duel, taking him level with Juan Manuel Fangio on 24 career victories. Hamilton, who also won last weekend in Malaysia, finished…

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]]> Painstaking underwater search for MH370 black box https://www.theinfostride.com/painstaking-underwater-search-for-mh370-black-box/ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 07:18:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33382 Two vessels were searching underwater for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Saturday, as air and sea missions failed to find any sign of the plane and the clock ticked on the signal from its black box. Up to 10 military planes, three civilian…

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]]> Malaysia bans Noah film as ‘un-Islamic’ https://www.theinfostride.com/malaysia-bans-noah-film-as-un-islamic/ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 07:13:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33368 Malaysia has joined other Islamic countries in banning the Hollywood biblical epic "Noah" starring Russell Crowe, decrying it as irreligious and saying it violates Islamic law against depicting prophets. A home ministry official Saturday confirmed that…

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]]> Hamilton and Rosberg put Mercedes on top at Bahrain Grand Prix https://www.theinfostride.com/hamilton-and-rosberg-put-mercedes-on-top-at-bahrain-grand-prix/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:51:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33119 Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg hammered home Mercedes' early season dominance on Friday when they set the fastest times in opening practice for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton, the winner in Malaysia last weekend, clocked 1min 37.502sec to top…

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]]> Malaysia PM ‘will not rest’ until MH370 answers found https://www.theinfostride.com/malaysia-pm-will-not-rest-until-mh370-answers-found/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:41:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32801 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak vowed Thursday "we will not rest" until the fate of Flight MH370 is known, as Australia called it "the most difficult search in human history". Najib toured the military base in Perth being used as a staging post…

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]]> Rosberg, Hamilton stamp authority in F1 Malaysia GP practice https://www.theinfostride.com/rosberg-hamilton-stamp-authority-in-f1-malaysia-gp-practice/ Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:40:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31396 Mercedes underlined their superiority in the new Formula One season as first Lewis Hamilton and then Nico Rosberg led the timings in the Malaysian Grand Prix practice sessions on Friday. Hamilton topped the opening session with his team-mate third,…

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]]> Storms ground MH370 air search after new debris sighting https://www.theinfostride.com/storms-ground-mh370-air-search-after-new-debris-sighting/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:39:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31196 Thunderstorms and gale-force winds grounded the international air search for wreckage from Flight MH370 on Thursday, frustrating the luckless effort yet again just as new satellite images of floating objects sparked hopes of a breakthrough. It marked…

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]]> Satellite images show 122 potential objects in jet search: Malaysia https://www.theinfostride.com/satellite-images-show-122-potential-objects-in-jet-search-malaysia/ Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:01:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31021 Fresh satellite images taken during the search for a missing passenger jet show 122 "potential objects" in one area of the Indian Ocean, Malaysia said Wednesday. The images from Airbus Defence and Space in France show the objects in a 400-square-kilometre…

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]]> Charting the missing plane’s search zones [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/charting-the-missing-planes-search-zones-video/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:43:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30658 How do recovery teams map a search zone for plane wreckage? CNN's Brian Todd interviews an expert whose team has done it.

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]]> Malaysia says China has images of floating objects https://www.theinfostride.com/malaysia-says-china-has-images-of-floating-objects/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:40:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30050 China has new satellite images of one or more floating objects that could be related to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Saturday. "The news that I just received is that the Chinese ambassador…

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]]> Airliner crisis compounds Malaysian government’s woes https://www.theinfostride.com/airliner-crisis-compounds-malaysian-governments-woes-3/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 07:53:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30010 Malaysia's missing-plane crisis has exposed the shortcomings of a ruling regime already wrestling with a rapidly shrinking support base, fierce racial divisions and international criticism of its tough handling of political opponents. The same government…

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]]> Two objects spotted possibly related to MH370: Australia https://www.theinfostride.com/two-objects-spotted-possibly-related-to-mh370-australia/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:29:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29656 Two objects possibly related to the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been sighted, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday in a potential breakthrough. Abbott told parliament "new and credible information" had come…

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]]> Live Report of Search for MH370 https://www.theinfostride.com/live-report-of-search-for-mh370/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:07:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29622 08:18 GMT - Arrive - A merchant ship was expected to arrive in the vicinity around 0700 GMT. 07:24 GMT - Reality - Anthony Brickhouse, associate professor of aerospace and occupational safety at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the United States…

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]]> Obama says plane search a ‘top priority’ https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-says-plane-search-a-top-priority/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:01:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29594 President Barack Obama said Wednesday the search for the missing Malaysian airliner was a "top priority" for the United States and offered every possible resource -- including the FBI. In his first on camera comments on the mystery of Malaysia Airlines…

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]]> Malaysia seeks FBI help with pilot’s simulator https://www.theinfostride.com/malaysia-seeks-fbi-help-with-pilots-simulator/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29591 Malaysia has asked the FBI to help recover data deleted from a flight simulator in the home of the pilot of a missing Malaysian jet, a US official said Wednesday. The official, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, confirmed the request related…

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]]> Liverpool ‘touched’ by message from MH370 crew daughter https://www.theinfostride.com/liverpool-touched-by-message-from-mh370-crew-daughter/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:25:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29446 Liverpool said Wednesday it was "touched" by a Twitter message from the daughter of the chief steward aboard a missing Malaysian airliner, appealing for her dad to "come home" to watch the club's game. The English Premier League club reposted the message…

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]]> Thai radar saw ‘unknown aircraft’ after MH370 vanished https://www.theinfostride.com/thai-radar-saw-unknown-aircraft-after-mh370-vanished/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:23:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29423 Thai radar picked up an "unknown aircraft" minutes after flight MH370 last transmitted its location but officials failed to report the findings earlier as the plane was not considered a threat, the air force said Wednesday. The information emerged during…

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]]> Why didn’t missing jet passengers use their cellphones? https://www.theinfostride.com/why-didnt-missing-jet-passengers-use-their-cellphones/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:21:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29420 In the age of smartphones and social media, one question surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysian airliner is why none of the passengers tried to contact relatives, as they did during the 9/11 attacks. Even the absence of phone calls or emails…

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]]> Missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 could be the first ‘cyber hijack’ https://www.theinfostride.com/missing-malaysian-airlines-flight-mh370-could-be-the-first-cyber-hijack/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:21:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29128 THE MISSING Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 could be a victim of the world's first cyber-hijacking, a former member of the Home Office has claimed. Speaking to The Express, British anti-terrorist expert and former Home office scientific adviser Dr Sally…

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]]> Malaysia minister confirms jet search area expanded https://www.theinfostride.com/malaysia-minister-confirms-jet-search-area-expanded/ Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:35:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28491 Malaysia confirmed Friday that the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane had been expanded into the Indian Ocean, but declined to comment on US reports that the jet had flown for hours after going missing. "The aircraft is still missing, and…

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]]> China spots floating objects in Malaysia jet hunt https://www.theinfostride.com/china-spots-floating-objects-in-malaysia-jet-hunt/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 06:57:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28298 Planes searching an area where Chinese satellites spotted possible debris from a missing Malaysian passenger jet have found no sign of wreckage, officials said Thursday, dimming hopes of a breakthrough in the mystery. China said late Wednesday its satellites…

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]]> Protest in Malaysia after government suspends magazine https://www.theinfostride.com/protest-in-malaysia-after-government-suspends-magazine/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:23:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7983 Dozens of journalists protested Saturday in Malaysia against the suspension of a weekly magazine, urging the Southeast Asian nation to allow greater press freedom. The Heat stopped publication last month after the Home Ministry suspended it, saying…

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]]> Life bans imposed in Malaysia for football match-fixing https://www.theinfostride.com/life-bans-imposed-in-malaysia-for-football-match-fixing/ Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:01:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5948 Malaysian football authorities have imposed a lifetime ban on five players and three officials for match-fixing in the domestic league, a senior football official said on Saturday. The eight, who represented Kuala Lumpur, were also slapped with a 20…

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]]> Trans-Pacific trade pact deadline in doubt as talks start https://www.theinfostride.com/trans-pacific-trade-pact-deadline-in-doubt-as-talks-start/ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 12:00:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3882 Trade ministers from the United States and 11 other countries opened talks on Saturday in an attempt to meet a US deadline to forge a trans-Pacific trade pact before the end of the year. However, analysts said an agreement on the proposed Trans-Pacific…

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