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Thailand plans early retirement programme to reduce civil servants

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to introduce an early retirement program for civil servants, as it seeks to cut the state workforce by about 5% a year to reduce government spending, deputy prime minister Pakorn Nilprapunt said. The programme, expected to start fiscal 2027, will initially target employees … Read at Free Malaysia Today

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Google faces backlash against Indian data centre

VISAKHAPATNAM: Handcuffs encircle Google's logo on one campaign poster, while another warns that people "cannot drink data", as opposition mounts to the tech giant's planned AI mega-facility in India. Excavators have swung into action, clearing forest and farmland on the southeast coast for the … Read at Free Malaysia Today

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Iran’s shopkeepers struggle as war dims demand

TEHRAN: At a Tehran bazaar where fragrant herbs and spices whet the appetite, shopkeeper Nasir says locals once bought his nuts by the kilo but soaring prices caused by the US-Iran war have eaten into sales, leaving businesses fighting for survival. The marketplace in the Iranian capital's north … Read at Free Malaysia Today

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Trump’s trade wars sting US manufacturers ahead of midterms

NORTH JACKSON: For Doug Rende, who runs an aluminum product manufacturer in the US state of Ohio, president Donald Trump's tariffs have meant millions of dollars more in annual costs -- and recently, the Iran war has made shipments even more expensive. Rende is chief executive at Shapes Unlimited, … Read at Free Malaysia Today

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Proposed next EU budget slashed by 140bil euros

BRUSSELS: Ireland, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, suggested Saturday slashing the bloc's next proposed budget by 140 billion euros ($155 billion), a new draft showed, in a search for a deal. European Union countries have been wrangling over the size of the next budget, with Germany … Read at Free Malaysia Today

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Brazil sues Shell for US$108mil over deadly 2024 floods

BRASILIA: Brazilian prosecutors on Friday filed an unprecedented lawsuit against oil giant Shell's subsidiary in the country, demanding US$108 million in compensation over deadly 2024 floods. Torrential rains sparked historic flooding in southern Brazil in April and May of that year, leaving nearly … Read at Free Malaysia Today

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Thailand prepares to host IMF-World Bank meetings

BANGKOK: Thailand is preparing to host the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok from Oct 12–18, bringing together more than 15,000 participants from 191 countries, including central bank governors, economic policymakers and business leaders, for discussions on the world economy. To ease … Read at Free Malaysia Today

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US Treasury chief to skip IMF annual meetings in Bangkok

WASHINGTON: US treasury secretary Scott Bessent will not attend the IMF and World Bank's annual meetings in Bangkok next week, a department official confirmed Friday, as domestic pressures grow over war with Iran and bond yields remain elevated. Bessent was expected to chair a meeting of G20 … Read at Free Malaysia Today

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Tesla renames ‘Full Self-Driving’ to ‘Assisted Driving’ in Europe

BENGALURU: EV-maker Tesla has started calling its "Full Self-Driving" feature "Tesla Assisted Driving" on its European websites, dropping a name regulators have said was misleading, as CEO Elon Musk pushes for EU-wide approval for the software. The rebrand comes after Germany said on Tuesday Tesla … Read at Free Malaysia Today

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China, EU agree on dialogue, cars and rare earths after trade talks

BEIJING: China and the European Union reached an "understanding" on hybrid vehicles on Friday, as their commerce chiefs concluded talks with an agreement to strengthen dialogue, dispelling fears of a full-blown trade war. The EU's Maros Sefcovic and China's Wang Wentao agreed both sides would … Read at Free Malaysia Today

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