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                                <title><![CDATA[ Hasmah, the woman who stood by Mahathir, dies at 100 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Dr Hasmah Mohamad Ali will be remembered as the woman who stood by her husband throughout his high-profile public life. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Sabah not your stepchild, Anwar told as Guan Eng cheers multibillion transport projects for Penang ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 02:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Global rights groups condemn duo's arrest as lawyers warn money laundering law being weaponised against govt critics ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ World's biggest doctors' group warns Malaysia against plan to repatriate Myanmar, Rohingya refugees ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ As PAS welcomes decision allowing Najib home, Pejuang warns of collapse of moral authority ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Party's prominent lawyer warns of a public perception of a two-tier justice system, saying the issue of house arrest is separate from the royal pardon. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Najib allowed to serve remaining sentence at home ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The jailed former prime minister must first pay the RM50 million fine. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'You are a disgrace': Anwar blasted for embracing anti-Rohingya rhetoric, rolling out red carpet for Myanmar junta chief ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Lawyer and former MACC chief Latheefa Koya questions whether the prime minister also believes Malaysia should be friendly with the Israeli regime to end atrocities against Palestinians. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ KKR: From Greece’s 'red loans' to the occupied territories of Palestine ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ 'Red loans' in Greece, a music festival in Spain, the global arms trade, and the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. They’re all tied to the controversial American investment giant, KKR. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Private football body’s RM2 million debt to sports ministry agency waived under 2024 ‘advertising’ deal ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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