KUALA LUMPUR 23 Mei (Bernama) - Defisit fiskal Kerajaan Persekutuan pada akhir Mac 2025 menyusut kepada RM21.9 bilion pada suku pertama 2025 daripada RM26.4 bilion dalam tempoh yang sama tahun lepas.

Warga Kuala Lumpur mengeluh apabila jalan utama ditutup demi Sidang Kemuncak ASEAN 2025. Ada yang berseloroh, “Kalau kesesakan ini bawa perubahan sebenar, tak apa juga.” Tapi seperti biasa, yang berubah cuma aliran trafik. Bukan dasar.

LUXEMBOURG 23 May (AFP) - A Luxembourg court Thursday fined Edmond de Rothschild bank 25 million euros ($28 million) for its role in a money-laundering scandal in which a Malaysian wealth fund lost billions of dollars.

WASHINGTON 23 May (AFP) - US senators on Thursday blocked California's landmark mandate phasing out gas-powered cars, dealing a blow to the state's move towards electric vehicles in a pointed rebuke of Democratic climate change policies.

DAMASCUS 23 May (AFP) - At a currency exchange in Damascus, Anas al-Shammaa is one of many Syrians hopeful that promised relief from Western sanctions will help revive their country's economy after years of war and isolation.